defintiion of abnormality:failure to function adequately

Question 1

failure to function a01

Answer 1

abnormaility can be judged in terms of not being able to cope with everyday life
as soon as behaviour interferes with everyday life, individual may label their own beaviour as abnormal as they are unable to carry out normal activities

Question 2

what are the 5 indicators of a person failing to function adequately

Answer 2

Maladaptive behaviour-behaviour which stops a person achieving goals e.g socially or at work
Observer discomfort-e.g self harming
Personal distress e.g anxiety, depression
Irrational behaviour-behavioru which cannot be explained rationally
Unpredictable behaviour-unexpected behaviour e.g killing yourself after failing a dirving test
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Question 3

weakness of failure to function adaquetly

Answer 3

subjective judgments are still required in definition
e.g what one person may seen as observer discomfot another may not
consequently, definition can be queationed in terms of reliability as defferent people will make different decisions as to whether or not someone is abnormal