Failure to function adequately

Question 1

What is failure to function adequately?

Answer 1

Individuals are abnormal when their behaviour suggests they cannot cope with everyday life. Causing distress leading to dysfunction.

Question 2

What is an example of failure to function adequatley?

Answer 2

Schizophrenia when a person can have disturbing hallucinations which leads to bizarre behaviour. They experience distress and can be irrational and unpredicatble.

Question 3

What are the seven features to asses abnormality by Rosenhan and Seligman?

Answer 3

-Personal distress
-Observer discomfort
-Unpredictability
-Unconventionality
-Maladaptive behaviour
-Irrationality
-Violation of moral standards

Question 4

What is Personal distress?

Answer 4

Feature of abnormality includes depression and anxiety disorder

Question 5

What is Observer distress

Answer 5

Displaying behaviour causing discomfort to others

Question 6

What is Unpredictability?

Answer 6

Displaying unexpected behaviours such as a loss of control

Question 7

What is Unconventionality?

Answer 7

Displaying unconventional behaviour

Question 8

What is Irrationality?

Answer 8

Displaying behaviour that cannot be explained in a rational way

Question 9

What is Violation of moral standards?

Answer 9

Displaying behaviour violating society’s moral standards.

Question 10

Psychopaths can cause great harm but can still appear normal. Why is this a problem? (Evidence)

Answer 10

Shipman the doctor murdered at least 215 patients over 23 years and still maintained his job, hygiene and relationships. Abnormal but didn’t display features of inadequate.

Question 11

Psychopaths can cause great harm but can still appear normal. Why is this a problem? (Explain)

Answer 11

Some behaviours can be missed by this definition meaning it is not useful and can cause a lack of diagnosis and support having economic impacts for work places

Question 12

In some cultures, women are not expected to have a job. Why is this a problem? (Evidence)

Answer 12

They would be classed as abnormal to this definition as their cultural norms differ. Can explain why lower-class and non-white patients are more often classified as abnomal

Question 13

In some cultures, women are not expected to have a job. Why is this a problem? (Explain)

Answer 13

Definition suffers from cultural relativism which means that there may be no universal standards for labelling behaviours as abnormal to this definition.

Question 14

When deciding whether someone is failing to function adequately, someone has to judge whether a patient is distressed or causing others to be. Why is this a problem? (Evidence)

Answer 14

Some patients may say they are distressed but may not be judged as suffering.

Question 15

When deciding whether someone is failing to function adequately, someone has to judge whether a patient is distressed or causing others to be. Why is this a problem? (Explain)

Answer 15

Someone has the right to make the judgement (psychiatrist) and may lead to lack of support to those suffering having economic implications as they may struggle to attend work.

Question 16

It attempts to include the subjective experience of the individual. Why is this a strength? (Evidence)

Answer 16

May not be an entirely satisfactory approach as it is difficult to asses distress but the definition acknowledges the experience of the patient is more important

Question 17

It attempts to include the subjective experience of the individual. Why is this a strength? (Explain)

Answer 17

The definition captures the experience of many who need help. Lead to a speedier recovery which has positive economic implications for the individual.