Mental Myth

Thomas Szasz's classic book revolutionized thinking about the nature of the psychiatric profession and the moral implications of its practices. By diagnosing unwanted behavior as mental illness, psychiatrists, Szasz argues, absolve individuals of responsibility for their actions and instead blame their alleged illness. He also critiques Freudian psychology as a pseudoscience and warns against the dangerous overreach of psychiatry into all aspects of modern life.

Until recent years, “bad” and “immoral” were the terms used to describe people who are now referred to as “sick” and “in need of treatment.” Moral and religious perspective has been replaced by medical and therapeutic rhetoric. It is little wonder why the world is plagued by legions of rapists, drug users, murderers, thieves, and child abusers, all of whom are now referred to as having one form or another of “addiction” and are thus either “sick” or suffering from “mental illness.”

In The Myths of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky isolates the major turning points of adult life, looking to both achievements (marriage, children, professional satisfaction, wealth) and failures (singlehood, divorce, financial ruin, illness) to reveal that our misconceptions about the impact of such events is perhaps the greatest threat to our long-term well-being.

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. It also explores topics that listeners will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as "opposites attract", "people use only 10% of their brains", and "handwriting reveals your personality", and provides a "mythbusting kit" for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life.

The popularization of mental health content on social media has led to an epidemic of mental health misinformation. In Psychobabble, licensed psychotherapist Joe Nucci argues that too many of us are self-diagnosing, improperly deploying therapy-speak, and even coaching others to engage in harmful activities under the guise of “self-care.”

The United States is obsessed with virginity from the media to schools to government agencies. In The Purity Myth Jessica Valenti argues that the country’s intense focus on chastity is damaging to young women. Through in-depth cultural and social analysis, Valenti reveals that powerful messaging on both extremes ranging from abstinence curriculum to Girls Gone Wild infomercials place a young woman’s worth entirely on her sexuality. Morals are therefore linked purely to sexual behavior, rather than values like honesty, kindness, and altruism.

Esta es una guía completa que te lleva a través de las complejidades de los ataques de pánico, ofreciendo ideas sobre sus causas, síntomas y estrategias efectivas de afrontamiento. Combina investigación científica con consejos prácticos e historias de vida reales para ayudar a aquellos afectados por los ataques de pánico y a sus seres queridos.

"It's like talking to a brick wall" and "We'll have to agree to disagree" are popular sayings referring to the frustrating experience of discussing issues with people who seem to be beyond the reach of argument. It's often claimed that some people - fundamentalists or fanatics - are indeed sealed off from rational criticism. And every month new pop psychology books appear, describing the dumb ways ordinary people make decisions, as revealed by psychological experiments.

Estas y muchas otras preguntas serán respondidas en este completo manual. También aprenderá sobre las diferencias de sexo relacionadas con el cerebro humano, cómo esas diferencias se manifiestan en el juego de los niños y otros temas relacionados con nuestra conciencia cognitiva. ¡Recoge este libro ahora y aprende más!

Este es un libro entretenido y práctico en el que se develan muchas de las verdades sobre el psicoanálisis, disciplina que ha cambiado el curso de la historia y la vida de muchos.

O que são funções cognitivas? Como nosso cérebro funciona? Que fatos e mitos sobre nossas mentes existem por aí e em que você deve acreditar? Essas e várias outras perguntas serão respondidas neste manual abrangente. Você também aprenderá sobre as diferenças sexuais pertencentes ao cérebro humano, como essas diferenças se manifestam nas brincadeiras das crianças e outros tópicos relacionados à nossa consciência consciente.