Definitions of abnormality
- Created by: maddieecarr
- Created on: 06-04-22 15:44
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- Defining abnormality
- Statistical infrequency
- Strengths
- Real life applications
- Example: IQ and intellectual disability disorder
- Normal distribution curve shows what is ‘normal’(frequent) and what is ‘abnormal’ (infrequent)
- Weaknesses:
- Unusual characteristics can be positive
- Negative effects of labelling a person abnormal
- Definition: occurs when an individual has a less common characteristicthan most of the population
- Strengths
- Deviation from social norms
- Strengths:
- Can have a real life application to ASPD
- Example: antisocial personality disorder
- Characterisedby a failure to conform to ethical or usual behaviour (norms)
- Weaknesses:
- Can lead to human rights abuse
- Not a sole explanation of abnormality
- Cultural relativism
- Definition: Concerns behaviour that is different from the accepted standards of behaviour in a community or society
- Strengths:
- Deviation from ideal mental health
- Definition: occurs when someone does not meet a set of criteria for good mental health
- Ideal mental health:
- Self actualisation
- Autonomy
- Integration
- Mastery of the environment
- Accurate perception of reality
- Self-attitudes
- Accurate perception of reality
- Mastery of the environment
- Integration
- Autonomy
- Self actualisation
- Strengths
- Comprehensive definition
- Weaknesses
- Untitled
- Unrealistic standard of mental health!
- Failure to function adequately
- Strengths:
- The perspective of a patient
- Example: intellectual disability disorder
- An individual must have both low IQ and a difficulty with everyday life to be considered to have IDD
- Weaknesses:
- Similar to deviation from social norms?
- Subjective?
- Definition: occurs when someone is unable to cope with the demands of ordinary day-to-day life
- Strengths:
- Statistical infrequency
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