Psychopathology Chapter1

Question 1

What is statistical infrequency?

Answer 1

Behaviour that is statistically infrequent or very rarely seen in the general population

Question 2

What is deviation from social norms?

Answer 2

Behaviour that’s seen as socially unacceptable within society

Question 3

What does failure to function adequately mean?

Answer 3

Behaviour that means the persons unable to cope with the activities of daily life

Question 4

What does deviation from ideal mental ideal mental health mean?

Answer 4

When someone doesn’t meet a certain mental well being

Question 5

What study looked into deviation from ideal mental health?

Answer 5

Marie Johoda 1958

-identified 6 factors that define mental health and said if these weren’t met you had a disorder

Question 6

What were the 6 factors that Marie Johoda identified?

Answer 6

Positive attitudes towards yourself 
Accurate perception of reality
Resistance to stress 
Autonomy (feeling you have control of future)
Mastery of the environment 
Self actualisation

Question 7

What are the four definitions of abnormality?

Answer 7

Statistical infrequency
Deviation from social norms
Failure to function adequately
Deviation from ideal mental health