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Jahoda 1958 ideal criteria?

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  1. no symptoms of distress
  2. rational
  3. self-actualisation
  4. cope with stress
  5. realistic view of world
  6. good self esteem
  7. lack guilt
  8. independent
  9. love/work/leisure successfully
2
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What has changed over time? (paraphilias)

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  • less inclined to classify people as abnormally simple on the basis of one definition
3
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Paraphilia example?

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Used to classify homosexuality as a paraphilia because it was less socially acceptable - less inclined to do this now