Definitions of abnormality

Question 1

statistical deviation strength:objectivity

Answer 1

E:one criteria for being diagnosed with intellectual disability disorder is that their IQ must be more than two standard deviations below the mean IQ.
E:which illustrates how the definition can be used to provide a n unbiased definition of abnormality.

Question 2

limitation of statistical deviation:defining what counts as a deviation is not actually that objective.

Answer 2

E:e.g. depression occurs ion approx 20% of the pop on the other hand antisocial personality disorder affects around 3% of people.
E:classifying abnormality will always be somewhat subjective since the researchers must decide what counts as rare enough to be “statistical deviation”.

Question 3

strength of deviation of social norms:misused in the past.

Answer 3

E:in the USSR, political dissidents were diagnosed with ‘sluggish schitzophrenia’ because there is n o rational rest to oppose socialism therefore it must deprive from mental illness.
E:this shows the potential for abuse of the social norms definition.