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Among the religious, said Dr. Stern, the most common fallacy is: "If there were only more faith in the world, people would not be nearly so neurotic as they are." But, he went on, "I can show you a number of atheists who are happy people and have never known...
Another fallacy: "It is surprising how often you hear people remark behind the back of a patient suffering from neurotic anxieties or neurotic mood disorders, 'If he only pulled himself together-surely he could help it!' . . . Nobody would ever think that an abscess of the gall bladder can...
For their part, many psychiatrists suffer from an anti-religious bias that is part of the "general positivistic atmosphere of our time," said Dr. Stern-"the belief that science is the only fountain of truth and that revelation is bunk." Some would go so far as to say that scientific...
Besides love and security, says Dr. Kelley, a youngster needs simple corporal punishment. This should change after age seven or so to adult types of punishment -fines and loss of privileges, always with reasoned explanations. If the child is not secure, Dr. Kelley conceded, the controls may make him neurotic...
A neurotic, sickly, Harvard man, Robert Herrick is typical in his inability to escape the myth. Although he consciously sought to replace Alger with an alternative that would prove an equally compelling vision, he could not succeed. His answer was the Professional Man; he wanted his hero to renounce all...