Definitions of Abnormality
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- Created on: 24-03-17 16:57
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- Definitions of abnormality
- Deviation from ideal mental health= when someone does not meet a set of criteria for good mental health.
- Marie Jahoda (1958)- Good mental health
- Rational
- Cope with stress
- Good self-esteem
- Successfully work, love and enjoy leisure
- Realistic view of the world
- Self-actualise
- No symptoms or distress
- Independent of other people
- Marie Jahoda (1958)- Good mental health
- Failure to function adequately= when someone is unable to cope with ordinary demands of day-to-day living.
- Rosenhan and Seligman (1989)
- When a person no longer conforms to standard interpersonal rules
- When a person experiences severe personal distress
- When a person's behaviour becomes irrational or dangerous to themselves or others
- Rosenhan and Seligman (1989)
- Deviation from social norms= behaviour that is different from the accepted standards of behaviour in a community or society.
- ASPD
- Absence of prosocial internal standards
- Failure to conform to lawful or culturally normative ethical behaviour
- ASPD
- Statistical Infrequency= when an individual has a less common characteristic than the rest of the population.
- IQ and intellectual disability disorder.
- Average IQ set at 100. Most people (68%) have an IQ between 85 and 115.
- 2% have an IQ below 70. This is considered abnormal or very unusual. These people are liable to receive a diagnosis of Intellectual Disability Disorder.
- IQ and intellectual disability disorder.
- Deviation from ideal mental health= when someone does not meet a set of criteria for good mental health.
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