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Criteria for defining abnormal behaviour

Abnormal behaviour has been defined using five different sets of criteria: •statistical criteria define it as deviation from the average •deviation-from-the-norm criteria define it as deviation from expected ways of behaving •mental health criteria define it as the absence of socially desirable characteristics and behaviours (Jahoda 1958) •social/psychological criteria define it by the presence of […]

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