... this mean mild depression is not abnormal? - Doesn't distinguish between desirable and undesirable behaviours - Culturally Relative (what is abnormal in what culture may be normal for another) - 2. Deviation From Social Norms: If you fail to adhere to the "norms" of society, you are seen as abnormal. Did You Know? - What is considered a crime in one country, may be completely acceptable behaviour in another. THINK ! - How does this cause a problem in defining abnormality? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : What are the Advantages of this definition? : : Does distinguish between desirable and undesirable behaviour - Takes the rest of society into account and the effects of socially - deviant people on the rest of us. : : What are the Disadvantages of this definition? : : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Our concept of deviation changes with ...

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