Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Defining Abnormality

The first section of our Abnormality topic is concerned with ways psychologists use to categorise people as 'normal' or 'abnormal' - these methods are called Definitions of Abnormality. They are not explanations as to why people may be psychologically abnormal - we will look at how each of the four approaches explains this next.

The definitions you need to be able to explain and evaluate are (click for presentation):

For Tuesday18th October:
An essay, to be word processed and brought electronically (300-400 words):
"Put the three definitions of abnormality in order from most to least useful. Justify your decision with reference to their strengths and limitations."

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