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The APA has lost it's credibility some time ago with it's political stances. It doesn't take a researcher to see a correlation between phone time and youth issu
by joemazerino 2y ago
The APA has lost it's credibility some time ago with it's political stances. It doesn't take a researcher to see a correlation between phone time and youth issues.
- westurner 2y agoIt takes a professional to determine whether harassing them about their electronics is the actual cause of the behaviors in question.
- westurner 2y agoFrom "New Mexico: Psychologists to dress up as wizards when providing expert testimony" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40085678 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40085678 : > Clean Language
- diggan 2y ago> The APA has lost it's credibility some time ago with it's political stances. Ah, lost their credibility since 1960? Isn't there entire point of the APA "Council of Representatives" to issue policy statements on things like abortion, the rights of mentally ill, human trafficking and such? I thought that was a big part of the entire purpose. What changed "some time ago"?
- spondylosaurus 2y agoMaybe in the 70s when they stopped classifying homosexuality as a mental illness? (/s) In all seriousness, this is a great listen: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/204/81-words https://www.thisamericanlife.org/204/81-words
- exe34 2y agoInterestingly, Skinner found that even pigeons can be superstitious. Just because you want to believe something doesn't mean it's true.
- randomdata 2y agoThere is also a clear correlation between deaths from falling down stars and phone time. Perhaps we can infer that deaths have increased due to more people falling down stairs, and, from that, conclude that those who survive but bump their heads are more likely to encounter these mental health issues?