Failure to function adequately Flashcards
What does Failure to function adequately refer to?
abnormality that prevent the person from carrying out the range of behaviors that society would expect from them, such as getting out of bed each day, holding down a job, and conducting successful relationships etc.
What did Rosenhan & Seligman suggest are the seven criteria that are typical of FFA?
personal distress (e.g. anxiety or depression), unpredictably (displaying unexpected behaviors and loss of control) and irrationality among others
How would a clinician assess how well an individual copes with everyday life?
Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF), which rates their level of social, occupational and psychological functioning.
What does this definition provide?
a practical checklist of seven criteria individuals can use to check their level of abnormality
What does this definition match?
sufferers’ perceptions
As most people seeking clinical help believe that they are suffering from psychological problems that interfere with the ability to function properly, it supports the definition
What is a limitation of FFA?
Cultural relativism is one limitation; what may be seen as functioning adequately in one culture may not be adequate in another. This is likely to result in different diagnoses in different cultures.
What is FFA?
context dependent; not eating can be seen as failing to function adequately but prisoners on hunger strikes making a protest can be seen in a different light.
