Failure to Function

• Failure to Function

  When individuals cannot cope with daily challenges in life e.g. hygeine
• Rosenham + Seligman Features

  • Maladaptive behaviours
  • Irrational and unpredictable actions go against long-term interests

  Individuals show personal anguish, observers feel discomfort in their presence
• (+) A03: Individual Experiences

  Respects individual experiences, allows own perspective of mental health disorder through a clear checklist
• (-) A03: Not Broad Enough


  Only includes those who cannot cope in society, psychopaths are able to function e.g. lower empathy can benefit business and politics