Structural Functionalist

As time goes on, more and more people are suffering from a mental illness. In the United States, mental health typically is defined as one's psychological, emotional and social well-being. Research shows that in the last year, at least a quarter of college students has either been diagnosed or treated for a mental health problem (Mooney, Knox, and Scacht, 2016, p. 35). My initial thought was that 25 percent students seems to be too high to be true. However, I myself have narcolepsy, depression and social anxiety disorder. Many of my friends have disorders such as dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactive disorder and different anxiety disorders. The structural-functionalist, conflict and symbolic interactionist reflect on different perspectives that people believe connect to mental illness.

Symbolic interactionists tend to look at labels (Mooney, Knox, and Scacht, 2016, p. 15).
If one organ starts to malfunction, the body as a whole suffers (Mooney, Knox, and Schacht, 2016, p. 15). In the case of mental illness, when one is ill, they are unable to be their(A., 2015) to complete their role in society which then is a problem according to structural functionalists. Latent dysfunctions are the "unintended and often unrecognized negative consequences of social patterns or behavior." Structural functionalists tend to look into latent dysfunctions. In the show, "13 Reasons Why", the main character, Hannah committed suicide and shortly after, the school finally decided to put up anti-bullying and suicide awareness posters. Later on, another main character got mad and brought up the posters, claiming how pathetic it was that the school was just now beginning to do something for those fighting a mental illness. Latent dysfunctions are a part of the structural functionalist