Psychopathology
,Definitions of abnormality: AO1
Statistical Infrequency Deviation from ideal Deviation from Social Failure to Function
mental health Norms
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from a population to what makes acceptable basic standards of
determine who is someone abnormal behaviour nutrition and
abnormal but instead think - Abnormal behaviour hygiene
- Data for example about what makes is anything that - Rosenhan and
from measuring anyone ‘ normal ‘ violates these rules Seligman proposed
scales can be - Marie Jahoda - Deviation is from some additional
plotted on a suggested we are in social rather than signs that can be
distribution curve good mental health statistical norms used to determine
- Anyone failing two if we: - Example: Clinical when a person is not
or more standard - No symptoms or Diagnosis - anti coping
deviations away distress social responsibility - When a person no
from the norm is - Rational a - One category = longer conforms to
considered - Self-actualise psychopathy - lack standard rules ,
abnormal - Cope with stress of deep emotions - maintaining eye
- Less than 2.5% of - Realistic view of the aggressive and contact and
the population show world hostel personal space
this behaviour - - Good self - esteem - Psychopaths - - Experience severe
statistically - Independent of abnormal cuz don’t personal distress
rare=abnormal other people conform to moral - Behaviour becomes
- Mental health is like standards irrational or
physical health dangerous
, Definition of Abnormality: AO3
Statistical infrequency Deviation from ideal Deviation from social Failure to Function
mental health
Strength: Usefulness Strength= ideal mental Limitation- society judge Strength = represents a
- Formal diagnosis - health criterion is that it is others sensible threshold
from the severity of highly comprehensive - Subjective - When people need
the symptoms - Individual mental - Realism and professional help
- Used as an health can be relativism - 25% of people
assessment tool - discussed experience a mental
useful criterion for meaningfully with Limitation: health problem in
indicating anxiety or medical Social norms change over any given year -
depression professional time and between place - many carry on even
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characteristics can be against which we homosecxual 60 years - Can be helpful for
positive as well as can assess ago not allowed getting treatment
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one end of a Limitation= an important Open to human rights choices as abnormal
psychological issue is that failure to abuse - naming - Is someone falling
spectrum does not function adequately is behaviours that don’t to function normally
necessarily make limited by being culturally need naming or just deviating
them abnormal relative from social norms
- Culturally different Strength: - People who live off
Some people benefit from in places Allows society to grid - classed as
being told they are Extremely high standards determine what desirable abnormal - freedom
abnormal - Very few of us attain characteristics are of choices may be
- Dyslexia - get all of the criteria for accepted restricted
support mental health - Limitations = cultural
none of us achieve variations - different ideas
them all of functioning in different
- Can be practical at countries
a guide for
someone wanting to
,Definitions of abnormality: AO1
Statistical Infrequency Deviation from ideal Deviation from Social Failure to Function
mental health Norms
- Uses data gathered - Ignores the issue of - Unwritten rules - Unable to maintain
from a population to what makes acceptable basic standards of
determine who is someone abnormal behaviour nutrition and
abnormal but instead think - Abnormal behaviour hygiene
- Data for example about what makes is anything that - Rosenhan and
from measuring anyone ‘ normal ‘ violates these rules Seligman proposed
scales can be - Marie Jahoda - Deviation is from some additional
plotted on a suggested we are in social rather than signs that can be
distribution curve good mental health statistical norms used to determine
- Anyone failing two if we: - Example: Clinical when a person is not
or more standard - No symptoms or Diagnosis - anti coping
deviations away distress social responsibility - When a person no
from the norm is - Rational a - One category = longer conforms to
considered - Self-actualise psychopathy - lack standard rules ,
abnormal - Cope with stress of deep emotions - maintaining eye
- Less than 2.5% of - Realistic view of the aggressive and contact and
the population show world hostel personal space
this behaviour - - Good self - esteem - Psychopaths - - Experience severe
statistically - Independent of abnormal cuz don’t personal distress
rare=abnormal other people conform to moral - Behaviour becomes
- Mental health is like standards irrational or
physical health dangerous
, Definition of Abnormality: AO3
Statistical infrequency Deviation from ideal Deviation from social Failure to Function
mental health
Strength: Usefulness Strength= ideal mental Limitation- society judge Strength = represents a
- Formal diagnosis - health criterion is that it is others sensible threshold
from the severity of highly comprehensive - Subjective - When people need
the symptoms - Individual mental - Realism and professional help
- Used as an health can be relativism - 25% of people
assessment tool - discussed experience a mental
useful criterion for meaningfully with Limitation: health problem in
indicating anxiety or medical Social norms change over any given year -
depression professional time and between place - many carry on even
Limitation = infrequent - Provides a checklist dubai cultures different - when struggling
characteristics can be against which we homosecxual 60 years - Can be helpful for
positive as well as can assess ago not allowed getting treatment
negative ourselves and need Limitation= easy to take
- Being unusual or at help to assess Limitation: non standard lifestyle
one end of a Limitation= an important Open to human rights choices as abnormal
psychological issue is that failure to abuse - naming - Is someone falling
spectrum does not function adequately is behaviours that don’t to function normally
necessarily make limited by being culturally need naming or just deviating
them abnormal relative from social norms
- Culturally different Strength: - People who live off
Some people benefit from in places Allows society to grid - classed as
being told they are Extremely high standards determine what desirable abnormal - freedom
abnormal - Very few of us attain characteristics are of choices may be
- Dyslexia - get all of the criteria for accepted restricted
support mental health - Limitations = cultural
none of us achieve variations - different ideas
them all of functioning in different
- Can be practical at countries
a guide for
someone wanting to
