Defining and Supporting Psychological Development (Chapter 3)

Question 1

typical behavior

Answer 1

activity that is consistent with how an individual usually behaves.

Question 2

Atypical behaviour

Answer 2

activity that is unusual or unnatural according to how an individual usually behaves

Question 3

culutral perspectives

Answer 3

the influence of society and community on ones thoughts

Question 4

social norms

Answer 4

societys unofficial rules and expectations regarding how an individual should act

Question 5

statistical rarity

Answer 5

something that lies outside the range of statistical normality is also unusual enough to be considered significant

Question 6

personnal distress

Answer 6

an aversive and often self oriented emotional reaction

Question 7

normality

Answer 7

the state of having thoughts feelings and behaviors considered common and acceptable.

Question 8

Abnormality

Answer 8

the state of deviating from the norm usually in undesirable way

Question 9

neurotypicallity

Answer 9

individuals who display expected neurological and cognitive functioning.

Question 10

neurodiversity

Answer 10

variations in neurological development and functioning across groups.

Question 11

adaptive behavior

Answer 11

being able to adjust to the environment appropriately and function effectively.

Question 12

maladaptive behavior

Answer 12

being unable to adjust to the environment appropriately and function effectively.

Question 13

strength and limitation of culutral perspectives

Answer 13

strength: enables us to consider culture when looking at behavior.
limitation: when looking at the cultural it does not allow us to consider the individual only the culture and in multicultural society’s it hard to determine which culture is having the impact.

Question 14

strengths and limitations of social norms

Answer 14

strength: gives us a clear baseline or comparison
limitations: dependent on the environment.

Question 15

strengths and limitations of statistical rarity

Answer 15

strength: provides a more accurate way to categorize as typical or atypical.
limitation: not all statistical rarity’s are negative and can be difficult to understand and apply to abstract concepts such as behavior

Question 16

strength of personnel distress

Answer 16

can be used as an indicator when cultural, social and statistical measures are not applicable or appropriate.

Question 17

what is the socio-cultural approach

Answer 17

thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are appropriate or acceptable in a particular society or cultural, are viewed as normal.

Question 18

what is the functional approach

Answer 18

thoughts, feelings and behaviors are viewed as normal if an individual is able to cope with living independently in society.

Question 19

what is the historical approach

Answer 19

normal and abnormal behavior depend on era or period of time when the judgement is made.

Question 20

what is the medical approach?

Answer 20

abnormal thoughts, feelings and behaviors are viewed as having an underlying biological cause and can usually be diagnosed and treated.

Question 21

what is the statistical approach

Answer 21

based on the idea that any behavior or characteristic in a large group of individual is distributed in a particular way a normal distribution

Question 22

what is the situational approach

Answer 22

within a society/culture thoughts, feelings or behaviors that may be considered normal in one situation may be considered abnormal in another.

Question 23

mental wellbeing

Answer 23

an individuals current psychological state, involving their ability to think, process information and regulate emotion.

Question 24

what are the 5 psychological criterions

Answer 24

cultural perspectives
statistical rarity
maladaptive behavior
social norms
personal distress

Question 25

psychological develompent

Answer 25

an individuals change across multiple domains, including the life long growth across emotional, cognitive and social domains

Question 26

mental health workers

Answer 26

members of a mental health treatment team who assist in providing a wide range of services and care for patients with psychological or social problems.

Question 27

psychologist

Answer 27

an individual or who is professionally trained in one or more branches or subfields of psychology

Question 28

psychiatrist

Answer 28

a doctor who specialises in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and study of mental, behavioral and personality disorders.

Question 29

culturally responsive practices

Answer 29

acting in ways that respond to the needs of diverse communities and demonstrating an openness to new ideas that may align with different cultural ideas, beliefs and values.

Question 30

mental health organisation

Answer 30

a company or group that works to address or advocate for mental health, such as through providing support or specialised services.

Question 31

characteristics of ASD

Answer 31

narrow interests
repetitive behaviors

Question 32

characteristics of ADHD

Answer 32

impulsivity
fidgeting

Question 33

characteristics of dyslexia

Answer 33

reading and writing challenges