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psychopathology - Coggle Diagram
psychopathology
definitions of abnormality
statistical infrequency
normal things happen to the majority
unusual things happen rarely to a minority
condition must be statistically rare
abnormal
e.g schizophrenia
had by 1% of globe
must score 2 standard deviations or more to be abnormal
how spread the data is aroundthe mean
e.g anything 2 SD away from mean IQ score of 100 is rare
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objective
gives impartial/fair assessment of abnormality
'cut off' point allows practitioners to see statistically rare behaviour
e.g IQ 130+ or below 70 is abnormal
improves reliability of diagnosis
useful practical apllications
e.g someone has a low IQ score
can put them in places to succed in education to help
IQ of 70 is rare
give individuals learning support
benefits society
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reductionist
abnormality is not this black/white
abnormality is subject to different graduations
e.g difference in IQ between 68-73 is non existent
68 is abnormal/73 is normal
ignores grey area of abnormality
single 'cut off' point is too arbituary
can't take into account real life situations
should use a spectrum method (like autism) not categories
not all abnormal behaviours are rare
e.g depression is common
20% suffer a depressive episode at some point
medication is often an effective approach
not treating disorders as abnormal prevents treatment
cant account for all psychatric conditions
deviation from social norms
behaviour is abnormal is it goes against social acceptable nature
abnormal = social deviant behaviour
undesirable
e.g catatonic behaviour where individual is unresponsive is socially abnormal
different cultures may have different perspectives
a cumulative definition
break more social norms=more abnormal
can also break the law
written/unwritten rules
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takes into account different norms
situational/developmental norms
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