definitions of abnormality

Question 1

Statistical infrequency

Answer 1

└when an individual has a less common characteristic
Example: intellectual disability disorder
Strengths
Real life application
Limitations
Unusual characteristics can be positive
Not everyone benefits from the label

Question 2

Deviation from social norms

Answer 2

└behaviour different from the accepted standards of behaviour in a community or society 
Example: antisocial personality disorder 
strengths 
Real life application
Includes the issue of desirability
Limitations 
Human rights abuses
Cultural relativism

Question 3

Failure to function adequately

Answer 3

└when someone is unable to cope with ordinary demands of day-to-day living
Example: intellectual disability disorder
Strengths
Patients perspective
Limitations
Subjective judgements

Question 4

Deviation from ideal mental health

Answer 4

└when someone does not meet a set of criteria for good mental health
Ideal mental health- Marie Jahoda (1958)
└we have no symptoms or distress
└we self-actualise
└we can cope with stress
└we have a realistic view of the world
 Strengths  
Comprehensive definition 
Limitations 
Cultural relativism 
Unrealistically high standard of mental health