If only a small number of people exhibit a behaviour, it is considered abnormal
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Statistical infrequency evaluation
1.) does not consider the desirability of characteristic 2.) usually based on comparisons with actual sets of data
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Explanation of deviation from social norms
Considers aspects of the future in which the behaviour occurs. they are behaviours that we would not usually expect to occur in a population
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Deviation from social norms evaluation
1.) makes diagnosis of people from other cultures particularly difficult 2.) lack of understanding of other cultures would make distinctions difficult under this definition
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Explanation of Failure to function adequately
hen people are judged as to whether they are able to cope with everyday life. e.g. not coping if they are experiencing severe stress
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Failure to function adequately evaluation
1.) does consider the patients distress but it could be hard to assess in a valid way 2.) those who choose alternative lifestyles can be wrongly labelled
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Explanation of deviation from ideal mental health
abnormal if they do not meet the requirements of a set of criteria- suggests a direct comparison with a positive view of mental health is necessary
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deviation from ideal mental health evaluation
1.) sets standards that are near impossible for most people to attain 2.)suffers from issues of cultural relativism as some of the criteria are thought to be representative of individualist cultures only
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Statistical infrequency evaluation
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1.) does not consider the desirability of characteristic 2.) usually based on comparisons with actual sets of data
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