"hand-wavy ... just about anything Freud said" - There's the issue: In pop science and public perception, psychology is nearly 100% Freud (but luckily, this is

"hand-wavy ... just about anything Freud said" - There's the issue: In pop science and public perception, psychology is nearly 100% Freud (but luckily, this is changing). Public perception doesn't matter much for research in the field, but it doesn't help credibility.