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Defining Abnormality You need to know the four main definitions of abnormality: - 1. Statistical Infrequency: Any behaviour seen as statistically rare is considered abnormal. Did You Know? - This is a normal distribution curve which shows how regular something is amongst a lot of people. This specific graph shows a normal distribution curve for IQ, but this also reveals one of the problems with this definition, it doesn't distinguish between desirable or undesirable behaviour, so a high IQ is consider abnormal by the definition of statistical infrequency. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : What are the Advantages of this definition? : : high in reliability (able to repeat the study and gain same results) - is useful for certain situations, for example mental retardation - : : What are the Disadvantages of this definition? : : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Not all...

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