Defintions of Abnormality
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- Created on: 25-02-13 11:51
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- Defintions of Abnormality
- Deviation from social norms
- Deviating from the normal unspoken rules and laws that guide society
- Limitations
- Eccentric behaviour
- Criminal
- Context
- Time changes
- Risk of abuse
- Cultural
- Failure to function adequately
- General inability to cope in every day life
- Limitations
- Not the whole picture
- Exception to the rule
- Cultural issues
- Deviation from ideal mental health
- Focus on ideal mental state
- Outlines six major criteria for optimal living
- Positive attitudes towards self
- Self actualisation of one's potential
- Resistance to stress
- Personal autonomy
- Accurate perception of reality
- Adapting to and mastering the environment
- Promotes psychological health and wellbeing
- Limitations
- Difficultuy of self actualising
- Possible benefits to stress
- Cultural issues
- Deviation from social norms
- Deviation from ideal mental health
- Focus on ideal mental state
- Outlines six major criteria for optimal living
- Positive attitudes towards self
- Self actualisation of one's potential
- Resistance to stress
- Personal autonomy
- Accurate perception of reality
- Adapting to and mastering the environment
- Promotes psychological health and wellbeing
- Limitations
- Difficultuy of self actualising
- Possible benefits to stress
- Cultural issues
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