AO3: Failure to function adequately

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Liam

Cards (2)

  • Strength: Represents a threshold for help
    What? Represents a sensible threshold for when people need help
    Who? MIND - 25% people experience mental health problems; when people fail to function adequately is when people seek help/are noticed
    Why? Treatment can be targeted to who needs it the most
  • Limitation: Discrimination and social control
    What? Easy to label non-standard lifestyle choices as abnormal
    Who? Not having a job/permanent address may be a lifestyle choice; living 'off the grid'
    Why? People who made unusual choices at risk of being labelled as abnormal