Priya, a freelance software developer, has recently started working exclusively between midnight and 6 am, ignoring client calls during traditional business hours. She has also stopped attending her weekly community choir rehearsals and has her groceries delivered to avoid going to supermarkets. A clinical psychologist is assessing Priya and is considering using 'dysfunction' as a key criterion for diagnosis.
Explain two weaknesses of using 'dysfunction' to diagnose Priya's mental health condition.
110 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Diagnosis of mental disorders (4 Ds), Classification systems (DSM and ICD), Schizophrenia and one other disorder, Treatments for the two disorders, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.