Failure to Function Adequately^

Question 1

Failure to Function Adequately

Answer 1

don’t know how to cope with everyday life

Question 2

Maladaptive

Answer 2

not adjusting adequately to situation

Question 3

Rosenhan & Seligman

Answer 3

proposed additional signs to determine if someone is not coping
- no longer conforms to society rules (eye contact, personal space)

Question 4

Intellectual Disability Disorder

Answer 4

very low IQ based on statistical infrequency
individual fails to function adequetly before diagnosis

Question 5

Represent a Threshold for Help

Answer 5

• ftfa provides a criteria to seek help
• 1 in 4 people in UK have mh problems but disregard them
• seek people once they can’t function
• therapy can be altered by severity

Question 6

Discrimination & Social Control

Answer 6

• does not apply to all lifestyles
• not having a permament address is normal for those that travel a lot
• those with different standards can be classified as f.a.d even without a mental disorder
• can have their freedom taken away

Question 7

Failure to Function can be Normal

Answer 7

• can be normal in some situations
• being in severe distress is normal after a trauma (death)
• unfair to state they have to tick all boxes, even under bad experiences
• people may need treatmentdoesn’t mean they all fail to funtion