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A1. Independently of their efficacy, each school's explanations of how their therapy approach works range from plausible-but-unproven (some aspects of some CBT
by 0xcde4c3db 8y ago
A1. Independently of their efficacy, each school's explanations of how their therapy approach works range from plausible-but-unproven (some aspects of some CBT approaches) to blatant pseudoscience (EMDR, psychoanalysis). Many constructs used to describe personality and behavior are little more than ad hoc descriptions with no grounding in a more general theory.
- laretluval 8y agoThis is also true for many other branches of medicine.
- 0xcde4c3db 8y agoMany explanations of medical issues and treatments lack accuracy or explanatory power, sure. Doctors disagree all the time on diagnosis and treatment. But in psychotherapy it's like having a neurologist tell you that your diabetes is caused by compression of a lumbar nerve while a gastroenterologist tells you that it's caused by an intestinal obstruction.