Ole Jacob Madsen

The Therapeutic Turn (eBook, ePUB)

How psychology altered Western culture

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A bold and accessible critique of contemporary psychological discourse and practice, which argues that the profession's clinical mindset and professional ethics have failed to keep pace with a new sociopolitical landscape where psychology is no longer confined to the clinic and the therapist's office.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317699903
• Artikelnr.: 41066224

Autorenporträt

Ole Jacob Madsen is Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo, Norway. His primary field of research interest is the unfolding of 'the therapeutic culture' in Scandinavia and consequent new societal ethical dilemmas facing professional psychologists.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction 2: The consumer self 3: Crisis of authority: Philip Rieff's
critique of Freud's worldview 4: Psychology and religion Interlude:
Psychology in crisis? 5: The self-help culture 6: Psychology and sports 7:
Psychology and neoliberalism 8: The psychology profession's ethos 9:
Conclusion