Posted by alexandra_k on November 9, 2004, at 2:32:36
In reply to Re: Hey, gardenergirl.... » Susan47, posted by gardenergirl on November 9, 2004, at 0:08:29
Hey there gg, I do sympathise, I really really do. I studied a fair bit of psych, but all we can do (In NZ and at my Uni especially) with respect to abnormal is CBT with an emphasis on the behaviourist end. Psychodynamic and humanistic theories were caricatured and presented as straw men for ridicule. It made me so mad I stopped with psychology (well, that and the stats :-))
Got sick of assessing whether Chomsky the chicken preferred wheat to puffed wheat. And their idea of clinical psychology was altering reinforcement contingencies to prevent serious self injury in young severly intellectually handicapped individuals. It wasn't what I was interested in at all...
I remember all those good old CBT handouts.
I do not miss it. I do not miss it at all.In a bit longer you will be able to do more what you want - right?
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