What is one of the advantages of Jerome Wakefield's harmful dysfunction approach to defining mental disorders?

a. Cultural factors do not affect the definition.
b. The definition is based on established humanistic criteria.
c. The meaning of harmful is limited to life-threatening conditions.
d. As much as possible objective evaluation is used to define the dysfunction.


Answer: d.

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