Psychopathology AO3's

Question 1

Deviation from social norms (2)

Answer 1

:( Cultural relativism
:) Practical applications

Question 2

Failure to function adequately (2)

Answer 2

:) acknowleges personal experience of the patient
:( easy to label non-standard lifestyles as abnormal

Question 3

Deviation from ideal mental health (2)

Answer 3

:) Covers a wide range of criteria
:( May be too strict

Question 4

Statistical infreuency

Answer 4

:) Practical applications (below 70 IQ diagnoses intellectual disorder)
:( Doesn’t differentiate between desireable and undesireable behaviour