L12-Normality

Question 1

What is Socio-cultural normality?

Answer 1

Characteristic patterns of normal behaviours and beliefs.

Question 2

What is Functional Normality?

Answer 2

Can an individual function in the roles that

have developed around her?

Question 3

What is Situational Normality?

Answer 3

Normal behaviours are constructed

according to environment

Question 4

What is Statistical Normality?

Answer 4

Normality as typicality or an expression of
central tendency (median, mode, mean)

Question 5

What is Historical Normality?

Answer 5

What used to be deemed normal may not be any more.

Question 6

What is medical normality?

Answer 6

What the expected state is, this is crucial in establishing the sick role.
Can be assigned to beliefs and attributions aswell as symptoms and illnesses

Question 7

What are the two aspects of maladaptive behaviour?

Answer 7

Self-maladaptation - internal process, feel society is not adapting to them
Social maladaptation - external process, society considers you a maladapting individual

Question 8

How does modern psychiatry look at abnormality?

Answer 8

Tries to diagnose from observable behaviours rather than trying to understand the individuals thoughts.

Question 9

What is Cultural relativism?

Answer 9

In modern society which cultures standards do we use to determine if a behaviour is normal.