4.1.4 Statistical infrequency

Question 1

What is statistical infrequency?

Answer 1

This definition looks at behaviours through statistics, measuring which behaviours are statistically normal and abnormal.

Question 2

Extra points of statistical infrequency?

Answer 2

/Statistics are gathered as a measure, in this instance, they are a measure of behaviours
/Rare behaviours are considered statistically abnormal
/The behaviours that are considered rare are dependent on normal distribution
/Most people will be around the mean (average) of the normal distribution with rare behaviours further away, either above or below the mean
/An example would be Schizophrenia as it is a condition seen in 1 in a 100 people, making it statistically rare

Question 3

Strengths of statistical infrequency?

Answer 3

/It is an objective measure of measuring abnormality
/There are no judgements made about the person with the abnormality: They just fall outside a statistical range
/The graphs that plot the standard deviations are based on real data and, therefore, should be unbiased

Question 4

Limitations of statistical infrequency?

Answer 4

/Some conditions like depression are seen as psychopathologies yet are so common in our society that it feels wrong to state it is statistically infrequent
/So not all abnormalities are statistically infrequent
/Likewise, not all statistical infrequencies are abnormal: i.e. having a high IQ