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Comment on Thera-pist Off with Boasts of Celebrity Clients? by Gary Wood

Gary Wood — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:22:37 +0000

Yes. . we have a couple of those in the UK too. They tend to describe themselves as ‘celebrity psychologists’. . whatever that’s supposed to mean. . .it’s usually clear that they see themselves as celebrities but are somehow magically immune from the shabby rules set by their own conduct. Why is it they don’t get the connection?

Comment on Thera-pist Off with Boasts of Celebrity Clients? by Dissent

Dissent — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:42:31 +0000

You write, “Should other therapists be able to comment on the level of pathology inherent in the gossipologists’ delusions?”

Turnabout is not fair play, they’d tell us. I had one media psychologist complain through her lawyer that I invaded her privacy after I blogged about her public statements and public conduct. I invaded her privacy by discussing her public conduct? She, who routinely speculates about people, offers her opinions on what diagnoses she thinks they may have, and who doesn’t hesitate to blog about their children, even?! Sheesh.

Of course we can’t really comment publicly about the level of pathology we might suspect is present in some cases. That would be unethical and we’d go to Psychologist H*ll. But that doesn’t stop us from pointing out when psychologists are not acting ethically.

Comment on Vegetarians Don’t Eat Meat and Proper Psychologists Don’t Gossip About Celebrities! by Gary Wood

Gary Wood — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:46:40 +0000

Thanks for your comment and so glad to hear there are kindred spirits across the pond! British TV is awash with psychobabble. . .I actually enjoy doing media work, but the producers are few and far between that actually want psychologists to contribute psychology!

Comment on Vegetarians Don’t Eat Meat and Proper Psychologists Don’t Gossip About Celebrities! by Dissent

Dissent — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:20:43 +0000

As a U.S. psychologist, I was delighted to find your blog and to discover that we share a strong condemnation of psychologists who speculate about individuals’ mental health or private lives in the media. We also seem to share similar views about “pop psychology” “body language experts” and the like. I look forward to reading more of your posts and quoting you in my own blog entries.

Comment on Celebrity Body Language: Fact or Flim-Flam? by Vegetarians Don’t Eat Meat and Proper Psychologists Don’t Gossip About Celebrities! « PsyCentral Blog with Dr Gary Wood

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Comment on Dematerialization: Crystals & Car Keys by Gary Wood

Gary Wood — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:24:46 +0000

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Regards
GW.

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Terence — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:08:55 +0000

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:03:45 +0000

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