Social Psychology and Dysfunctional Behavior: Origins, Diagnosis, and Treatment

摘要: A colleague recently recounted a conversation she had with group of graduate students. For reasons that cannot recall, the discussion turned to topic "old-fashioned" ideas in psychology-perspectives and beliefs once enjoyed widespread support but are now regarded as quaint curiosities. The students racked their brains outdo one ofthe historical trivia psychology: Le Bon's another knowledge fascination "group mind," Mesmer's theory animal magnetism, short-lived popularity "moral therapy," Descartes' belief erec tions maintained by air from lungs, so on. When it came his tum contribute discussion, student brought up an enigmatic journal he seen library stacks: Journal Abnormal Social Psychology. He thought inclusion abnormal social psychology within covers single seemed odd combination, wondered aloud what sort quirk led psychologists earlier generation regard these two fields somehow related. Our then asked her if they any about how such combination found its way into journal."