definitions of abnormality 2

Question 1

Define and explain failure to function adequately

Answer 1

• someone is unable to cope with ordinary demands of day to day life
• people cannot cope with demands of everyday life
• unable to maintain Hasidic standards eg. Hygiene/ hold down a job

Question 2

What and who proposed the signs when someone is failing to function adequately?

Answer 2

• Rosenhan and seligmam
• no longer confirms to unspoken social rules Eg. Personal space
• severe personal distress
• behaviour becomes irrational and dangerous

Question 3

what is needed to be classified as having intellectual disability disorder?

Answer 3

• very low iq ( statistical infrequency)

- failing to function adequately

Question 4

What was the criteria for ideal mental health by Jahoda? (Give 4)

Answer 4

• Marie Jahoda
• self actualise
• cope with stress
• realistic view of world
• and self
• good self esteem

Question 5

How do people decide if someone has ‘deviated from ideal mental health’?

Answer 5

• we picture what makes someone normal

- then identify who deviates from this

Question 6

Evaluate patients perspective to function adequately

Answer 6

STRENGTH

• attempts to include subjective experience of individual
• acknowledges patient experiences
• useful for assessing abnormality

Question 7

Evaluate ‘is it simply a deviation from social norms’ for failure to function adequately

Answer 7

WEAKNESS

• it’s hard to differentiate from the two
• eg. No house and a job -=failure to function adequately
• no job and no house= bohemian lifestyle and deviation from social norms
• risk of limiting personal freedom and discrimination

Question 8

Evaluate subjective judgements in failure to function adequately

Answer 8

WEAKNESS

• someone has to judge if patient is distressed
• some are judged as not suffering
• psychologists are the only ones that can make this judgement

Question 9

Evaluate ‘it’s a good definition’ for deviation for ideal mental health

Answer 9

STRENGTH

• very comprehensive
• broad range of criteria for mental health
• range of factors included is a good tool for thinking about mental health

Question 10

evaluate ‘cultural relativism’ for deviation from ideal mental health

Answer 10

WEAKNESS

• some ideas are specific western cultures (culture bound)
• there is an emphasis on personal achievement, should be rather on family
• typical of individualist cultures

Question 11

evaluate ‘unrealistically high standards for mental health’ for deviation from mental health

Answer 11

WEAKNESS

• few attain all of the criteria, no one can achieve all
• everyone will be abnormal due to this criteria
• no value