Failure to Function Adequately

• FFA is when you are unable to cope with the demands of everyday life , causing distress to the individual or their family
• Examples can be schizophrenia or intellectual disability disorder
• Rosenham and Seligman created a list of conditions in 1998 to qualify as not adequately functioning

  Can't perform necessary behaviours for day to day living ( for example self care - maladaptiveness )

  Can't hold down a job

  Can't interact meaningfully with others and make themselves understood etc ( causes observer discomfort )