Has modern psychology failed its students? 7 Articles

by Lael Clapp

What I love about psychology is that it is what you make it. I come from a very unique background in that I have two different mental illness. I love that I can take psychology and all its theories and apply it through t...read more

by Robert Tippett

When I was a junior in college (1996), headed toward a degree in Psychology, I looked forward to the course about the various theories of personality the history of psychology offered for study. I had for a long time love...read more

by Renee Dawson

Everything in psychology goes by the book, DSM IV, or whatever version is out now. Everything gets it diagnosis by the book. The problem is this: Most people who need counseling have never read the book. Besides the bo...read more

by Rob Bryant

Psyche was a Greek goddess who represented the soul. She was often represented by a butterfly. The word "psyche" means "soul," "mind," or "spirit." Psychology is thus the study of the soul. We can see that psychology ha...read more

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by Sam Brougher

Modern psychology has not failed its students. Modern psychology has a vast body of knowledge, stretching from engineering technology design to psychiatric evaluation, that is unrivaled compared to any other time period. W...read more

by Thomas Hopkins

Psychology is in use in our every day lives in our relationships with others,in art,in music,in poetry and in literature.Every time something is sold and in each and every business transaction psychology is in use.When...read more

by Andrew Kerbs

Yes. Modern psychology in our public universities today has failed miserably. It is a warped line of thinking that does more for ignoring problems then fixing them. Relativism is its predominant teaching, whether it admit...read more