Definitions of Abnormality

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Statistical Infrequency
Occurs if an individual has a less common characteristic than the majority.
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Deviation from Ideal Mental Health
Jahoda (1958) - If an ndividual does not meet the criteria propsed by Jahoda of Good Ideal Mental Health then they are 'Abnormal'.
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Deviation from Social Norms
Occurs when an individual performs a behaviour that breaks the unwritten rules of society.
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Failure to Function Adequately
Occurs when an individual is unable to cope with the demands of everyday life they are 'abnormal' according to Rosenhamn and Seligman (1989).
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Social Norms
Unwritten rules of a society
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Jahoda (1958) - If an ndividual does not meet the criteria propsed by Jahoda of Good Ideal Mental Health then they are 'Abnormal'.

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Deviation from Ideal Mental Health

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Occurs when an individual performs a behaviour that breaks the unwritten rules of society.

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Occurs when an individual is unable to cope with the demands of everyday life they are 'abnormal' according to Rosenhamn and Seligman (1989).

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Unwritten rules of a society

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