Defining Abnormality: Limitations of Failure to Function Adequately
- Created by: Holly
- Created on: 17-05-15 17:22
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- Failure To Function Adequately
- Who judges?
- The patient himself may determine that their behaviour is undesirable
- The patient may be unaware of or content with their behaviour - others judge the behaviour
- Adaptive or maladaptive?
- Some dysfunctional behaviour may be functional for the individual
- Cultural relativism
- Adequate functioning is related to cultural ideas of how to live your life
- Different diagnoses when applied to people from different cultures
- Who judges?
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