"...people can and must judge one another -- for example, when they vote, or choose a doctor, or choose a friend. A first answer to the question, "Is there something potentially dangerous about professional judgments of personality?" is that, yes, it can involve some injury or danger. The target of the judgment is another person who likely cares about how he or she is judged. That does not, however, make the judgment necessarily bad.

"Judgments openly made by professionals teach about agreements and disagreements in the field and potentially help to guide the public..."

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...inherently-bad