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 6 characteristics for optimal living?
Jahoda
What year did Jahoda identify the 6 characteristics for optimal living?
1958
What are the 6 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 situation.
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
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
