The American Psychological Association (APA)

[MisterBeale]

I guess this means the US has to quit doing business with Iran and Israel, they are both mentally ill.

It has been a long time coming



According to the APA, a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.

The controversial ruling comes after a 5-year study by the APA showed devoutly religious people often suffered from anxiety, emotional distress, hallucinations, and paranoia. The study stated that those who perceived God as punitive was directly related to their poorer health, while those who viewed God as benevolent did not suffer as many mental problems. The religious views of both groups often resulted in them being disconnected from reality.

Dr. Lillian Andrews, professor of psychology, stated, “Every year thousands of people die after refusing life-saving treatment on religious grounds. Even when being told ‘you will die without this treatment’ patients reject the idea and believe that their God will still save them. Those lives could be saved simply by classifying those people as mentally unfit for decision making.”

American Psychological Association To Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness

Who cares? The APA was pimping pedophilia as normal not all that long ago.

And homosexuality was a mental illness. Which ever way the wind blows is where the APA is at, it's mostly political.

A good percentage of psychiatrists, therapists and psychologists don't even take it that seriously anymore. It's just some literature and an excuse to prescribe drugs for big pharma. After all, one could hypothesize that this organization is indirectly responsible for all the mass shootings. It's certainly more culpable than the NRA.

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Sorry, but I have to put this bluntly ...
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

Psychologists, members of the org referenced in this OP, do not prescribe drugs. Further, unlike psychiatrists, psychologists are often not clinicians and don't use the "medical model".
Many are academic research oriented professionals.
.

Yeah, actually I DO know what the fuck I am talking about. Psychologists are licensed and practice. They always have multiple resources, understand insurance and referrals to psychiatrists. There isn't a licensed practicing psychologist in this nation that doesn't have a copy of the DSM and doesn't know when to refer a patient to a practicing psychiatrist. They will even know which one in the area will take your insurance.

A good one will know if your behavior, diet, sleep, social interaction, etc. needs to be changed first. Drugs, emotions, diet, sleep, etc., they all play an important mix toward greater emotional health and mental clarity.


If a clients belief in a higher power were the cause of depression, and good licensed practicing psychologist doesn't need the DSM to help the client identify the cognitive dislocations that are causing the "anxiety, emotional distress. . . etc."

Whatever.

 

[westwall]

It has been a long time coming



According to the APA, a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.

The controversial ruling comes after a 5-year study by the APA showed devoutly religious people often suffered from anxiety, emotional distress, hallucinations, and paranoia. The study stated that those who perceived God as punitive was directly related to their poorer health, while those who viewed God as benevolent did not suffer as many mental problems. The religious views of both groups often resulted in them being disconnected from reality.

Dr. Lillian Andrews, professor of psychology, stated, “Every year thousands of people die after refusing life-saving treatment on religious grounds. Even when being told ‘you will die without this treatment’ patients reject the idea and believe that their God will still save them. Those lives could be saved simply by classifying those people as mentally unfit for decision making.”

American Psychological Association To Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness

Aren't they the group that also tried to say that pedophilia was a normal sexual variation too? Might not want to hang your hat on their assertions there guano, they seem to have lost their collective minds...

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

If this is allowed to stand, how much longer before any form of non/anti-Liberal thought is considered "mental illness".

There are 3 stages to Communism overtaking a nation and targeting Christians. We've already seen stage one and stage two is in process (demonization of Christianity) and the third stage will happen suddenly (as it has happened elsewhere such as Romania when it was taken over by Communism) they will criminalize Christianity and you'll see them use these excuses to arrest Christians or put us away - this is goal.

Is this the conspiracy forum?

No and the 3 stages to Christianity being criminalized isn't a conspiracy either. It has happened repeatedly in nations taken over by Communism,Ukotare. Look up Romania and see what they did. I've received this information from Christians who moved to America from Communist nations. What they see happening here in America happened in their own countries before Christianity became criminalized. We're in Stage 2 right now.

 

[AVG-JOE]

What if your will includes chopping off your penis and getting breast implants? That is still considered mentally sound, right?

For purposes of getting baker acted over it, I hope that it would depend on whether or not having a cock at that moment in time was a life and death decision.

