Now that's a remarkable coincidence: my father called me Fiona, too. I never knew why ....
Best, Jeff On Feb 21, 2015, at 8:32 PM, Stuart McKelvie <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Fiona, > That show sounds interesting. Having a cuppa then off for shut-eye..... > >> Jeff Ricker noted: >> >> I've been looking at the issue of Erikson's relevance to contemporary work >> for the past hour and must tentatively disagree with Gary's claim. Yes, even >> Erikson criticized his own work after his retirement and seemed unsure >> whether research in this area could ever be "scientific." Nevertheless, he >> seemed to believe that the assumptions and general principles that formed >> the foundation of his thinking were valid. >> -------------------------------- >> MY RESPONSE: >> >> I think it was good that Erikson recognized problems with the scientific >> value of his ideas. I always felt they were interesting, but just not as >> theoretically useful, but the Barnum-like way they are described in Psych >> texts is also problem. Text authors seem to revel in the vagueness, and >> everyone looks for confirmation in anecdotal accounts while finding, events >> to fit the "theory" in hindsight. >> >> I think the same problems are reinforced in educating health >> professionals...they are told such unsupported ideas are relevant, and >> taught to look for ways to fit his(and other) ideas to cases. Again, such >> ideas are comfortable frameworks that are thus "made" to feel important and >> relevant. This leads such folks to feel they have knowledge to >> share....whether it is evidenced based or not. Thus, notions like >> Kubler-Ross's stages of dying, and similar (or, even more pseudoscientific) >> views become required lore in the socialization/training of health >> professionals. What is seen as important, and what is actually efficacious >> in practice may be different. However, it is warming a few degrees here, >> and I am becoming less curmudgeonly, so I will defer to those with more >> expertise in developmental science ;-) >> ------------------------------------------- >> JEFF NOTED >> And his ideas about and theories of fundamental developmental challenges >> seem to still be important in areas like nursing, social work, and >> counseling psychology. I noticed that this may be especially true in the >> care and treatment of geriatric patients, which is the issue that gave rise >> to this thread. >> >> Perhaps someone with expertise in this broad area could expound on this a >> bit. >> >> YES, AGREE... >> >> G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D >> Psychology@SVSU >> -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- 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=42218 or send a blank email to leave-42218-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
