EDUCATION UGC NET
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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Deviation from the statistical norm
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Deviation from the sexual norm
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Deviation from the social norm
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Maladaptive behaviour
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Detailed explanation-1: -21) Which of the following is not used to define psychopathology? Deviation from the statistical norm.
Detailed explanation-2: -Psychologists often classify behavior as abnormal using 4 D’s: deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger. Providing a straightforward definition of abnormality is tricky because abnormality is relative, but the definition has several primary characteristics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Changes in mood. Excessive worry, anxiety, or fear. Feelings of distress. Inability to concentrate.
Detailed explanation-4: -Psychopathology as Statistical Deviance a commonly used and “common sense” conception of psychopathology is that pathological psychological phenomena are those that are abnormal-statistically deviant or infrequent. Abnormal literally means “away from the norm.” The word “norm” refers to what is typical or average.
Detailed explanation-5: -There are several ways to characterise the presence of psychopathology in an individual as a whole. One strategy is to assess a person along four dimensions: deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger, known collectively as the four Ds.