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Originally Posted by JinnKai
Why not? They're the ones who CREATED the "disorder" for easier assholism.. I fail to see why they shouldn't be grouped together, and I don't see your other post.
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Here's my post from the
other thread. You actually posted in the same thread, as it turns out.
Psychologists do not CREATE disorders, but they discover, identify, and study them. When a behavioral trend is found, it's helpful to name it so other scientists can recognize it.
Did psychologists CREATE depression, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder? No, they identified and named (labeled) them so that treatment could be effectively administered to the afflicted.
Now, considering this "IMS" research, I can't vouch for all of (Dr.?) Diamond's work (he comes off as more of a salesman than a scientist to me), but I can say that a blatant disregard (or disdain, even) for actual research of any kind that may really help some people is rather haughty. And, once again, it's not the researcher or the psychologist who is to blame for some assholes making up excuses for their irresponsible behavior.
This what I think you're saying- tell me if I'm inferring wrongly with this example:
If a guy came up to you and sneezed on your arm, and he said, "Sorry, I have a cold." You would then say, "Curse those dirty doctors with their laundry list of excuses for assholes!" and instead of blaming the asshole in front of you, you blame the scientists who identified that sickness which makes people sneeze- the common cold.
Obviously, this IMS isn't as basic as the common cold, but it's likely something that shouldn't be so instantly discredited as "quack science." Especially if
you weren't the one doing the research.
If this is still questionable, I'd be happy to discuss it further, so that we may all be enlightened.