Definitions of abnormality-Deviation from social norms
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- Created on: 12-04-19 11:08
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- Definitions of Abnormality-Deviation from social norms
- Concerns behaviour that is different from the accepted standards of behaviour in a community or society
- Deviation from social rules regulating how one should behave
- Norms are specific to each culture we live in-Few behaviours thet are universal
- Antisocial personaility disorder-Person is impulsive/aggressive/irresponsible.(DSM-5) one important symptom of it is abscence of prosicial internal standards associated with failure to confrom lawful/culturaly normative ethical behavior
- Making social judgement that a psycopath is abnormal because they dont conform to our moral standards.
- Not a sole explanation-LIMITATION Many factors to conside e.g distress to other people resulting from Antisocial personality disorder.In practice never sole reason
- Real-life aplication-STRENGTH-applies to real cultures e.g hearing voices may be normal whereas in UK abnormal however seen as a LIMITATION as other cultures label someone from a differnt culture abnormal where in their culture it is normal
- Can lead to human rights abuse
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