AQA A-Level Psychology- Psychopathology GRADED A+ 2022/2023
AQA A-Level Psychology- Psychopathology GRADED A+ 2022/2023 4 ways of defining abnormal behaviour deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately, deviation from ideal mental health, statistical infrequency Social Norms the expected, acceptable and desirable behaviours within a society Stephen Gough Spent much of the part decade in prison for refusing to wear clothes in public. Deviation from social norms behaviour that violates (does not conform to) social norms within a society i.e laughing at a funeral is wrong Strengths of the deviation from social norms definition (2) - Generally ensures that people get help because its obvious to others in society that their behaviour is abnormal - Situational and developmental norms are taken into account - Behaviour that is normal in a particular situation/ at a particular age may not be considered normal in another- easy to spot Limitations of deviation from social norms definition (3) - social norms are subjective and based on opinions of the majority - those who don't conform may not be abnormal, just eccentric/ individualistic - social norms relate to moral standards and change over time as social attitudes change - vary between cultures- cultural relativism (Cochrane- in UK, black people were diagnosed with Schiz more than white/ Asian but this wasn't found in Jamaica where its majority black) Cochrane- Limitation of deviation from social norms (cultural relativism) in UK, black people were diagnosed with Schiz more than white/ Asian but this wasn't found in Jamaica where its majority black
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