definitions of abnormality

• What is the definition of abnormality according to statistical infrequency?

  Behaviour that is rarely seen is abnormal
• What is the average IQ score?

  100
• What percentage of people have an IQ below 30?

  Only 2%
• What IQ score is considered statistically unusual or abnormal?

  Below 70
• What disorder is diagnosed for individuals scoring below 70 on an IQ test?

  Intellectual disability disorder
• What are the real-life applications of defining abnormality through statistical infrequency?

  • Assessment of patients with mental disorders
  • Useful part of clinical assessment
• What are the pros and cons of labeling individuals as abnormal?

  Pros:

  • Helps in clinical assessment
  • Aids in understanding mental disorders

  
  

  Cons:

  • May negatively affect self-view
  • Not everyone benefits from the label
• What is the basis for defining abnormality according to social norms?

  Abnormality is based on social context
• What happens when someone behaves differently from expected social norms?

  They may be labelled 'abnormal'
• What are the three categories of behavior related to abnormality?

  1. Deviation from social norms
  2. Failure to function adequately
  3. Deviation from ideal mental health
• What is a key symptom of Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD)?

  Failure to conform to lawful behavior
• How is psychopathy characterized in relation to social norms?

  It deviates from social norms and standards
• Why is deviation from social norms not a sole explanation of abnormality?

  APD may show a reason for deviation
• How are social norms described in terms of cultural relativity?

  They are culturally relative
• What does failure to function adequately refer to?

  Inability to cope with everyday living
• What signs did Rosenhan and Seligman propose for failure to cope?

  1. No longer conforming to interpersonal rules
  2. Experiencing emotional distress
  3. Behaving irrationally or dangerously
• How is failure to function adequately similar to deviation from social norms?

  It's hard to distinguish between them
• What does deviation from ideal mental health focus on?

  What makes someone psychologically normal
• What criteria did Jahoda use for ideal mental health?

  1. No symptoms/illness
  2. positive self-perception
  3. independence
  4. self actualisation
  5. Coping with stress
  6. Realistic worldview
  7. environmental mastery
  8. Good self-esteem, lack of guilt
  9. Ability to work, love, and enjoy leisure
• What is a potential issue with the definition of ideal mental health?

  It may be culturally relative
• Why might the criteria for mental health be considered unrealistic in Canada?

  Very few people fit into the criteria
• How can inability to keep a job be interpreted?

  As failure to cope or deviation from norms
• define abnormality

  deviation from social norms
• person tries to consistently better themselves-

  which one of jahodas 6 definitions for abnormality?

  self actualisation
• when someone seethe world the same way others do-

  which one of jahodas 6 definitions for abnormality?

  accurate perception of reality
• when someone feels positive about themselves/their abilities-

  which one of jahodas 6 definitions for abnormality?

  positive self attitude
• when someone can adjust to new situations easily-

  which one of jahodas 6 definitions for abnormality?

  environmental mastery
• when someone can do something independently without the help of others-

  which one of jahodas 6 definitions for abnormality?

  independence
• when someone can cope with stress/hassles of their life-

  which one of jahodas 6 definitions for abnormality?

  resistance to stress
• one strength of the deviation from ideal mental health definition of abnormality

  • enables patients who are diagnosed as abnormal to set themselves clear goals for achieving ideal mental health
  • uses Jahoda’s criteria.
• weaknesses of Jahoda’s criteria

  • criteria is difficult to measure objectively.
  • criteria is overly demanding.
• definition of deviation from social norms

  When someone presents behaviour that does not follow social norms, we say that this person being deviant from social norms.
• failure to function adequately

   a person is abnormal if they are unable to cope with everyday life.
• strength of definition, failure to function adequately

  behaviours used to identify abnormality can be easily observed and measured
• According to the failure to function adequately definition of abnormality, when is a person classed as abnormal?

  • a persons abnormal when they are unable to cope with everyday life.