Deviations from ideal mental health
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- Created on: 20-06-18 17:30
Deviations from ideal mental health |
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EvaluationEven though it is a positive approach to defining mental health unlike the other definitions of abnormality, Jahoda's deviation from ideal mental health alone cannot provide a thorough tool to measure abnormality, and because it was never taken up by any professionals unlike the other definitions of abnormality it does appear to be a weaker definition of abnormality in comparison to definitions such as failure to function adequately or statistical infrequency. |
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