Lesson 2- Definition of Abnormality (Failure to Function Adequately)

Question 1

What is failure to function adequately?

Answer 1

1) Person unable- cope- day to day life e.g. job, social life etc
2) Experience psychological distress & discomfort
3) Impacts personal, social, occupational life

Question 2

Who proposed the failure to function adequately model?

Answer 2

Rosenhan & Seligman

Question 3

What is the GAF Scale?

Answer 3

GAF scale (Global Assessment of Functioning)- used- assess rates- psychological, social, occupational functioning

Question 4

How can a persons failure to function adequately be measured?

Answer 4

Using the 7 criteria

Question 5

What are the 7 criteria?

Answer 5

1) Suffering- psychological 🧠 or physical- 🧠 abnormality- 👎 effect on person
2) Unpredictability & loss of control- very variable 🏃‍♂‍- uncontrolled, inappropriate- sudden changes in mood
3) Maladaptiveness- abnormal/👎 🏃‍♂‍- ✖️ good relationships & working effectively
4) Observer discomfort 👀- when ppl see ‘rules’- social 🏃‍♂‍- being broken
5) Vividness & unconventionality- 🏃‍♂‍ in situations differs from normal people
6) Irrationality & incomprehensibility- unclear reasoning- why they 🏃‍♂‍ in such way- ✖️ reason behind it
7) Violation of moral & ideal standards- 🏃‍♂‍ judged abnormal- moral standards violated

Question 6

How can you remember the 7 criteria?

Answer 6

SUMOVIV

Question 7

Why are the 7 criteria important?

Answer 7

1) Help define mental abnormality
The ⬆️ criteria, ⬆️ abnormal
The ⬇️ criteria, ⬆️ normal

Question 8

What are the evaluation points of failure to function adequately?

Answer 8

👎- possibly inaccurate- abnormality ✖️ always accompanied- dysfunction- some have psychological abnormality BUT live normal life- e.g. Harold Shipman ( GP 👨‍⚕️ who killed 🔪 his patients- had wife 👩 and children 👶 and supposedly lived normal life- educated as well- wouldn’t expect)- some ✖️ function adequately BUT normal (e.g. bad day)
👍- GAF scale use- assess degree- abnormality (coping with daily life?)- … used to diagnose abnormality if ✖️ functioning adequately
👎- 7 criteria- difficult to measure & analyse- subjective & ✖️ scientific 🧪/objective- psychologists- cautious- using model- some criteria- ignored- normal to display- certain scenarios
👍- easy- assess consequences- dysfunctional 🏃‍♂‍- measure level- functioning- e.g. absences- school 🏫/work