Definitions of Abnormality

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What is statistical infrequency?
Abnormality, according to statistics
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What is an example of statistical infrequency?
Intellectual disability disorder (extremely below av. - 100 - IQ)
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What is considered a 'normal' IQ?
68% (1 SD) have between 85 and 115; av. = 100.
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What are the pros of defining abnormality with statistical infrequency?
Can help identify symptoms for treatment
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What are the cons of defining abnormality with statistical infrequency?
Culturally relative, does not take desirability into account, uncertainty on where the cut off point is, some unusual characteristics are positive
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What is social deviation?
Deviation from social norms; people act differently from how we expect them to act
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What is an example of social deviation?
Antisocial Personality Disorder; absence of prosocial internal standards
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What are the pros of defining abnormality with social deviation?
Takes desirability into account
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What are the cons of defining abnormality with social deviation?
Culturally and time relative, subjective, FTFA is better sole definition, human rights abuses with control over minority groups
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What is failure to function adequately?
Someone is unable to cope with everyday life; unable to maintain basic standard of living
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What is an example of failure to function adequately?
Intellectual disability disorder; the individual would also not be functioning properly for the diagnosis
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What did Rosenham and Seligman propose?
Signs can be used to determine whether a person is coping: not confirming to social rules, experiencing personal distress and having irrational/dangerous behaviour
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What are the 7 specific behaviours?
Suffering; maladaptiveness; unconventionality; loss of control; irrational; observer discomfort; violation of moral standards
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What are the pros of defining abnormality with failure to function adequately?
Does attempt to include subjective experience to the individual's case
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What are the cons of defining abnormality with failure to function adequately?
Culture/context dependent, risk limiting personal freedom, victim blaming (external factors), hard to tell apart from social norms
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What is deviation from ideal mental health?
Looking at what makes someone 'normal' instead of 'abnormal', and who deviates from this
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What did Jahoda propose?
There are 8 factors that meet the criteria for good mental health
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What are the 8 behavioural factors?
No symptoms/distress; rational/good self-perception; self-actualise; coping with stress; realistic view of the world; good self-esteem and lack guilt; independent; successful and joyful
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What are the pros of defining abnormality with deviation from ideal mental health?
It is very comprehensive
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What are the cons of defining abnormality with deviation from ideal mental health?
The ideal mental health is unrealistic, culture bound, uncertainty over whether abnormal is being perfect or not being perfect, not operationalised
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