LS2 - Failure To Function Adequately

Question 1

Who created failure to function adequately

Answer 1

Rosenhan and Seligman

Question 2

Failure To Function Adequately

Answer 2

Based on the fact that people are unable to copy with day to day life because they experience psychological distress/discomfort, impacting their personal, social and occupational life.

Question 3

What Happens If Someone Can’t Cope With Day To Day Life

Answer 3

It could be a sign they aren’t functioning adequately and psychologists use the Global Assessment Of Functioning Scale (GAF) to assess rates of social, occupational and psychological functioning.

Question 4

How Is It Measured

Answer 4

There’s 7 criteria that help define mental abnormality, the more someone has the more abnormal they are.

Question 5

7 Criteria

Answer 5

Suffering
Unpredictability & Loss Of Control
Maladaptive Behaviour
Observer Discomfort 
Vividness & Unconventionality
Irrationality & Incomprehensibility
Violation Of Moral & Ideal Standards

Question 6

FTFA Strengths

Answer 6

GAF

Question 7

FTFA Weaknesses

Answer 7

Difficult To Measure
Abnormality Doesn’t Always Link To Dysfunction

Question 8

GAF

Answer 8

Allows psychologists to accurately assess the degree of abnormality and if they’re coping with daily life.

Question 9

Difficult To Measure

Answer 9

It’s a subjective model that lacks scientific support meaning psychologists must be cautious when using it to define abnormality.

Question 10

Abnormality Doesn’t Always Link To Dysfunction

Answer 10

Harold Shipman killed bare mans but met no criteria, sometimes having a bad day means you’re abnormal on the model when that isn’t the case.