Deviation from ideal mental health

• How does this explanation have an objective checklist?

  Jahoda’s (1958) criteria acts of a focus on the requirements of ideal mental health
• Why is it advantageous that this explanation has an objective checklist?

  Categorised traits in the form of a checklist has been standardised
• Why is it a limitation that this explanation submits to cultural bias?

  Cannot become a nomothetic law due to differences in values actiss cultures; countries such China and Guatemala sharing a collectivist culture
• What is an example of Jahoda’s criteria submitting to cultural bias?

  Places an emphasis on autonomy, whereas collectivist cultures value needs of the society rather than the individual