defining abnormality

Question 1

Rosenhan + Seligman

Answer 1

failure to function adequately. Irrationality, maladaptiveness, cannot cope with stress.

Question 2

Jahoda

Answer 2

deviation from ideal mental health. Must have positive view of self, capacity for growth, autonomy, accurate perception of reality, cope with stress, environmental mastery (meet demands of daily tasks), empathy. Absence of any of these defines abnormality.