abnormality

• what is statistical deviation?

  any relatively usual behaviour or characteristic can be thought as ' normal ' and any behaviour is unusual as ' abnormal '
• strengths of statistical deviation ?

  can be approximate

  objective

  no value judgement

  based on data
• weaknesses of statistical deviation ?

  where to draw the line

  cultural factors

  not all infrequent behaviours are abnormal
• strengths of deviation from social norms?

  helps people

  protects society
• weaknesses of social norms?

  cultural differences

  individualism

  subjective
• strengths of failure to functions adequately?

  personal perspective

  assesses degree of abnormality

  Observable behaviour
• weaknesses of failure to functions adequately?

  cultural differences

  distress to others
• strengths of deviation from ideal mental health?

  holistic

  goal setting

  targets area of disfunction
• weaknesses of deviation from ideal mental health?

  over-demanding criteria

  changes over time

  cultural variation