How would you get evaluated for a trait independently of a diagnosis? That’s not really a thing.
The problem with psychological diagnoses is they are mostly bundles of symptoms that are grouped together into a diagnosis, and it can’t be a diagnosis that effects too many people because then it wouldn’t be a disorder. That is to say, there is a very serious political component to psychology.
A medical diagnosis can be very targetted to one thing (like celiac disease) and it can be demonstrated objectively.
I wasn’t saying you would. If I gave that impression it was unintentional.
I don’t disagree that psychological diagnosis is more tricky. There are objective criteria and tests for some, but the interpretation is still able to be vague.
I’m simply saying that we should both respect personal preferences as well as requests for accommodations based on subjective need, while also recognizing that an objective diagnosis by a professional is different.
How would you get evaluated for a trait independently of a diagnosis? That’s not really a thing.
The problem with psychological diagnoses is they are mostly bundles of symptoms that are grouped together into a diagnosis, and it can’t be a diagnosis that effects too many people because then it wouldn’t be a disorder. That is to say, there is a very serious political component to psychology.
A medical diagnosis can be very targetted to one thing (like celiac disease) and it can be demonstrated objectively.
I wasn’t saying you would. If I gave that impression it was unintentional.
I don’t disagree that psychological diagnosis is more tricky. There are objective criteria and tests for some, but the interpretation is still able to be vague.
I’m simply saying that we should both respect personal preferences as well as requests for accommodations based on subjective need, while also recognizing that an objective diagnosis by a professional is different.