I suppose that could happen...​

 

[Delta4Embassy]

It has been a long time coming



According to the APA, a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.

The controversial ruling comes after a 5-year study by the APA showed devoutly religious people often suffered from anxiety, emotional distress, hallucinations, and paranoia. The study stated that those who perceived God as punitive was directly related to their poorer health, while those who viewed God as benevolent did not suffer as many mental problems. The religious views of both groups often resulted in them being disconnected from reality.

Dr. Lillian Andrews, professor of psychology, stated, “Every year thousands of people die after refusing life-saving treatment on religious grounds. Even when being told ‘you will die without this treatment’ patients reject the idea and believe that their God will still save them. Those lives could be saved simply by classifying those people as mentally unfit for decision making.”

American Psychological Association To Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness

Aren't they the group that also tried to say that pedophilia was a normal sexual variation too? Might not want to hang your hat on their assertions there guano, they seem to have lost their collective minds...

Don't think they ever said 'normal' sexual variation. Is considerable support for it being a sexual orientation though despite their removal of it being one. That was political not scientific. If you read the position papers though, most are in agreement it has mor ein common with sexual orientations than pathologies. But that doesn't mean it's 'normal.' It's decidely abnormal. Especially considering the occurence rate vs het or homsexuality.

 

[turzovka]

It has been a long time coming



According to the APA, a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.

The controversial ruling comes after a 5-year study by the APA showed devoutly religious people often suffered from anxiety, emotional distress, hallucinations, and paranoia. The study stated that those who perceived God as punitive was directly related to their poorer health, while those who viewed God as benevolent did not suffer as many mental problems. The religious views of both groups often resulted in them being disconnected from reality.

Dr. Lillian Andrews, professor of psychology, stated, “Every year thousands of people die after refusing life-saving treatment on religious grounds. Even when being told ‘you will die without this treatment’ patients reject the idea and believe that their God will still save them. Those lives could be saved simply by classifying those people as mentally unfit for decision making.”

American Psychological Association To Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness

>>The religious views of both groups often resulted in them being disconnected from reality.<<

How so?

I mean, in what profound sense are the two religious groups disconnected from reality? --- the two groups so stated as 1) those who view God as punitive, and 2) those who view God as benign.

 

[AVG-JOE]

It's simple really... most religious folks in America understand and are slightly embarrassed by 'religious whack-jobs' because they're not.

The powers that be are just announcing that attempted homicide or suicide for extreme religious reasons will no longer get you a reality show, it will get you baker acted for your own good.

Seems reasonable to this average Monkey.​

 

[Papageorgio]

Satire, the story isn't true. From the same website:

Kim Davis Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

Actually there are some pretty funny stories. Not quite as good as The Onion.

 

[Papageorgio]

It's simple really... most religious folks in America understand and are slightly embarrassed by 'religious whack-jobs' because they're not.

The powers that be are just announcing that attempted homicide or suicide for extreme religious reasons will no longer get you a reality show, it will get you baker acted for your own good.

Seems reasonable to this average Monkey.​

 

[Wyatt earp]

It has been a long time coming



According to the APA, a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.

The controversial ruling comes after a 5-year study by the APA showed devoutly religious people often suffered from anxiety, emotional distress, hallucinations, and paranoia. The study stated that those who perceived God as punitive was directly related to their poorer health, while those who viewed God as benevolent did not suffer as many mental problems. The religious views of both groups often resulted in them being disconnected from reality.

Dr. Lillian Andrews, professor of psychology, stated, “Every year thousands of people die after refusing life-saving treatment on religious grounds. Even when being told ‘you will die without this treatment’ patients reject the idea and believe that their God will still save them. Those lives could be saved simply by classifying those people as mentally unfit for decision making.”

American Psychological Association To Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness

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Regarding the article "American Psychological Association to Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness" posted by the news nerd. I tried to see where they got their resources and tried to verify it in the APA website however I cannot find anything thus far.

 

[PK1]

I guess this means the US has to quit doing business with Iran and Israel, they are both mentally ill.

It has been a long time coming



According to the APA, a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.

