Ebook: SHAM: how the self-help movement made America helpless
Author: Salerno Steve
- Tags: Afhankelijkheid (algemeen), Culturele aspecten, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Life Stages--General, PSYCHOLOGY--Developmental--General, PSYCHOLOGY--Developmental--Lifespan Development, PSYCHOLOGY--General, Zelfhulpgroepen, Recovery movement, Self-actualization (Psychology), Self-help groups, Electronic books, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General, PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General, PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development, PSYCHOLOGY -- General
- Year: 2005
- Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
- City: New York
- Edition: 1st ed
- Language: English
- epub
Presents a critique of the self-help movement, explaining how the notion of victimization has blurred the concept of personal responsibility and how the idea of empowerment emphasizes belief over the need to develop personal skills.;Introduction : hopelessly hooked on help -- The culprits. How we got here--wherever here is -- False prophets, false profits -- Dr. Phil McGraw : absolute power -- Tony Robbins : leaps (and bounds) of faith -- "Ya gotta want it!" -- Put me in, coach, I'm ready to pay -- Killer performances : the rise of the contrepreneur -- The consequences. You are all diseased -- Looking for love ... on all the wrong bases? -- I'm OK, you're ... how do you spell OK again? -- Patient, heal thyself -- Conclusion : a SHAM society.
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