Psychopathology Flashcards
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What is psychopathology?
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Scientific study of mental disorders
2
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What is the meaning of deviating from social norms?
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Argues we all know what ‘normal’ behaviours are and what they look like as a society
3
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What are social norms?
A
Commonly accepted standards of behaviour
4
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Explicit social norms?
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Written rules (laws)
5
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What are implicit social norms?
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Unwritten rules - generally accepted rules
6
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Deviation?
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The act of departing from the standard, behaviour can be considered abnormal if society considers it as unacceptable
7
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What are the 4 factors of deviation?
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Time, cultural relativism, context, and degree
8
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Example of social norms changing over time?
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- smoking indoors, used to be normal, now unacceptable
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