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abnormality can also be seen as

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statistically rare behavior

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statistically rare behavior can be expressed in terms of

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normal distribution

3
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bell curve graph: people who behave in the average way

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make up the middle of the bell curve

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bell curve graph: people who behave abnormally

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make up the tail ends of the bell curve

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bell curve graph: the axis shows

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a numerical measure of the behavior

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there are problems with defining abnormality simply in terms of

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statistical infrequency

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it doesn’t take into account

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desirable behavior

8
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an example of unusual desirable behavior is having

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a high IQ

9
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there’s no distinction between

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rare, slightly odd behavior and rare, psychologically abnormal behavior

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there is no definite cut off point where

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normal behavior becomes abnormal

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some behaviors that are considered psychologically abnormal are quite common such as

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mild depression

12
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Hassett and White date

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1989

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Hassett and White argue that you cannot use statistical infrequency to define abnormality because

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using the statistical infrequency idea, some disorders would not be classed as anything unusual