Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy by Tomasz Witkowski

By Tomasz Witkowski

This publication exhibits how medical and psychotherapeutic practices turn into valueless rituals known as via the well-known physicist, Richard Feynman, "cargo cult." it's a must-read for everyone who's attracted to psychology, who's learning or intends to check it, but additionally for current and capability consumers of psychotherapists and fogeys of mentally-disabled teenagers. Readers will study which elements of psychology and remedy are cargo-cult-like and that are trustworthy. This booklet is the second one a part of trilogy dedicated to the darkish aspect of psychology. the 1st quantity used to be released lower than the name Psychology long past mistaken: The darkish facets of technology and treatment, additionally published through BrownWalker Press.

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