Someone is considered abnormal if they don't fit in with the statistical average e.g. a below average IQ is seen as a negative trait
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Deviation from social norms
A person's behaviour is abnormal if it differs from the unwritten rules of society e.g. not queuing or sitting by a stranger on a bus
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Failure to function adequately
Behaviour such as having successful relationships, getting out of bed every day and holding down a job are seen as adequate functioning
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Deviation from ideal mental health
Jahoda's six criteria for ideal mental health include self-actualisation, realistic view of the world, high self esteem, independence and resistant to stress
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Card 2
Front
A person's behaviour is abnormal if it differs from the unwritten rules of society e.g. not queuing or sitting by a stranger on a bus
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Deviation from social norms
Card 3
Front
Behaviour such as having successful relationships, getting out of bed every day and holding down a job are seen as adequate functioning
Back
Card 4
Front
Jahoda's six criteria for ideal mental health include self-actualisation, realistic view of the world, high self esteem, independence and resistant to stress
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