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AQA definition 3 of abnormality notes
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definition three of abnormality notes of a psychopathology in paper one of psychology, including evaluation
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Definition 2 -failure to
function adequately
Inability to
cope with
everyday diving .
A person may cross a line between normal and abnormal at the point that
they cannot deal with the demands
of everyday life
-
they
g-
all to
function adeqvetvy .
For instance to maintain basic
hygiene maintain relationship
, not
being able standards
of
nutrition and , hold down a
job , or a .
Rosenman and CI 9897 to
Seligman proposed further signs of failure cope
when someone is not
coping :
They no
longer conform to
interpersonal rules eg maintaining personal space
-
:
distress
They experience severe
-
personal
in is irrational
they
'
behave that
way a or
dangerous .
Example intellectual disability : disorder
Having a
very low IQ is a statistical
infrequency , but
diagnosis
would not be made on this basis alone .
There would have to be
clear signs that the
person was not able to
cope with the demands
of everyday living .
So intellectual
disability disorder is an example of
failure to
function aaeqvetly .
Evaluation :
Strength : its a threshold
for professional help
P disorder to some
In
degree
-
25.1 experience mental
any given year of us
symptoms of
- .
E- Most
of the twine we press on , but when we cease to
function aaeqnently people seek or are
referred for professional help .
M criterion and services them
This that
failure
to
function provides to treatment to those need most
-
means a
way target who .
Counterpoint : it can be normal .
In some circumstances most
of us cant cope eg
:
bereavement . It is
unfair
to
give someone a label of reacting normally to
difficult
circumstances .
Limitation : can lead to discrimination / social control
P between to decision
It is hard to
distinguish failure junction and a conscious to deviate social
-
norms
from
.
E- For to wie choice in
example people may chose
off
-
grid as
part as an alternative
lifestyle or take
part high
-
risk leisure
activities .
M This that choices be labelled abnormal and their choice restricted
who
freedom of
-
means
people make unusual can .
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