PSY240H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Mental Health, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Impulsivity
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If underlying reason as to why they don"t want to reproduce is because of lack of inhibition, it is abnormal. Pedophilia: sexual attraction or behaviour towards prepubescent children. It may be defined as abnormal because : Statistical concept: this is rare so can be seen as abnormal in context of statistical occurrence. Personal distress: may not cause distress to the person receiving said diagnosis so the need to protect those who cannot defend themselves becomes an important criterion. Personal dysfunction: sexual attraction towards prepubescent children does not allow for sexual reproduction so this may be viewed as dysfunctional. 1. violating social norms does not always mean that you meet the criterion for a mental disorder. Norms vary based on your time and place: culturally relative: the norms of a particular culture determine what is considered to be normal behaviour, and abnomality can be defined only in reference to these norms.
