Study Questions - Therapies

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    "The mind is its own place, & in itself can make a heaven of Hell, a hell of Heaven." -- John Milton

   1. Suppose your friend or loved one has a relatively serious psychological problem. Should you suggest that he or she get professional help?

   2. Several computer programs have been written to "do psychology". Could a computer program be written to "do psychoanalysis"?

   3.; Janice has a phobia of going out in public. What approach would be most effective for treating her problem?

   4. If a Westerner believed that he or she was possessed by the devil, would therapy or an exorcism ritual be the more effective treatment?

   5. Why do you think that people are often more convinced by dramatic case studies than by sound experimental evidence?

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Topics in Psychology
Robert C. Gates