--- In quizbowl_at_y..., Matt Weiner <darwins_bulldog1138_at_y...> wrote:
> <<Or the good old defenses? I suppose one could even
> write a kick-ass question on the "id."
> >>
>
> I was under the impression that Freudian psychology
> questions are to psych majors as questions on
> phlogiston are to chem majors. I think it was a psych
> major who told me that. Personally I support asking
> questions about currently relevant concepts rather
> than history or people in both physical and social
> science, but this does cause accessibility problems so
> I can see why it's not the only type of question.
That implies, of course, that Freudian psychoanalysis is "dead", which
it isn't. While most psychologists and psychiatrists today employ some
combination of behavioral and/or cognitive therapy, there are still
those who use it (see http://www.apsa.org and http://www.aapsa.org ).
--STI