- Topic Areas:
- Workshop
- Category:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985
- Faculty:
- Thomas Szasz, MD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 43 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date :
- Dec 12, 1985
Description
Description:
Like lock and key, illness and treatment are matching, symmetrical terms. Because the term “mental illness” is misleading, I prefer to avoid the term “psychotherapy,” which refers (or ought to refer) to a particular kind(s) of dialogue, discourse, or situation of personal influence.
Educational Objectives:
- To understand the metaphoric character and strategic utility of the term “psychotherapy.”
- To discuss why and how the medical model of psychotherapy is both the strength and weakness of this concept and know its correct uses
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
