Maladaptive behaviour is...

Behaviour that is potentially harmful, Behaviour that prevents one from meeting everyday tasks

What is social nonconformity?

Failure to conform to societal norms

The functional approach defines normality by the level of one's ability to:

interact and involve oneself in society

The statistical approach defines normality according to the:

Experiences and behaviour of the statistical majority

Adaptive behaviour is...

Behaviour that allows a person to complete everyday tasks

What is typical behaviour?

Behaviour that represents what most people do

The medical approach defines abnormality as an individual who:

Has an illness that has as underlying physical cause

The situational approach considers the following when determining normality:

social situation, behavioural setting or circumstances

The historical approach defines normality by:

The period of time in which the judgement is made

What is atypical behaviour?

Behaviour that does not represent what most people do

The sociocultural approach defines normality by determining whether behaviour is typical:

according to cultural values and beliefs of a society

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1
Maladaptive behaviour is...
Behaviour that allows someone to do everyday tasks
Behaviour that is potentially harmful
Behaviour that prevents one from meeting everyday tasks
Behaviour that is not adaptive
2
What is social nonconformity?
Failure to conform to societal norms
The ability to adapt to social standards
When an individual is able to blend in with societal norms
When you don't conform
3
The functional approach defines normality by the level of one's ability to:
interact and involve oneself in society
work well with others
cook pancakes
function
4
The statistical approach defines normality according to the:
Experiences and behaviour of the statistical majority
Ways in which individuals interact with others
Circumstances in which behaviours occur
Physical health of an individual
5
Adaptive behaviour is...
Behaviour that allows a person to complete everyday tasks
Nice behaviour
Behaviour that leads a person to feel good about themselves
When you can adapt to things
6
What is typical behaviour?
Behaviour that represents what most people do
Patterns of behaviour that explain what people think
Lady GaGa wearing a meat suit
Behaviour that does not represent what most people do
7
The medical approach defines abnormality as an individual who:
Has full physical health
Has an illness that has as underlying physical cause
Doesn't like chocolate, because that's just weird
Has a skin condition
8
What is a norm?
Short for normal
Short for noncomformity
A general rule or standard
A name of a person
9
The situational approach considers the following when determining normality:
social situation, behavioural setting or circumstances
one's ability to interact and involve oneself in society
how well or how poor an individual acts around others
how well an individual involves themselves in society
10
The historical approach defines normality by:
The period of time and location the judgement is made
Focusing on judgements made by historical figures
The location the judgement is made
The period of time in which the judgement is made
11
What is atypical behaviour?
Behaviour that does not represent what most people do
You spelled typical wrong
Patterns of behaviour belonging to an individual
Patterns of behaviour belonging to a society
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The sociocultural approach defines normality by determining whether behaviour is typical:
according to cultural values and beliefs of a society
according to specific points in time
according to the social life of a society
according to the situation or circumstance

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