Jean-Marc Perreault wrote:
I've really enjoyed the discussion so far. And I would like to ask you further: What are the possible negative conseqences to actually engaging in a few sessions of HT? Granted that the HT practionners do not attempt to "fix" anything major, which is what they said they would do (or not do, depending how you read it...) I brought the topic up with the counsellor who is setting the whole thing up, and in the end, she said: "well, what harm can this possibly do?
It is BS (probably expensive BS once they try to acquire outside of what is essentially a free *advertisement* for it set up by the university). BS, especially expensive BS, should be objected to wherever and whenever it is entcountered. It squanders our time, our money, and whatever intellectual integrity we may have left after being bombarded by such junk continously.
In the end, students will end up more relaxed in times of stress (semester), which can only prove useful. The placebo effect can be just as good as anything else.
Hardly. It is unreliable, temporary, and by definition never addresses the cause of the problem. If it were as good as anything else, we'd give sugar pills for cancer.
Regards, -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-5115 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
