**If we determine psychopathology by maladaptive conception, then how to explain statistical deviation?** - Abnormally high IQ is much more adaptive than abnormally low IQ - People who consistently score abnormally low on measures of anxiety and depression are probably happier and better adjusted than people who consistently score equally abnormally high on such efforts. - Shyness, which is common in population, is almost maladaptive to some extent in interferes with  a person’s ability to accomplish what he or she wants to accomplish in life and in relationships.