Individual differences area

Question 1

What the individual differences area of psychology is all about?

Answer 1

How people differ, why they differ, they usually study ‘abnormal’ behaviours such as mental disorders

Question 2

What makes the individual differences area unique?

Answer 2

Other areas look at how people are the same - this area looks at how people are different

Question 3

Strengths of individual differences area

Answer 3

Studies a wide range of behaviours, heavily beneficial in both understanding an helping those with mental disorders

Question 4

Weakness of individual differences area

Answer 4

There is a lot of disagreement on why the behaviours are so, often is socially sensitive - can this be used in a harmful way?, questioned on the validity of the measuring tools

Question 5

What is a disorder?

Answer 5

A behavioural or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.