Psychopathology

what is a social norm

the rules that society has about what are acceptable behaviours, values and beliefs

some are explicit or implicit

what are explicit social rules

violating them may mean breaking the law

what are implicit social norms

agreed upon as a matter of convention within society

give an example of an implicit social norm

not standing too close to someone in face to face conversation

give an example of explicit social norms

not drinking and driving

what does the definition of social norms suggest

people who violate the norms could have a mental health condition

what percent of the population fall outside of normal distribution

5%

what are people called who fall outside of normal distribution

abnormal

describe an indication of abnormality from graphs

if its found to be numerically rare/ uncommon/ anomalous