Recently I posted a list of differences between positive thinking and positive psychology. That list morphed into 14 things about self help books that I thought would really bother the scientifically-minded (outrageous claims, reliance on testimonials, blaming the victim, synchronicity, mis-representing psychology, etc.). If you're teaching critical thinking this episode might be of interest. It could also fit into a chapter on therapy. Here's the link:
http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2008/07/21/episode-64-a-scientist-goes-looking-for-a-self-help-book/ I've also separated out the 14 reasons into separate shorter audio files and you can find those here: http://www.thepsychfiles.com/selfhelp/ As always, I'm happy to get feedback. Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
