Concept of normal and abnormal behaviour 1

1. Concept of normal and abnormal behaviour By:- Amit Kumar Shukla Lecturer ( Sunrise Clg Of Nsg .)

2. NORMAL BEHAVIOUR:- WORD NORMAL DERIVED FROM LATIN WORD NORMA MEANS RULE . MEANS FOLLOWED THE RULE OR PATTERN OR STANDARDS. DEFINITION:- WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL IS ABLE TO FUNCTION ADQUATELY AND PERFORMS HIS DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES EFFICIENTLY AND FEEL SATISFIED WITH HIS LIFE STYLE CALLED AS NORMAL BEHAVIOUR .

3. ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR :- THE WORD ABNORMAL WITH PREFIX ,’AB’(AWAY FROM) MEANS AWAY FROM NORMAL. ABNORMALITY IS NEGETIVE CONCEPT IT MEANS DEVIATION FROM NORM OR STANDARD OR RULES . DEFINITION :-DISTURBANCES SEEN IN BEHAVIOUR WHICH MENIFESTS IN COGNITIVE DOMAIN(THINKING,KNOWING,MEMORY)AFFECTIVE DOMAIN (EMOTION AND FEELING ) AND CONATIVE DOMAIN (PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY) INDIVIDUAL EXPRESS HIS MENTAL DISTRESS THROUGH THOUGHT, FEELING AND ACTION .

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF NORMAL BEHAVIOUR :- A PERCEPTION OF REALITY. A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ONE’S SELF, ACCEPTANCE OF WEAKNESS AND PRIDE IN STRENGTHS. CAPACITY FOR WITHSTANDING ANXIETY AND STRESS. ADEqUATE IN WORK, PLAY AND LEISURE . WILLINGNESS TO USE PROBLEM SOLVING APPROCHES IN LIFE PROCESS. CAPACITY TO ADAPT ONESELF TO CURRENT SITUATION. COMPETENCE IN HUMAN RELATIONS.

5. CHARACTERISTICS OF ABNORMAL :- CHANGE IN PERSON’S THINKING PROCESS, MEMORY, PERCEPTION AND JUDGEMENT. WORK EFFIENCY WILL BE REDUCED FORGETFULNESS UNHAPINESS UNABLE TO COPE WORRIED, ANXIOUS DISTURBANCE IN DAILY ROUTINE ACTIVITIES. NO RESPECT WILL BE GIVEN TO OTHERS OR SELF. LACK OF GRATIFICATION. LACK OF SELF CONFIDENCE FEELING OF STRESS