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    It is not the case that Jerome Wakefield's hybrid disorder concept shows that harmful dysfunction judgments draw on lay value assessments independent of prior biological function theory.

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    • 1.Wakefield's account prioritizes biological dysfunction; lay values are secondary filters, not independent drivers of the core disorder concept.
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    • 2.Distinguishing 'lay values' from 'biological theory' is unclear; evolutionary fitness and human flourishing concepts already embed value assumptions.
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    • 3.The claim overstates independence: harm judgments depend on prior empirical facts about biological function, limiting how 'independent' values truly are.
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    • 1.Clinicians diagnosing disorders routinely invoke social context (e.g., shyness vs. social anxiety disorder), showing values shape dysfunction judgments.
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    • 2.Wakefield's hybrid model explicitly requires both dysfunction AND harm; harm assessments inherently involve normative value judgments about human welfare.
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    • 3.Cross-cultural variation in disorder recognition (e.g., ADHD prevalence) reflects different lay values about normalcy, not just biological differences.
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