CHP.11 - THE CONCEPTUALISM OF NORMALITY & MENTAL HEALTH

Question 1

What can be defined as ‘normal’ behaviour?

Answer 1

Socially acceptable and common behaviour

Question 2

What is the situational approach to normality?

Answer 2

How we behave in certain situations can classify our behaviour as normal or abnormal

Question 3

What is the societal and cultural approach to normality?

Answer 3

Within a society there are rules that govern our social behaviour. These can be influenced by the culture

Question 4

What is the historical approach to normality?

Answer 4

The concept or normality is embedded in history and changes all the time

Question 5

What is the situational approach to normality?

Answer 5

Normality can be defined in terms of the frequency in which a behaviour or action occurs within a society

Question 6

What is the functional approach to normality?

Answer 6

Psychological dysfunction occurs when there is a breakdown in the way a person thinks, feels and behaves. A person who can think, feel and behave in a manner that allows them to carry out the activities they wish to do and be a productive meet of society are often considered normal

Question 7

What is the medical approach to normality?

Answer 7

Views a mental disorder in terms of a physical illness

Question 8

What are adaptive behaviours?

Answer 8

Appropriate, everyday living skills

Question 9

What are maladaptive behaviours?

Answer 9

Often adapted in result of trauma, often called coping mechanisms