The Therapy Industry
Title | The Therapy Industry PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Moloney |
Publisher | Pluto Press (UK) |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Psychotherapy |
ISBN | 9781849648776 |
Across the world anxiety, stress and depression are on the increase, a trend which looks set to continue as austerity measures bite. The official response tells people that unhappiness is just a personal problem, rather than a social one. This book offers a concise, accessible and critical overview of the world of psychological practice in Britain and the USA. Paul Moloney argues that much therapy is geared towards compliance and acceptance of the status quo, rather than attempting to facilitate social change. This book fundamentally challenges our conceptions of happiness and wellbeing. Moloney argues that therapeutic and applied psychology have little basis in science, that their benefits are highly exaggerated and they prosper because they serve the interests of power.
Retail Therapy
Title | Retail Therapy PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Pilkington |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2019-01-10 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1472965132 |
Almost weekly, the news is full of stories about disappearing retail chains. From House of Fraser and BHS to Toys'R'Us and Sears, recognised names are vanishing overnight – as such large organizations disappear, so the malls, shopping centres, high streets and main streets become emptier and less appealing to visit. The retail sector is hugely important in terms of job numbers: in the US, it employs around 30 million people (directly and indirectly); in the UK, around 10 million. As such, anything that jeopardises the retail sector will have a deep and lasting impact on millions of lives, as well as on public policy. While many blame the 'Amazon effect', this is an oversimplification. Deeper forces are at work that are changing people's relationships with brands, the balance of power between producers and consumers, and the whole nature of the supply chain that has existed since the industrial revolution. Retail Therapy offers a comprehensive analysis of these forces and their impact on the world of retailing. More importantly, it presents a cogent analysis of the longer term trends that are shaping retailing, and outlines a clear road map for sustainable success in the future.
Manufacturing Victims
Title | Manufacturing Victims PDF eBook |
Author | Tana Dineen |
Publisher | Studio 9 Books & Music |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Psychoanalysis |
ISBN | 9781552070321 |
Dr. Tana Dineen, after thirty years in the profession, has written an unflinching critique of Psychology. Manufacturing Victims, now fully revised and updated, has been heralded as an expose of the way the discipline has become corrupted by the vested interests of its practitioners. Book jacket.
Therapy Revolution
Title | Therapy Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Richard M. Zwolinski, LMHC |
Publisher | Health Communications, Inc. |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2009-11-02 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 075731418X |
What some therapists don't want you to know.
One Nation Under Therapy
Title | One Nation Under Therapy PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Hoff Sommers |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2006-06-27 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780312304447 |
Drawing on scientific evidence and common sense, the authors reveal how "therapism" and the trauma industry pervade society. They demonstrate that "talking about" problems is no substitute for confronting them.
Beyond the Psychology Industry
Title | Beyond the Psychology Industry PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Rhodes |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 127 |
Release | 2019-12-10 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 3030337626 |
This book provides a scholarly yet accessible approach to critical psychology, specifically discussing therapeutic practices that are possible outside of the mainstream psychology industry. While there are many books that deconstruct or dismantle clinical psychology, few provide a compendium of potential alternatives to mainstream practice. Focusing on five main themes in reference to this objective: suffering, decolonization, dialogue, feminism and the arts, these pages explore types of personal inquiry, cultural knowledge or community action that might help explain and heal psychological pain beyond the confines of the therapy room. Chapters focus on the role of cultural knowledge, including spiritual traditions, relational being, art, poetry, feminism and indigenous systems in promoting healing and on community-based-initiatives, including open dialogue, justice-based collaboration and social prescribing. Beyond the Psychology Industry will be of interest to researchers, clinical psychologists, therapists, academics in mental health, and cultural psychologists.
Psychology Gone Wrong
Title | Psychology Gone Wrong PDF eBook |
Author | Tomasz Witkowski |
Publisher | Universal-Publishers |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2015-01-29 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 1627345280 |
Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy 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 scientific evidence, and which parts are simply castles built on sand. This is the first book which comprehensively covers all mistakes, frauds and abuses of academic psychology, psychotherapy, and psycho-business.