Failure to function adequately

• Failure to function adequately


  When a person's behaviour means they are unable to cope with the demands of everyday life
• What are some aspects of day-to-day life that an abnormal person would not be able to achieve?

  • distress (yourself or other people)
  • unpredictability (displaying unexpected behaviours and loss of control)
  • irrationality
  • does not conform to interpersonal rules
• Failure to function evaluation:

  + targets people who need help the most

  + used in medical settings to diagnose people

  - can group people who choose to live in a non-traditional way with people who simply can't function

  - cannot prevent mental disorders as they will show symptoms but won't cause failure to function adequately until serious