defining abnormality
mind map on defining abnormailty! more to come! this is just one section! good luck!
- Created by: anjuli
- Created on: 28-12-12 19:41
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- Defining Abnormality
- deviating from the average norm
- societies have standards of behaviour
- varies between cultures
- failure to function adequetly
- cant cope with day-to-day demands
- dysfunctional behaviour
- behaviour that goes against the accepted standards of behaviour
- observer discomfort
- causes other indiviguals to become uncomfortable
- unpredictable beahviour
- impulsive behaviour that seems to be uncontrollable
- irrational behaviour
- behaviour thats unreasonable and illogical
- personal distress
- being affected by emotion to an excessive degree
- dysfunctional behaviour
- cant cope with day-to-day demands
- Jahoda (1958)
- 6 conditions asociated with god mental health
- positive self-attitude
- self-actualisation
- resistance to stress
- personal autonomy( being in control)
- accurate perception of reality
- adaption to the enviournment
- 6 conditions asociated with god mental health
- symptoms associated with mental illness
- impairement of intellectual functions, memory and comprehension
- alternations to mood that lead to delusional appraisals of the past and future
- delusional beliefs
- disordered thinking
- issues
- attempts to define abnormality may be biased
- Gender
- biological or hormone diferences
- different ways in which men and women are brought up
- this can lead to gender stereotypes
- biological or hormone diferences
- this can lead to gender stereotypes
- Race
- large number of black people in the UK are being diagnosed with schizophrenia
- immigrant groups in the UK are more likely to be diagnosed as schizophrenic than native-born people
- this could be explained by genetics or biological factores
- rates of occurence wasnot found in countries of origin
- large number of black people in the UK are being diagnosed with schizophrenia
- this could be explained by genetics or biological factores
- Gender
- attempts to define abnormality may be biased
- deviating from the average norm
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