Psychopathology

• what are the 4 definitions of abnormality?

  statistical infrequency, deviations from social norms, failure to function adequately, deviation from ideal mental health
• when does statistical infrequency occur?

  when an individual has a less common characteristic than most of the population

  e.g being more depressed or less intelligent
• What does statistical infrequency rely on?

  characteristics that can be reliably measured e.g heartrate

  and that peoples scores for various characteristics will cluster around the average (normal distribution)
• an example of statistical infrequency?

  • Intellectual disability disorder (IDD)
  • With individuals scoring below an IQ of 70 being very unusual and being diagnosed with IDD
• what is deviation from social norms?

  behaviour that is different from the accepted standard of behaviour in a community or society