Deviation from ideal mental health

• Deviation from ideal mental health

  Jahoda took a different approach on defining abnormality, suggesting that abnormal behaviour should be defined by the absence of particular characteristics
• The ideal characteristics Jahoda stated were normal


  Self attitude, personal growth, integration, autonomy, perception of reality, environmental mastery
• Self attitudes 


  High self esteem and a strong sense of identity
• Personal growth


  the extent to which an individual grows, develops and becomes self-actualised affects their mental health
• Integration


  how personal growth and self attitudes are integrated, which can be assessed by how an individual will cope with a stressful situation
• Autonomy 


  the degree to which a person is independent of social influences and able to regulate themself
• Perception of reality 


  being free from the need to distort ones own perception of reality and demonstrating empathy and social sensitivity
• environmental mastery


  the extent to which an individual is successful and well adapted