"The brain doesn’t make judgments, it recalls and processes the factors to make judgments based on its store of empirical information. "
It recalls and processes the factors to make judgements AND THEN MAKES THE JUDGEMENTS. If not it, what?
I agree that ‘healthy’ is somewhat arbitrary and subjective, but then again that doesn’t seem to be Szasz’ point. After all, he isn’t writing about how there is no such thing as disease or sickness.
What would Szasz say about a patient with hemispatial neglect? Would he not consider some of their behavior diseased, as it can cause delusions resulting from their illness?
If a patient believes that her own arm is her husbands, and denies all evidence to the contrary, and such a believe is the product of a brain disorder, what would you call such irrational beliefs? Irrational beliefs tend towards irrational behavior, after all.