Lesson 4.1.4.1

4.1.4.1 Definitions of mental health Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. Which definition of abnormality classifies behaviour as abnormal if it is numerically rare?

    • Ideal mental health
    • Failure to function
    • Social norm deviation
    • Statistical infrequency

  2. Which definition of abnormality classifies behaviour as abnormal if it breaks unwritten societal rules?

    • Social norm deviation
    • Statistical infrequency
    • Failure to function
    • Ideal mental health

  3. Which definition classifies abnormality as an inability to cope with everyday life demands?

    • Ideal mental health
    • Failure to function
    • Statistical infrequency
    • Social norm deviation

  4. Which definition of abnormality measures mental health against a set of positive criteria?

    • Statistical infrequency
    • Ideal mental health
    • Failure to function
    • Social norm deviation

  5. Which of the following is one of Jahoda's criteria for ideal mental health?

    • Autonomy
    • Social compliance
    • Adaptive failure
    • Statistical rarity

  6. An inability to maintain basic personal hygiene and employment illustrates which definition of abnormality?

    • Cultural relativism
    • Statistical infrequency
    • Failure to function
    • Ideal mental health

  7. What is a major limitation of defining abnormality as a deviation from social norms?

    • Cultural relativism
    • Subjective self-report
    • Objective statistical thresholds
    • High diagnostic validity

  8. What is a primary criticism of Jahoda's criteria for ideal mental health?

    • Unrealistically high standards
    • Lacks objective measures
    • Overly medicalised approach
    • Too culturally relative

  9. Cultural differences in judging acceptable behaviour present the greatest challenge to which definition?

    • Social norm deviation
    • Statistical infrequency
    • Failure to function
    • Ideal mental health

  10. How many primary definitions of abnormality are specified on the AQA Psychology syllabus?

    • Four
    • Two
    • Three
    • Five

  11. Defining abnormality based on a behaviour occurring in fewer than 2% of people uses which definition?

    • Failure to function
    • Statistical infrequency
    • Ideal mental health
    • Social norms deviation

  12. Which definition of abnormality involves the inability to cope with everyday tasks?

    • Failure to achieve perfection
    • Statistical deviation
    • Failure to function adequately
    • Deviation from social norms

  13. What is a limitation of using statistical infrequency to define abnormality?

    • Ignores cultural background
    • Measures daily functioning
    • Ignores desirable traits
    • Requires subjective judgement

  14. Why is Jahoda's deviation from ideal mental health criticised?

    • Too objective
    • Western cultural bias
    • Focuses on behaviour
    • Measures statistical rarity

  15. Which definition of abnormality would classify a harmless, rare talent as abnormal?

    • Ideal mental health
    • Statistical infrequency
    • Failure to function
    • Social norms deviation

  16. Breaking unwritten societal rules of acceptable behaviour violates which definition?

    • Statistical infrequency
    • Ideal mental health
    • Failure to function
    • Deviation from social norms

  17. Why is no single definition of abnormality sufficient on its own?

    • Overlaps completely
    • Applies only children
    • Covers distinct aspects
    • Purely statistical focus

  18. Which key feature determines abnormality in the failure to function adequately definition?

    • Inability to cope
    • Breaking social rules
    • Lacking self-actualisation
    • Statistical rarity

  19. Jahoda defined abnormality by looking at departures from what?

    • Explicit social laws
    • Ideal mental health
    • Statistical averages
    • Everyday daily routines

  20. Rosenhan and Seligman proposed practical criteria for which abnormality definition?

    • Deviation from social norms
    • Failure to function adequately
    • Statistical infrequency
    • Ideal mental health

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