Psychopathology

Question 1

definitions of abnormality

Answer 1

-failure to function adequately
-statistical infrequency
-deviation from social norms
-deviation from ideal mental health

Question 2

defining normality

Answer 2

-positive self attitude
-realising potential
-resistance to stress
-autonomy
-accurate perception of reality
-adaptable to the environment
-adaptable to new environment

Question 3

hypothesised sources of psychopathology over the years

Answer 3

-demonology (rituals and confessions)
-somatogenesis (treatment of physical illness)
-psychogenesis (e.g. psychoanalysis)
-modern approach (pharmaceutical/ integrative)

Question 4

demonology

Answer 4

mental illness as a possession
tied in to religious or spiritual belief structures
although it is rare nowadays, the language persists, e.g. ‘she’s demonic’ or ‘he’s possessed’

Question 5

somatogenesis

Answer 5

bodily or physical origin of mental illness

Question 6

somatogenic hypothesis - Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1897)

Answer 6

mental illness arises from physical illness or infection