Witkowski, a psychologist, skeptic, and author who specializes in debunking pseudoscience in psychology, psychotherapy, and everyday life, provides 18 essays that use critical thinking methods to challenge concepts related to psychology, science, and culture. He discusses ways to counter distortions often used in discussions, the evaluation of history, the errors that occur when people try to apply it to contemporary reality, and the evolutionary origins of the victim culture and its rapid development; social issues like suicide prevention and the principle of presumed innocence; aspects of science, including the role of authority in science; pop psychology, including loneliness, free will and embodied cognition, the negative effects of auto-suggestion, and distortions related to the link between behavior and personality traits and susceptibility to cancer; and issues in psychotherapy, such as therapeutic schools without verified effectiveness, economic aspects, and ethical problems. Some of the essays were previously published in different form elsewhere. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