The controversial ruling comes after a 5-year study by the APA showed devoutly religious people often suffered from anxiety, emotional distress, hallucinations, and paranoia. The study stated that those who perceived God as punitive was directly related to their poorer health, while those who viewed God as benevolent did not suffer as many mental problems. The religious views of both groups often resulted in them being disconnected from reality.

Dr. Lillian Andrews, professor of psychology, stated, “Every year thousands of people die after refusing life-saving treatment on religious grounds. Even when being told ‘you will die without this treatment’ patients reject the idea and believe that their God will still save them. Those lives could be saved simply by classifying those people as mentally unfit for decision making.”

American Psychological Association To Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness

Who cares? The APA was pimping pedophilia as normal not all that long ago.

And homosexuality was a mental illness. Which ever way the wind blows is where the APA is at, it's mostly political.

A good percentage of psychiatrists, therapists and psychologists don't even take it that seriously anymore. It's just some literature and an excuse to prescribe drugs for big pharma. After all, one could hypothesize that this organization is indirectly responsible for all the mass shootings. It's certainly more culpable than the NRA.

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Sorry, but I have to put this bluntly ...
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

Psychologists, members of the org referenced in this OP, do not prescribe drugs. Further, unlike psychiatrists, psychologists are often not clinicians and don't use the "medical model".
Many are academic research oriented professionals.
.

Yeah, actually I DO know what the fuck I am talking about. Psychologists are licensed and practice. They always have multiple resources, understand insurance and referrals to psychiatrists. There isn't a licensed practicing psychologist in this nation that doesn't have a copy of the DSM and doesn't know when to refer a patient to a practicing psychiatrist. They will even know which one in the area will take your insurance.

A good one will know if your behavior, diet, sleep, social interaction, etc. needs to be changed first. Drugs, emotions, diet, sleep, etc., they all play an important mix toward greater emotional health and mental clarity.


If a clients belief in a higher power were the cause of depression, and good licensed practicing psychologist doesn't need the DSM to help the client identify the cognitive dislocations that are causing the "anxiety, emotional distress. . . etc."

Whatever.

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OK, I see where you're coming from.
Like most people unaware of academic psychology, you were focused on clinical psychologists and their usage of DSM and their relations to psychiatrists, who are the drug pushers.
Personally, I think many, if not most clinical psychologists are incompetent, as are many psychiatrists.
Clinical psychologists make up less than half of the APA (Psychology) org. The others in the American Psychology Association are mostly in academic psychology who don't care much for the DSM.
In fact, the Federal NIMH has downgraded DSM in their research programs and there's an initiative in the Psychology APA (vs Psychiatry) to replace DSM-5 references with WHO's international ICD-10 for those who practice clinical psychology.
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[PK1]

It has been a long time coming



According to the APA, a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.

The controversial ruling comes after a 5-year study by the APA showed devoutly religious people often suffered from anxiety, emotional distress, hallucinations, and paranoia. The study stated that those who perceived God as punitive was directly related to their poorer health, while those who viewed God as benevolent did not suffer as many mental problems. The religious views of both groups often resulted in them being disconnected from reality.

Dr. Lillian Andrews, professor of psychology, stated, “Every year thousands of people die after refusing life-saving treatment on religious grounds. Even when being told ‘you will die without this treatment’ patients reject the idea and believe that their God will still save them. Those lives could be saved simply by classifying those people as mentally unfit for decision making.”

American Psychological Association To Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness

Aren't they the group that also tried to say that pedophilia was a normal sexual variation too? Might not want to hang your hat on their assertions there guano, they seem to have lost their collective minds...

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NO!
Here is a statement from the Psychology APA (not to be confused with the Psychiatry APA):

"A news release sent Oct. 30 (2013) on behalf of the American Family Association mischaracterized the position of the American Psychological Association with respect to pedophilia. The American Psychological Association does not classify mental disorders or publish the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, as the release incorrectly stated.

The American Psychological Association maintains that pedophilia is a mental disorder; that sex between adults and children is always wrong; and that acting on pedophilic impulses is and should be a criminal act. The American Psychological Association has worked for many years to prevent child sexual abuse and will continue to do so."
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[Avatar4321]

What does the apa say about individuals with such rabid hatred of religion and God that they cite phoney stories acting as if they are based in reality to make their points?

