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L09: Normality Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of normal behaviour

A

Patterns of though, feeling or behave that conform to a usual, typical or expected standard of behaviour

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How many types of normality have been described

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6

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What are the 2 categories that the 6 types of normality fit into

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Context dependent

Maladaptive focus

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What are the 6 types of normality

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Socio-cultural 
Functional 
Historical 
Situational 
Medical 
Statistical
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What are the types of normality that fit into context dependent

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Socio-cultural
Functional
Historical
Situational

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What are the types of normality that fit into the maladaptive focus category

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Medical

Statistical

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What is socio-cultural normality about

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A behaviour that is normal within someone’s society and social group
Things we say and do everyday

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What is cohort normality

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What is normal for people that share the similar life experiences

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What is functional normality about

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The ability to function normal in given roles e.g doctor or parent. People are normal if they can:

  • think
  • feel
  • behave
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10
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What is functional normality also about

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Changing and adapting to needs as they arise

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What is historical normality about

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How things have changed e.g things that were normal in the past are not normal now e.g smoking

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What is situational normality about

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Normal behaviour is constructed according to the environment

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13
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Give an example of situational normality

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Wearing a fancy dress to a party but not to work

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What is medical normality about

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What is expected and not normal in terms of conditions, systems, beliefs and attributions

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15
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What does a deviation from expected behaviour in medical normality result in

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Diagnoses of mental illness

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16
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What is statistical normality about

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The expression of mathematical normal e.g median, mode and mean

17
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Give same examples of statistical normality we use in medical practise

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Birth weight 
Sperm count 
Serum cholesterol 
BP
Height
18
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What are the 3 ways in which we maintain norms

A

Ritual/routine
Mores
Laws

19
Q

What is mores

A

Customs of a society or community seen as appropriate behaviour in a particular environment

20
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What is ritual/routine

A

Things we do on a normal basis

21
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What is law

A

Legal framework that regulates which is acceptable or not

22
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How can we violate ritual/routine

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Failing to fulfil role obligation

23
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How can we violate mores

A

Respond to auditory hallucinations in public area

24
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How can we violate law

A

Violence or threat against another person

25
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Give an example how norms have been changed

A

Smoking in pubic areas has been restricted

26
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Can deviation from a normal be seen as positive

A

Yes

27
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What is the definition of conformity by crutch field

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Yielding to a group pressure (real or imagined pressure)

28
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What has Myers defined conformity as

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A change in behaviour as a result of real or imagined group pressure

29
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What has Zimbardo defined conformity as

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Tendency to adopt behaviour, attitudes or values of a reference group (people you hang around with)

30
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What is private conformity

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Social influence that lead to private conformity where we change our thoughts and behaviour even in the absence of group members

31
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What is informational influence

A

Acceptance of evidence about reality which has been provided by others

32
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What is normative influence

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Conformity based on ones desire to fulfil others expectations and gain acceptance

33
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What is public conformity

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You don’t change your actual opining but change your opinion superficially to fit into that situation

34
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What is perceived norm

A

What we see we think as Normal

35
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What can misperceives social norms do

A

Challenge a person to see its a not a reality

36
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What is maladaptive behaviour

A

Behaviour that negatively impacts daily life and activities

37
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Examples of maladaptive behaviour

A

Avoidance

Social anxiety

38
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What is the definition of abnormality

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A combination of :
personal distress
psychological dysfunction
deviance form social normal
dangerous to self and other 
costliness to society

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