Definitions Of Abnormality Flashcards
What are the four Definitions of Abnormality?
- Deviations of Social Norms
- Failure of Function Adequately
- Statistical Infrequency
- Deviation from Ideal Mental Health
What is Deviation from Social Norms?
- A description of ‘abnormality’ which occurs when a person when a displays actions or behaviours that deviate drastically from established norms.
What is Deviation of Social Norms dependent on?
- Dependent on Culture
What is ‘Failure to Function Adequately’?
- The ‘abnormal’ behaviour when an individual is not able to cope with everyday life.
What are the seven features of ‘FFA’?
- Personal Distress
- Maladaptive behaviour
- Unoredictability
- Irrationality
- Observer Comfort
- Violation of Moral Standards
- Unconventionality
What is ‘Personal Distress’?
Give an example.
-Individual feels intense negative emotions.
- A person feels so overwhelmed that they cry frequently.
What is ‘Maladaptive Behaviour’?
Give an example.
- The Individual’s behaviour stops them from achieving life goals.
- A person with anxiety does not want to go out with their friends or struggles to communicate at work.
What is ‘Unpredictability’?
Give an example.
- The Individual’s behaviour is erratic or impulsive, making the person’s actions difficult to anticipate.
- A person suddenly starts shouting in public without any reason.
What is ‘Irrationality’?
Give an example.
- The individual displays behaviour that cannot be explained in a rational or logical way.
- A person claims to see things that are bot there.
What is ‘Observer Comfort’?
Give an example.
- The individual displays behaviour that causes discomfort to others
- A person invades other’s personal space.
What is ‘Violation of Moral Standards’?
Give an example.
- An individual displays behaviour violating society’s moral standards.
- A person walks around with no clothes on.
What is ‘Unconventionality’?
Give an example.
- An individual displays behaviours that are statistically rare or deviate from what is considered typical.
What is ‘Statistical Infrequency’?
- It is a mathematical method which states that 5% of the population, which fall between more than two standard deviations from the mean are ‘abnormal’ because they are statistically ‘rare’ (Top 2.5% of pop and bottom 2.5 of pop are abnormal).
What is ‘Deviation from Ideal Mental Health’.
- Abnormality is defined as deviating from Jahoda’s six criteria of ideal mental health.
What are the six criteria’s of Jahoda’s ideal mental health?
- Positive attitudes toward self
- Self-actualisation
- Autonomy
- Resistance to Streas
- Environmental Mastery
- Accurate perception of reality
What is ‘Positive attitudes towards self’?
Give en example.
- Positive attitudes toward an individual’s self-esteem.
- A student who fails a test, acknowledges their mistakes and uses feedback to improve.
What is ‘Self-acctualisation’?
Give an example.
- Being in a state if contentment with life (feel as though they have become the best version of themselves)
- A teacher who is constantly looking for ways to improve.
What is ‘Autonomy’?
Give an example.
- Having independence and self-reliance
- A person who moves out of their parent’s house to live on their own.
What is ‘Resistance to Stress’?
- An individual should not feel in a state of mental or emotional strain or tension.
- A student preparing for exams, manages their workload by creating a revision schedule and practises relaxation techniques.
What is ‘Environmental Mastery’?
- A person can adapt to new situations and be at ease in all situations in theory life.
- A person who loses a job and quickly adapts by updating their CV and applying for new jobs.
What is ‘Accurate perception of reality’?
Give an example.
