Abnormality Flashcards
1
Q
name the 4 definitions for abnormality.
A
1) deviation from social norms
2) failure to function adequately
3) Deviation from ideal mental healthcare
4) Statistical Infrequency
2
Q
what terms means the study mental disorders?
A
psychopathology
3
Q
what terms relates to norms and value being specific to a culture and no ones culture being superiors to an another?
A
cultural relativism
4
Q
what is ethnocentrism?
A
means seeing the world from one ethnic/cultural perspective and believing this is one perspective
