Lesson 1 - Deviation From Social Norms Flashcards

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Psychopathology

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Scientific study of mental disorders

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Deviation from Social Norms

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Abnormal behaviour is that which goes against the unwritten rules in a given society or culture

All societies have social norms and those are standards of acceptable behaviour created by a social group and adhered to by all who socialise in that group
Anyways deviating from such norms is classed as abnormal

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Deviation from Social Norms Evaluation
Eccentric
Negative

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Deviation from social norms does not always have mental health consequences
Those who do not confirm may not be abnormal but merely eccentric

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Deviation from Social Norms Evaluation
Time
Negative

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Social norms of a society change overtime
Homosexuality was classed as a mental illness in the international classification of diseases (ICD) until 1990 but is no longer considered an abnormality

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Deviation from Social Norms Evaluation
Benefit
Negative

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In some instances it can be beneficial to break social norms

Suffragettes broke many social norms but this led to women gaining the right to vote

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Deviation from Social Norms Evaluation Points

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Eccentric Negative
Time Negative
Benefit Negative

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