DP5: sac 1 Flashcards
the usefullness and limitation of psychological criteria to catorgorise behaivour as typical or atypical, including cultural perspectives, social norms, statistical rarity, personal distress and maladaptive behaviour
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what is typical behaviour?
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normal behaviours that majority of the population do
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what is atypical behaviour?
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behaving differently than majority of the population normally behaves
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what is stress?
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physiological response(physical)
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what is distress?
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psychological response(not physical)
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what is maladaptive behaviour?
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behaviour that stops a person from developing and functioning
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what is personal distress?
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high levels of distress that prevents usual activities
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what are social norms?
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obeying popular commands or standards in a social situation
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what is statistical rarity?
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fitting in with commonly occurring characteristics in society (trends)
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what are cultural perspectives?
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cultural background behaviours in diferrent cultures
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