Examine the concepts of normality and abnormality (22mks) Abnormality may be defined as behavior that causes distress‚ loss of freedom‚ physical or emotional pain‚ and increased risk of death or injury to self or something that causes a disability of some sort. Abnormal behaviour is however difficult to diagnose because it is‚ to a large extent‚ based on the symptoms people exhibit. Psychiatrists and psychologists use a standardized system called a diagnostic manual to help them but this system
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Concepts of normality and abnormality The presence of a mental disorder may be considered a deviation from mental health norms and hence the study of mental disorders is often known as abnormal psychology Normal" and "abnormal‚" as applied to human behavior‚ are relative terms. Many people use these classifications subjectively and carelessly‚ often in a judgmental manner‚ to suggest good or bad behavior. As defined in the dictionary‚ their accurate use would seem easy enough: normal--conforming
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o TOK Presentation Title: Who defines the concepts of normality and abnormality? When we look around at the people that surround us‚ we expect to see a person with two eyes‚ two ears‚ hair‚ nose‚ mouth‚ bones‚ etc. This‚ in our minds‚ is a picture of a normal human being. The food we eat‚ the places we go to‚ the person we marry‚ and the culture we live in‚ defines what is normal from our point of view. Today there are various definitions that are used by psychologists
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“There are controversies surrounding the concept of abnormality.” With reference to this statement‚ discuss the concepts of normality and abnormality. There are controversies surrounding the concept of abnormality. With reference to this statement‚ discuss the concepts of normality and abnormality Psychologists are posed with a difficult task: it is difficult to define and therefore diagnose abnormality because it is‚ to a large extent‚ based on the symptoms people exhibit or report. This paper
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Brianna Saccurato TA Eric Kushings 01:920:240:01 February 26‚ 2013 Normality and Abnormality patterns based on Statistics There are many outside sources that help individuals to decide whether an occurrence or phenomenon is abnormal or normal. One source we use to base conclusions from is statistical data. Statistical data that shows what is abnormal or normal sometimes contradicts what is evolutionary or culturally abnormal. For example‚ I referred to the census bureau statistics and assess
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NORMALITY IS SIMPLY THE ABSENCE OF ABNORMALITY – DISCUSS. Life is complex and things do not always go smoothly. We are all troubled by major and minor tragedies. So why are some people‚ but not others‚ able to cope with life’s problems. What is abnormal behavior? Most of us would have a difficult time precisely specifying the differences between normal and abnormal behaviour. Some psychologists have argued that abnormal behaviour is culturally defined‚ and that behaviour that is considered evidence
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ways to look at normality. Normal Behaviour refers to a lack of significant deviation from the average. Normality is thus the deviation from average. There are quite some models for looking at normality. One model is to place behaviour on a straight line between two point. One extreme point is supernormality‚ and the other is abnormality. Normality is found around the middle of the line. Another model is that normality is found between an ideal and a despised self. Normality is the balance
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nerd ‘sex symbol’: Actor claims commercial made him a sex Symbol.” Examiner.com. Retrieved February 5‚ 2013 ( http://www.examiner.com/article/go- daddy-nerd-sex-symbol-actor-claims-commercial-made-him-a-sex-symbol-now). Horwitz‚ Allan V.2008. “Normality.” American Socological Association 7(1): 70-71
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society like everyone else‚ and combat racism and sexism. In the same way‚ the media representation should focus more on people with disabilities and provide insights into their lives because the media representation could redefine normalcy. The concept of what is or isn’t normal is a social construct that causes people with disabilities to seem lacking and in need of compensating for their physical or mental state. In his essay‚ “Constructing Normalcy”‚ Lennard J. Davis examines the construction
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