week 2 - what is normality?

defining abnormality

no clear definition of abnormality

approaches
1. the statistical approach

approaches
2. deviation approach

approaches
3. adequacy approach

approaches
4. personal distress approach

approaches
5. maladaptiveness

family resemblance

Rosenham and Seligman (1989)
7 criteria to decide abnormality

multidisciplinary teams
(MDT)

the medical model

psychological model
psychodynamic

psychological model
behavioural

psychological model
cognitive

psychological model
humanistic

psychological model
sociocultural

biopsychosocial model

multidimensional approach