Definitions of Abnormality: Failure to Function Adequately (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Failure to Function Adequately definition
Failure to Function Adequately definition
When someone's mental state prevents them from doing everyday activities
Cultural relativism & Failure to Function
Cultural relativism & Failure to Function
Functioning adequately differs across cultures
Cultural relativism consequence for diagnosis
Cultural relativism consequence for diagnosis
Different diagnoses in different cultures
Job loss alternative explanation (not abnormality)
Job loss alternative explanation (not abnormality)
Economic situation, not psychopathology
Strength: patient perspective
Strength: patient perspective
Acknowledges patient's experience is important in assessing abnormality
Strength: threshold for help
Strength: threshold for help
Useful threshold for identifying when professional help is needed
Limitation: overlap with which definition?
Limitation: overlap with which definition?
Deviation from social norm
Example of overlap between definitions
Example of overlap between definitions
Unemployment = failure to function OR deviation from social norm
Limitation: deterministic aspect
Limitation: deterministic aspect
Lifestyle choices may be labeled as failure without person's control
Alternate lifestyle interpretation issue
Alternate lifestyle interpretation issue
May be wrongly interpreted as deviation from social norm
Result of overlap between definitions
Result of overlap between definitions
Creates confusion, hard to identify failure to function