FAILURE TO FUNCTION ADEQUATELY

• WHAT IS THE FAILURE TO FUNCTION ADEQUATELY DEFINITION?

  when someone is unable to cope with everyday demands of life
• WHO CREATED THE CRITERIA FOR FFA DEFINITION?

  Rosenhan and Seligman
• CRITERIA FOR FFA?

  1. Not conforming to standard interpersonal rules
  2. Causing observer discomfort
  3. Severe distress
  4. Unpredictability
  5. Irrationality
• WHAT IS THE GAF?

  global assessment functioning scale
• WHAT IS THE GAF USED FOR?

  measuring symptoms/ functioning for diagnosis
• WHAT DOES 100 STAND FOR ON GAF SCALE?

  superior functioning
• WHAT DOES 0 STAND FOR ON THE GAF SCALE?

  unable to function
• WHAT ALLOWS YOU TO ASSESS THE SEVERITY OF FFA?

  GAF
• WHAT DOES THE REAL WORLD APPLICATION HELP WITH?

  useful in diagnosis
• WHY MAY THE USE OF FFA LEAD TO MISDIAGNOSIS?

  subjective
• EVALUATION OF FFA?

  +calculating severity

  +real world application

  -misdiagnosis

  -individual differences must be considered

  -requires context