Definitions Of Abnormality Flashcards
What is statistical deviation
Anyone deemed numerically rare is abnormal
What is deviation from social norms
Anyone who doesn’t comply to socially ideal behaviour is abnormal
What is deviation from Ideal Mental health
Anyone who doesn’t meet all of Jahoda’s strict criteria is deemed abnormal
What is failure to functional adequately
Anyone who fails to cope with the demands of everyday life is deemed abnormal
What are Jahoda’s 6 Criteria
Self improvement and self actualisation
Positive self attitude
Integration
Independence
Environmental mastery
Reality
What IQ is intellectual disability disorder
70 and below
How can you tell if someone is statistically infrequent
They fall 2 standard deviation out of the Normal
How is deviation from social norms culturally biased
Social norms vary culture to culture so this definition can be culturally biased
How is Jahoda’s definition unfeasible
Jahoda’s criteria is near impossible to achieve all 6, this would suggest that to some degree everyone is abnormal and therefore lacks external validity
How is failure to function adequately unreliable as a definition
Not all Abnormality causes people to function inadequately, they can have jobs and relationships but have internal troubles
How is failure to function adequately Good
Behaviour is observable
How is statistical infrequency Good
The mathematical nature of this definition is objective
How is deviation from ideal mental health Good
Sets clear goals that make it easy to know how to have good mental health
How is deviation from social norms Good
It is flexible, wearing exposing clothes outside would be abnormal at the shops but it’s normal at the beach
