failure to function adequately

• failure to function adequately

  unable to cope w ordinary demands of day-to-day living

  abnormal behaviour is when indv isnt able to cope w everyday life
• signs used to determine when someone isnt coping

  1 . person no longer conforms to standard interpersonal rules

  2 . experience severe personal distress

  3 . behaviour becomes irrational or dangerous to others or themselves
• dissociative identity disorder DID

  uncertain abt identity + who they are

  may feel presence of other identities each w diff names etc
• main symptoms of DID

  memory gaps abt everyday events + personal info

  having several distinct identities