Failure to function adequately

Failure to function adequately - A model of abnormality based on an inability to cope with day-to-day life caused by psychological distress or discomfort

• Pomerantz (2014) - Most people who seek help from a clinical psychologist suffer from psychological distress due to an inability to cope with their work/personal lives

• In most societies, there are expectations about how people should live their lives/contribute to social groups; if people don't meet them we see them as failing to function adequately 

Rosenhan & Seligman (1989) - 7 abnormal characteristics:

• Suffering - Most abnormal individuals report suffering, HOWEVER, psychopaths may have a lack of suffering and clinically normal people also…