Deviation from abnormality-Statistical infrequency Flashcards

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Outline Statistical infrequency as an explanation of abnormality

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Statistical infrequency occurs when p has less common characteristic e.g being less intelligent
A behaviour is regarded as abnormal if it is statistically uncommon e.g IDD
The average IQ is set at 100
In a normal distribution, most ppl have a score in the range 85-115.
Only 2% of ppl have score below 70
ppl scoring below 70 are abnormal & liable to recieve a diagnosis of intellectual disability disorder (IDD)

Intellectual disability disorder is example of statistical infrequency

Statistical infrequency (also known as statistical deviation)

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real applications in clinical practices

Strength of statistcal infrequency

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  • Statistical infrequency is used in clinical practice as part of formal diagnosis & to assess severity of individuals symptoms
    e.g diagnosis of intellectual disability disorder requires IQ below 70
    shows value of Statistical infrequency in diagnotic & assessment processes
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Limitation of Statistical infrequency is that infrequent characteristics can be positive & negative

Limitation

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infrequent characteristics can be positive & negative
For every person with IQ below 70 there is a person with IQ above 130-yet we would think of someone as abnormal for having high iQ
Having an IQ of 130 might be regarded as advantageous rather than as evidence of ‘abnormality’
means being unusual at one end of psychological spectrum does not make someone abnormal.

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Statistical infrequency is objective measure of abnormality

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  • statistica;infrequency uses an objective, standardised measure thus reliable
    Distribution curves are based on real data, therefore, should be unbiased

  • Statistical infrequency = Implies that a disorder is abnormal if its frequency is more than two
    standard deviations away from the mean incidence rates represented on a normally-distributed
    bell curve.
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