Abnormality - Deviation From Ideal Mental Health (DIMH) Flashcards
How does DIMH define abnormality?
People who are abnormal are individuals who lack the criteria for ideal mental health.
Who identified the six characteristics for optimal living?
Jahoda.
What year did Jahoda identify the six characteristics for optimal living?
1958.
What are the six characteristics for optimal living?
1) Autonomy.
2) Perception of Reality.
3) Resistance to Stress.
4) Mastery of the Environment.
5) Self-Attitudes.
6) Self-Actualisation and personal growth.
What is ‘autonomy’?
Where a person should function as an independent individual.
What is ‘perception of reality’?
Where a person should be able to ‘see the world as it is’.
What is ‘resistance to stress’?
Where a person should be able to cope with stressful situations.
What is ‘mastery of the environment’?
Where a person should have the ability to adjust to new situations (at work or in relationships).
What is ‘self-attitudes’.
Where a person should have high self-esteem and a strong sense of self-identity.
What is ‘self-actualisation and personal growth’?
Where a person should be focused on the future and on fulfilling their full potential.
What disorder can be defined using DIMH?
Depression.
How is depression defined by DIMH?
It causes an individual to have a low-self esteem and a negative view of the world; these behaviours are linked to self-attitudes, self-actualisation, and autonomy.
What are the four evaluation points for DIMH?
- Characteristics are too idealistic.
- Ethnocentric.
- Requires subjective judgement.
+ Offers a positive perspective on mental health.
