psychopathology ; definitions of abnormality 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologypsychopathologyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: jimnpamCreated on: 03-12-17 16:42 how many definitions of abnormality are there? 4 1 of 21 name them, gO!!! statistical infrequency / deviation from social norm / failure to function adequately / deviation from ideal mental health 2 of 21 STATISTICAL INFREQUENCY STATISTICAL INFREQUENCY 3 of 21 what does this definition argue behaviour that is statistically rare should be seen abnormal 4 of 21 what does statistical infrequency rely on use of? normal distribution 5 of 21 where will most people be? around the mean 6 of 21 which people are defined abnormal? those that fall outside the normal distribution 7 of 21 around what % of the population? 5% 8 of 21 you are therefore abnormal at which standard deviations? +2 / -2 SDs from mean 9 of 21 therefore abnormality is determined by looking at? distribution of particular behaviour in the society 10 of 21 AO3 - STRENGTH SDBFS 11 of 21 is this measure objective or subjective? objective 12 of 21 making it? a non-biased useful assessment tool 13 of 21 what are its clear definitions of normal / abnormal down to? mathematical nature 14 of 21 strenght because statistic deviation is a useful tool in? clinical assessment 15 of 21 as isn't based on? subjective opinion 16 of 21 so is free from? bias 17 of 21 AO3 - LIMITATION SDIFNS 18 of 21 definition fails to distinguish between? desireable and undesireable traits 19 of 21 because? not all infrequent behaviours are different 20 of 21 such as? high iq scores 21 of 21
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