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Mind Map by Lionel Mazuru, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lionel Mazuru
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Psychopathology Mind Map
- DEFINITIONS OF ABNORMALITY
- DEVIATION FROM SOCIAL NORMS
- Social norms are how we should behave so
violation of these unwritten rules in society
is classified as abnormal. Social norms are
set b the social group e.g. school inc. morals
and expectations.
- - Subjective - based
on opinions of elites
of society
- - Changes over time -
Ecological
validity/Historical bias
- - Discriminated against in
labelled - can be abused
if seen as abnormal
- - Breaking norms can be beneficial -
Suffragettes / until 1980, homosexuality
was considered a psychological disorder by
the World Health Organisation (WHO)
- - Breaking norms can be beneficial -
Suffragettes / until 1980, homosexuality
was considered a psychological disorder by
the World Health Organisation (WHO)
- - Discriminated against in
labelled - can be abused
if seen as abnormal
- - Changes over time -
Ecological
validity/Historical bias
- Social norms are how we should behave so
violation of these unwritten rules in society
is classified as abnormal. Social norms are
set b the social group e.g. school inc. morals
and expectations.
- Statistical Infrequency
- A person's trait, thinking of
behaviour is classified as
abnormal if it is rare or
statistically unusual.
- For example: an individual who has an IQ
below/above the average level of IQ in society is
abnormal
- - Fails to recognise the desirability
of the particular behaviour e.g.
high IQ
- Many rare behaviours/characteristics (left
handedness) have no bearing on
abnormality or normality.
- Some characteristics are regarded as abnormal even though they are
quite frequent. DEPRESSION may affect 27% of elderly people (Nimh,
2001). This would make it common but that doesn't mean it isn't a
problem.
- Some characteristics are regarded as abnormal even though they are
quite frequent. DEPRESSION may affect 27% of elderly people (Nimh,
2001). This would make it common but that doesn't mean it isn't a
problem.
- Many rare behaviours/characteristics (left
handedness) have no bearing on
abnormality or normality.
- A person's trait, thinking of
behaviour is classified as
abnormal if it is rare or
statistically unusual.
- DEVIATION FROM SOCIAL NORMS
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