Abnormality 2 Failure To Function Adequately

Question 1

AO1

Answer 1

-not being able to cope with the demands of everyday life
-abnormal b that interferes with everyday life. E.g unable to maintain personal hygiene or basic standards of nutrition
-Rosenhan= signs of person failing to function adequately= maladaptive b and sever personal distress
-e.g depression unable to keep a job get up in the morning therefore inability to cope with the demands of everyday life

Question 2

AO3 strenght of FFA

Answer 2

P-acknowledges the personal experience of individuals
E-e.g although some criterion maybe diff to measure, def takes into acc persons subjective experience nd their perception today their ability to cope with everyday life nd weather or not they are feeling severe perosonal distress.
L- therefore FFA capture the experience of many ppl who need help sugg is a useful def to assess abnormality

Question 3

AO3 limitation FFA

Answer 3

P- a weakness of FFA is that is easy to label non-standard behaviour, lifestyle choices as abnormal.
E- very hard to say when someone is really failing to function adequately nd when they have chosen to deviate away from social norms
E-an e.g of this maybe those who favour high risk leisure activities or unusual spiritual practices could be classed as unreasonable and therefore abnormal
L- therefore this is a limitation of FFA as ppl who make unusual choices are at risk of being labelled abnormal nd their freedom of choice may therefore be restricted