Most people are held accountable for their actions. If diagnosed with a mental disorder however, they are often forgiven/treated more leniently and exempted from punishment. The same thing couldn't be said about a bad personality trait however. No one is exempted from murder for say not being very compassionate or being an asshole.Mental disorders however only seem to be a term of describe a set of bad personality traits that are displayed concurrently though. So why the special treatment?What's the difference between a mental disorder and a bad personality trait?
What's the difference between a mental disorder and a bad personality trait?
personality;terminology;clinical psychology