Apart from regular assessment procedures used in mental health settings, clinical psychologists are increasingly relying on controversial and popular assessment techniques like graphology, numerology, hypnotherapy & past-life regression. These techniques have also gained acceptance amongst masses of India. This may be due to the fact that
- Methods such as numerology, astrology have been deeply rooted in the Indian tradition and culture.
- Lack of awareness of effectiveness of other treatment procedures such as psycho therapy creates perceptual blinders.
This paper thus attempts to critically evaluate the above focal points and tries to bring out the rationale for the above mentioned procedures from the view point of mental health practitioners, advocates of alternative practices, as well as non professionals.
how is astrology and numerology on the same line as hypnosis and PLR?
ReplyDeleteMy suggestion is to focus primarily on PLR and hypnotherapy. Recently there has been an interesting online debate among psychologists/clinical psychologists regarding a NDTV-Imagine serial called 'Raaj Pichhle Janam Ka' on IndianPsychologists@yahoogroups.co.in. In case you do not have access to it, please revert back to me. The topic is very contemporary and you could interview a few of them online, if needed.
ReplyDelete@ KRIPI
ReplyDeleteI guess you got us wrong... we are trying to review the popularity of these techniques among the professionals and not comparing them..you are right that way...they cannot be on the same line, but they fall under the same umbrella term "pseudo-science"
@ DC Sir
ReplyDeleteWe have no access to that group..I would want to know how to access the group in order to facilitate interviewing....
@Psychobabble rulez
ReplyDeletethey dont all fall under the umbrella "pseudo-science".you're conradicting yourself.first you say that they are not on the same line, then u say they are all pseudo-science.
in any case..the definition of pseudo-science is medieval science.synonyms being black arts, black magic or sorcery.i dont think any of them fall in that category.