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Originally Posted by willravel
I'm sure you're aware that peer reviewed empirical research may demonstrate the success rate of a given method, however in psychology what is or isn't effective can change from person to person.
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Like any other treatment (medical or psychological), there may be individual differences in the effectiveness of particular therapeutic approach. However, when it comes to selecting a particular therapeutic approach, I would choose one that has demonstrable effects above chance (error, placebo effects, regression to the mean, etc.). Some people may report benefits from regular treatments with crystals. I would want to see a properly designed experimental evaluation of the treatment before I recommended crystal therapy to anyone.
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If a given technique or framework is demonstrated to be helpful to 15% of people in several peer reviewed studies, then that 15% has been treated successfully.
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I'm not familiar with any empirical research that reports its results in the way you do above. Do you have references for these studies? It's hard to evaluate your claims without reference to the studies you cite.
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By my understanding many psychologists attend therapy sessions with a psychologist that uses a psychoanalytic framework.
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I'm not sure how to evaluate this claim. It doesn't speak to the validity of psychodynamic therapies. Most clinical psychologists report using an eclectic approach. (Meaning that they use therapies derived from variety of different theoretical perspectives). Different types of therapy have been empirically demonstrated to be effective for different types of mental illness. Clinical psychologists who I know that offer psychoanalysis do report that some of their clients request it, especially those that like to construct personal narratives of their lives. This does not speak to the effectiveness of such therapies in treating any particular mental illness.
Wow. I'll try to end my threadjacking now.
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Originally Posted by guccilvr
It often stems from a subconscious belief in a woman's superior sexuality and the raw power of their sexuality.
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How was this demonstrated?
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Originally Posted by Miss Mango
I would think it a bad thing if a parent didnt allow this. Not only does it enforce the idea of gender roles (which I dont agree with) but also suggests that there is something wrong with it. Which there isnt - be it just dress up which for most it probably is, or an expression of something less frivolous and passing.
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I will certainly educate my children about gender typical clothing. (Not that they need it, most kids just figure it out). That said, in my opinion, allowing or forbidding a boy from wearing dresses is not going to have much of an effect one way or the other. Given loving and supportive parents, the kid is going to turn out how the kid is going to turn out.