Abnormality 4 Statistical Infrequency

Question 1

AO1

Answer 1

-👀 at typical b of general pop nd b that is rare/uncommon is abnormal
-therefore on distribution curve any b that is 2 or more standard deviations from the mean is statistically rare and therefore abnormal
- e.g OCD affects 2% of pop therefore abnormal as it it’s statistically uncommon

Question 2

AO3 strenght

Answer 2

P-practical application
E- used in real world in clinical practice both as part of diagnosis nd way to asses severity of an individual symptoms.
E- e.g a diagnosis of intellectual disability requires an IQ of below 70
L- therefore SI is an impo part of applied psych nd useful part of clinical assessment

Question 3

AO3 weakness

Answer 3

P- does not differentiate between desirable and undesirable b when defining abnormality
E- e.g high IQ desirable nd not consider someone with high IQ as abnormal
E-however a high IQ is seen as statistically rare nd therefore abnormal by this def despite not needing treatment to return normal
L- limitation to SI although b is rare does not necessarily mean it would need to be treated as an abnormality