Psychology gone wrong : the dark sides of science and therapy / Tomasz Witkowski, Maciej Zatonski.

By:

Witkowski, Tomasz [author.]

Contributor(s):

Zatonski, Maciej [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9781627346405
1627346406

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Psychology gone wrong.DDC classification:

150.9 23

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BF81

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Contents:

Cover Page; Praise for Psychology Gone Wrong; About the Authors; Half Title; Full Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I -- Fraudsters in the Temple of Science: Some Sins of Academic Psychology; Chapter 1: In Search of the Super Human: Wanderings of Eugenics; Chapter 2: The Fraud as a Nobleman: From Lies to Academic Glory; Chapter 3: Epigones of Sir Cyril Burt: Other Scientific Fraudsters; Chapter 4: The Hidden Part of the Iceberg: The Problem of Raw Data and the Scope of Scientific Misconduct.

Chapter 5: Lying is the First Step to the Gallows: Plagiarism and Other Misconduct in Scientific PublicationsChapter 6: Scientific Conspiracy? The Myth of Replication; Chapter 7: A Big Jar of Cookies: The Reasons for Current State of Academic Psychology; Part II -- Conquering Patientsâ#x80;#x99; Souls: Sins of Psychotherapists; Chapter 8: Psychoanalysis: Castle Built on Sand; Chapter 9: The Myth of Childhood: Foundation of Therapies Exploring the Past; Chapter 10: The Nightmare of Recovered Memories; Chapter 11: Of the Need for ... Prostitution: A Different Perspective on Psychotherapy.

Chapter 12: Light at the End of the Tunnel: The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy TodayChapter 13: First, Do No Harm; Chapter 14: With What Can We Replace Psychotherapy?; Chapter 15: Ship of Fools: The Reasons for the Present State of Psychotherapy; Part III -- Beyond Control: Psychobusiness; Chapter 16: Fair of Illusions, Miracles and Hopes; Chapter 17: The Art of Hammering Nails or the Theory and Practice of Nlp in the Eyes of a Social Psychologist; Chapter 18: Hows and Whys of Inventing a New Therapy: A Psychological Sokal Hoax.

Chapter 19: From Keeping Silent to Arrogant Hostility: Strategies Employed by Scientists with Regard to PseudoscienceTo be Continuedâ#x80;¦

Summary: [The book] explores the dark sides of psychology, the science that penetrates almost every area of our lives. It must be read by everyone who has an interest in psychology, by all those who are studying or intend to study psychology, and by present and potential clients of psychotherapists. This book will tell you which parts of psychology are supported by scienctific evidence, and which parts are simply castles build on sand. This is the first book which comprehensively covers all mistakes, frauds and abuses of academic psychology, psychotherapy, and psycho-business.

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Chapter 19: From Keeping Silent to Arrogant Hostility: Strategies Employed by Scientists with Regard to PseudoscienceTo be Continuedâ#x80;¦

[The book] explores the dark sides of psychology, the science that penetrates almost every area of our lives. It must be read by everyone who has an interest in psychology, by all those who are studying or intend to study psychology, and by present and potential clients of psychotherapists. This book will tell you which parts of psychology are supported by scienctific evidence, and which parts are simply castles build on sand. This is the first book which comprehensively covers all mistakes, frauds and abuses of academic psychology, psychotherapy, and psycho-business.

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