approaches to normality

Question 1

situational approach

Answer 1

different situations require specific behaviour

Question 2

societal and cultural approach

Answer 2

society has norms and rules which govern behaviour

Question 3

historical approach

Answer 3

time changes the concept of what normal is

Question 4

statistical approach

Answer 4

normality can be defined in terms of what is most frequently occurring in a population

Question 5

functional approach

Answer 5

normality is dependent on the person being able to carry out their normal activities

Question 6

medical approach

Answer 6

views a mental disorder in terms of a physical illness with a possible biological basis

Question 7

adaptive behaviour

Answer 7

any behaviour that enables the individual to adjust to the environment appropriately and effectively

Question 8

maladaptive behaviour

Answer 8

any behaviour that interferes with the individuals ability to adjust to the environment appropriately and effectively

Question 9

typical behaviour

Answer 9

in relation to individual behaviour means that, at most times the person acts us they usually do

Question 10

atypical behaviour

Answer 10

the person acts in ways that are unusual for them, essentially they are behaving out of characters