dysfunction definition
dysfunction means the disturbance or abnormality of function. Dysfunction may be expressed at the level of the body (impairment), the person (activity limitation) or in the ability of a person to undertake their usual social roles (participation restriction);
dysfunction means. This section will examine Jerome Wakefield’s attempt to resolve that shortcoming. I will begin with a quick overview of Wakefield’s Harmful Dysfunction analysis of disorder. After a brief look at how Wakefield’s account of disorder comes together, I will focus in on what he has to say about the role ‘dysfunction’ plays in the HD analysis.