541889
Description
Definitions of abnormality
- Deviation from social norms
- social norms include
implicit and explicit social
rules about acceptable
behaviour, values and
befiefs.
- People who behave in a socially
deviant and apparently
incomprehensible way, or who
violate these norms are often
regarded as deviant or abnormal
- People who behave in a socially
deviant and apparently
incomprehensible way, or who
violate these norms are often
regarded as deviant or abnormal
- This can also be a useful way of identifying
mental disorders. If we know a persons
behaviour deviates drastically from what is
expected then this may be an indication
that they need help
- Weakneses
- Change with time
- Social norms are context dependant
- Going against social norms
can be a good thing
- Social norms are culturallly
relative
- Change with time
- social norms include
implicit and explicit social
rules about acceptable
behaviour, values and
befiefs.
- Deviation from ideal mental health
- This approach was put
forward by Johoda. She
compared the way we look at
mental to the way we look at
physical health.
- She devised 6 criteria for optimal
living: Positive attitude towards
self, Self actualisation of one's
potential, Resistance to stress
- She devised 6 criteria for optimal
living: Positive attitude towards
self, Self actualisation of one's
potential, Resistance to stress
- Weaknesses
- Difficulty in reaching self actualisation
- Possible benefits of
stress
- Cultural issues
- Difficulty in reaching self actualisation
- This approach was put
forward by Johoda. She
compared the way we look at
mental to the way we look at
physical health.
- Failure to function adequatley
- Describes the individuals
failure to cope with day to
day living such as work or
socialising due to
psychological distress
- The GAF scale is a tool used
to measure a person's level of
functioningin terms of personal
wellbeing, family, interests and
work (out of 100)
- The GAF scale is a tool used
to measure a person's level of
functioningin terms of personal
wellbeing, family, interests and
work (out of 100)
- Weaknesses
- Not the whole picture
- Exceptions to the rule
- Researcher bias
- Criteria weakness
- Not the whole picture
- Describes the individuals
failure to cope with day to
day living such as work or
socialising due to
psychological distress
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