Talking back to Dr. Phil
Subtitle: alternatives to mainstream psychology
By: David Bedrick ; foreword by Arnold Mindell
Publisher: Belly Song Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Santa Fe, N.M
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780985266707
Subjects: Philosophy; Psychology; Practice; Mental health counseling; Suffering; Sexism; Social psychology; Self-actualization (Psychology); Psychological aspects; Self-help techniques
Other titles: Alternatives to mainstream psychology
Description: A critique of mainstream psychology's ineffectiveness, neglect of the personal and social meaning behind people's suffering, lack of diversity-mindedness, and predisposition to shame rather than understand people. It takes Dr. Phil as a representative, a straw man, for this kind of thinking. Discussing sixteen specific episodes of the Dr. Phil show, the book provides alternative perspectives on such topics as lying, judging, labeling, dieting, anger, shame, addictions, relationships, domestic violence, race, and gender.--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Labeling, lies, judgment, and anger; title: Relationships; title: Diets and body image; title: Addictions and obsessions; title: Diversity; title: Domestic violence.