First, I admit that I knew nothing about nude psychotherapy before Jeffry Ricker's post and I admit that I now know more than I ever wanted to about nude psychotherapy. Also, it was a reminder to me why some psychologists have stopped referring to themselves as psychologists and use another self-identifier like cognitive scientist, neuroscientist, short-order cook, etc. Also #2, nude psychotherapy's support by Abraham Maslow just shows that a bad idea won't be immediately dismissed if someone famous supports it (also #3, see Bem), supporting the assertion that it's about "who do you know" that's important in life.
Second, one wonders what Bindram and Maslow's reaction might be to one nudist's activity as reported in this blog entry: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/03/horse_oregon/ Now, this entry does not mention nudism but the Seattle Weekly does as well as providing some pictures (NOTE: definitely not safe for work [NSFW] or for kid viewing -- first page is only text); see: http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/11/jasha_lottin_portland_nudist_b.php (I have the feeling that there are many more pictures available on the internet but I'll leave it to the interested reader to find them) The key point being, the young women identified as a nudist does not see what the fuss is about -- a position I'm sure that people doing nude psychotherapy had about what they were doing. She is also identified as being from Portland which might be enough to put one off on watching "Portlandia". -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15542 or send a blank email to leave-15542-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
