the "psychology, the science?" episode

Written By DeAnn Knighton

(feat. normalizers + spirituality)

Trigger Warning: All episodes discuss addiction, depression, anxiety, mental health and the recovery process in depth. If there is any additional triggering material that needs noting there will be mention at the beginning of the episode.

In this week's episode DeAnn digs into the conversation around the precipitating factors that causes debate around Psychology as a science.  She also discuss the role of science and spirituality as a continuation from last week's research episode.  She digs into an article that was published in the times in March about individual "right to nonreligious rehab".   

  • Normalizers like John Mulaney and Dax Shephard

  • NY Times Article: "People Have a Right to Nonreligious Rehab", By:  Maia Szalavitz 

  • Science + Spirituality Discussion 

  • Psychology the science? Specifics around precipitating factors that causes confusion around Psychology as a science

Resources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/opinion/faith-addiction-treatment.html
-Stanovich, K. E. (1992). How to think straight about psychology (3rd ed.). HarperCollins Publishers.

DeAnn Knighton
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