Questioning psychology : beyond theory and control /
Levitt, Brian E.,
Questioning psychology : beyond theory and control / Brian E. Levitt. - viii, 161 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Science is dead : -- Life-giver -- Misalignment -- Paradigms lost -- Beyond theory and control : -- The cult of personality theory -- Diagnosis disorder -- Personality by numbers -- The delusion of a shared language -- The impersonal is political : -- Welcome to the machine -- It's about the power -- Fear itself -- Conclusion: egoless practice. Part 1. 1. 2. 3. Part 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part 3. 8. 9. 10.
"What gets in the way of our understanding other people? So asks psychologist Brian Levitt in this challenging and deeply reflective book. Levitt writes with honesty and humility about the profession in which he has worked for 25 years and the people he has worked with. He questions the assumptions that prevent us from seeing people more fully for who they are; the belief systems that underpin all that we do; the devices and methods psychologists routinely use; the influence of the systems within which they work, and the impacts of power and fear."--Publisher's website.
1910919489 9781910919484
Psychology--Practice
Psychology--Methodology
BF38.5 / .L457 2019
150.1
Questioning psychology : beyond theory and control / Brian E. Levitt. - viii, 161 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Science is dead : -- Life-giver -- Misalignment -- Paradigms lost -- Beyond theory and control : -- The cult of personality theory -- Diagnosis disorder -- Personality by numbers -- The delusion of a shared language -- The impersonal is political : -- Welcome to the machine -- It's about the power -- Fear itself -- Conclusion: egoless practice. Part 1. 1. 2. 3. Part 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part 3. 8. 9. 10.
"What gets in the way of our understanding other people? So asks psychologist Brian Levitt in this challenging and deeply reflective book. Levitt writes with honesty and humility about the profession in which he has worked for 25 years and the people he has worked with. He questions the assumptions that prevent us from seeing people more fully for who they are; the belief systems that underpin all that we do; the devices and methods psychologists routinely use; the influence of the systems within which they work, and the impacts of power and fear."--Publisher's website.
1910919489 9781910919484
Psychology--Practice
Psychology--Methodology
BF38.5 / .L457 2019
150.1