In addition to Rene's answer, I would say that Emily probably suffers from some parental anxiety issues. Her father, the famous Confederate war hero, has left his daughter with a legacy to which few can live up to, for which his offspring are resented and for which Emily arguably does not deserve.
Further contributing to her "dysfunction" is the alienation she experiences as a refult of her father's legacy. Emily, from birth, is identified as "the other" as "not us." This distinction makes it nearly impossible for Emily to develop real friendships; it is an "us" and "them" mentality over which poor Emily really has no control.
The one way she dysfunctionally tries to gain control is through her captivation (quite literally) of Homer. Rat poison and sleeping with your lover's corpse is not generally considered the picture of mental health...but nothing in Emily's existence has allowed her to experience life as her townspeople do...
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