Failure to function adequately

• What is failure to function adequately?

  When someone can't cope with everyday living.
• Give an example of a mental disorder that causes distress to others.

  Schizophrenia
• When can a person not coping with everyday life not be classed as an abnormality?


  When it does not cause distress in that person or in others.
• Give an example of a situation where a person not coping with everyday life is normal.


  e.g.A person that is content not having a regular job as it does not cause themselves or others distress.
• What did Rosenhan (1989) do?


  He suggested certain features that would help when diagnosing abnormalities based on the failure to function adequately.
• Name 3 of the features that Rosenhan suggested.

  E.g.irrationality, unpredictability and personal distress.
• If the failure to function adequately explanation suffers from cultural bias then what does this tell us?

  That the explanation may not be relatable to all cultures making it hard to generalise.
• What is a strength of the failure to function adequately explanation?


  It takes a patient centred view
• How does the failure to function explanation take a patient centered view?

  It allows the mental order to be viewed from the perception of the sufferer that is struggling to function adequately and is seeking help.