All societies have social norms, these are standards of acceptable behavior. To deviate from these would be to break the unwritten rules. They would be considered antisocial or undesirable, therefore abnormal
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What is cultural relativism?
Defining a behavior as abnormal is pointless unless we also consider the culture of which it occurs. Different cultures see different things as acceptable, example being talking to the dead is normal in some cultures but in ours abnormal
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What does DSM stand for?
Diagnostic Statistic Manual
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What is the DSM?
A list of all mental disorders and the symptoms to look for.
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What is a clinician or a clinical psychologist?
A person who is trained to diagnose and treat mental disorders
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What is a psychologist?
A person who is trained as a doctor and then studies psychology
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What is deviation from an ideal mental health?
Abnormality is when a person deviates from an ideal of positive mental health
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Name the six characteristics that Marie Jahoda said represented a mentally healthy person
Self attitudes, Integration, Having an accurate perception of reality, personal growth, Autonomy, and mastery of the enviroment
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What is self attitudes?
Possessing a positive self esteem and a strong sense of identity
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What is integration
Being able to deal with stressful events
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All societies have social norms, these are standards of acceptable behavior. To deviate from these would be to break the unwritten rules. They would be considered antisocial or undesirable, therefore abnormal
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