I have seen many psychological "theories" come and go in my time. Each theory gets replaced with still more glop that has no conclusive evidence at all!
2006-11-11 15:26:22 · 14 answers · asked by Brigid O' Somebody 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To smcin728--I apologize;I didn't mean to slam all of psychology. There are some valid theories out there!
2006-11-11 15:56:22 · update #1
I'd tend to agree to a point. I'm a Psych major, and I've seen alot of the "glop" you speak of. Much of it is based on someone's desire to mentally control someone who can help themselves.
However, from a Christian viewpoint, there is no denying the connections between sound psychological or emotional well-being, and sound Biblical life applications.
This is the focus of Psychology from a Christian stance. Incorporating scriptural teachings and applications actually works - ask Christians!
2006-11-11 15:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by azar_and_bath 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you try separating glop from what really helps people. Show me some "glop", accepted by the APA and maybe you'll get an answer instead of "glop", akin to the question, which wasn't a question, at all.
As far as undermining Biblical Values, I think that's a great start in making people truly healthy. I'm kind of sick of "Kill unruly children", "Stone an adulturous wife", "Don't wear clothes of diverse fibers", and, of course the ones that Christians say simply don't apply anymore. Thank god you can eat pork. Thank God you can worship on Sunday instead of Saturday.
God knows that anybody who's got a mental illness is simply posessed. All that bullshit about schizophrenia, Bipolar, Dissociative Identity Disorder. All glop right?
2006-11-11 23:35:20 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just because something makes it into the popular press doesn't make it worthwhile. Self-help books emerge in the hundreds each year, but few continue to be published after a few months.
The most well-researched psychotherapy versions include some form of cognitive-behavioral therapy. There are many variations, some of which include marital and family therapy, some with specific interventions for discreet symptom sets. However, if you are interested in determining whether some fresh idea will become stale soon, consider the research that supports it.
2006-11-11 23:36:33 · answer #3 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't call it "psychological" glop. I'm a psychologist and a Christian, so I take that personal. It's just glop. Don't let it get to you. They don't have to answer to us. But they will have to answer.
2006-11-11 23:29:04 · answer #4 · answered by Emm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't like psychological glop and I am not even a Christian. It is nonsense.
2006-11-11 23:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's true. There is so much emphesis on the nonsense that the true and very simple message of love and peace and tolerance get lost.
2006-11-11 23:29:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I'm tired of the biblical values that try to undermine science because they're afraid of the truth.
2006-11-11 23:34:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hey. If you want to ignore advances in psychological discovery in favor of superstition in a book written thousands of years ago by stupid, Bronze Age tribesmen, you be my guest.
2006-11-11 23:28:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes... It does get old and after awhile just silly
2006-11-11 23:31:12 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, there is a lot of useless psychobabble out there.
2006-11-11 23:28:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