Psychopathology

Question 1

Pathology

Answer 1

The study of the causes of disease

Question 2

Psychopathology: Abnormality

Answer 2

In order to protect and/or treat people with an abnormality, psychologists need to be able to define them as having abnormal psychopathology

Question 3

Statistical infrequency

Answer 3

This is deciding if a behaviour is abnormal by looking at the numher of times we observe it.
A statistically rare behaviour would be seen as ‘abnormal.’
Any ‘usual behaviour’ is ‘normal’ and any behaviour that is different is ‘abnormal.’

Question 4

A very unusual behaviour or trait will be…

Answer 4

More than 2 standard deviations from the mean

Question 5

Strengths of statistical infrequency

Answer 5

Statistical infrequency is an obvious and relatively quick and easy way to define abnormality.
Real-life application: It’s relatively easy to determine abnormality using psychometric tests developed using statistical methods.
Most patients with a mental health disorder will undergo a psychometric measure,ent of their symptoms in comparison to the norm

Question 6

Limitations of statis