Definitions of Abnormal Behaviour and Their Limitations
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- Created on: 01-03-15 10:58
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- Definitions of Abnormality and their Limitations
- Deviation from social norms
- Behaviour that is seen asa deviaiton from social norms, the rules regulating how we behave
- Behaviour is seen as undesirable by majority of societie's members
- Limitations
- Social norms vary between cultures
- Arab countries women show little flesh, in the UK it's acceptable
- Social norms change over time
- Pregnancy out of wedlock used to be abnormal, now it's accepted
- Social norm depends on context
- To get undressed in the street is abnormal, to get undressed on the beach is fine
- Social norms vary between cultures
- Behaviour that is seen asa deviaiton from social norms, the rules regulating how we behave
- Failure to Function Adequately
- Classed as abnormal if fail to carry out daily tasks
- Criteria
- Recognise they're suffering and are stressed
- Behaviour prevents achievement, relationships and work
- Behaviour differs from the norm
- Behaviour is unpredictable and they lack control
- People observing are uncomfortable
- Criteria
- Limitation
- Some people with mental disorder still function adequately
- Winston Churchill and Stephen Fry both bipolar - successful
- Subjective - who decides what's adequate?
- A doctor may be biased and judge behaviour abnormal which someone else thinks is normal
- Some people with mental disorder still function adequately
- Classed as abnormal if fail to carry out daily tasks
- Deviation from Ideal Mental Health
- Abnormal if don't have ideal mental health
- Criteria for good mental health
- Being able to think positively about self
- How well you achieve and have self-actulisation (morality, acceptance)
- Cope with or resist stress
- Independent and self-regulating
- Have an accurate perception of reality
- Adaptable to environments - form relationships
- Criteria for good mental health
- Limitation
- Idealistic - few people who meet criteria
- Younger people have changing hormones meaning stress and low-self esteem are normal
- Ethnocentric - criteria based on estern culture
- Determined by western culture and good mental health might be considered different in a different culture
- Eg. Dependency may be normal
- Determined by western culture and good mental health might be considered different in a different culture
- Idealistic - few people who meet criteria
- Abnormal if don't have ideal mental health
- Deviation from social norms
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