Guno, I say this with all love. You need help. I don't know what happened to you to cause you to hate religion and God so much. But it's unhinging you from reality.

May I recommend studying the Book of Mormon? It will certainly help ground you back into the world around you.

 

[MisterBeale]

What does the apa say about individuals with such rabid hatred of religion and God that they cite phoney stories acting as if they are based in reality to make their points?

Guno, I say this with all love. You need help. I don't know what happened to you to cause you to hate religion and God so much. But it's unhinging you from reality.

May I recommend studying the Book of Mormon? It will certainly help ground you back into the world around you.

 

[Anonymous1977]

It has been a long time coming



According to the APA, a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.

The controversial ruling comes after a 5-year study by the APA showed devoutly religious people often suffered from anxiety, emotional distress, hallucinations, and paranoia. The study stated that those who perceived God as punitive was directly related to their poorer health, while those who viewed God as benevolent did not suffer as many mental problems. The religious views of both groups often resulted in them being disconnected from reality.

Dr. Lillian Andrews, professor of psychology, stated, “Every year thousands of people die after refusing life-saving treatment on religious grounds. Even when being told ‘you will die without this treatment’ patients reject the idea and believe that their God will still save them. Those lives could be saved simply by classifying those people as mentally unfit for decision making.”

American Psychological Association To Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness

...article might be a fake so I wont read it, but interestingly, Christianity's "3 founding fathers" (John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Apostle Paul) were all called insane by (some of) their contemporaries and according to Islam ALL of the prophets were thought to be insane by some of their contemporaries...

 

[PK1]

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Your comic strip does not represent scientists. It may represent philosophers who don't understand science.
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[Jarlaxle]

So now we have the right to be forced to do things against our will. Thanks for the update.

If your will includes refusing life-saving blood transfusions, as the article mentions of JWs, screw your will.

I worked with someone who would choose death over accepting an organ transplant. (I honestly cannot express just how revolting she found the idea.)

Adults should have absolute control over their own medical decisions, period, end of story.

 

[PK1]

So now we have the right to be forced to do things against our will. Thanks for the update.

If your will includes refusing life-saving blood transfusions, as the article mentions of JWs, screw your will.

I worked with someone who would choose death over accepting an organ transplant. (I honestly cannot express just how revolting she found the idea.)

Adults should have absolute control over their own medical decisions, period, end of story.

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I completely agree that ADULTS should make their own decisions, whether it's refusing medical treatment, accepting suicide, or just ingesting their preferred drug, incl LSD, marijuana, or nicotine.

The social policy issue should be focused on minors and what rights parents have to refuse basic life-saving medical treatment for their children.
If a parent refuses med treatment that would save their kid's life .. on religious grounds, would that not be extreme child abuse?
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[Delta4Embassy]

So now we have the right to be forced to do things against our will. Thanks for the update.

If your will includes refusing life-saving blood transfusions, as the article mentions of JWs, screw your will.

I worked with someone who would choose death over accepting an organ transplant. (I honestly cannot express just how revolting she found the idea.)

Adults should have absolute control over their own medical decisions, period, end of story.

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I completely agree that ADULTS should make their own decisions, whether it's refusing medical treatment, accepting suicide, or just ingesting their preferred drug, incl LSD, marijuana, or nicotine.

The social policy issue should be focused on minors and what rights parents have to refuse basic life-saving medical treatment for their children.
If a parent refuses med treatment that would save their kid's life .. on religious grounds, would that not be extreme child abuse?
.

Should we allow those religions who permit it for adults to marry minors? This is the real issue being camoflaugued with other things.

 

[PK1]

So now we have the right to be forced to do things against our will. Thanks for the update.

If your will includes refusing life-saving blood transfusions, as the article mentions of JWs, screw your will.

I worked with someone who would choose death over accepting an organ transplant. (I honestly cannot express just how revolting she found the idea.)

Adults should have absolute control over their own medical decisions, period, end of story.

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I completely agree that ADULTS should make their own decisions, whether it's refusing medical treatment, accepting suicide, or just ingesting their preferred drug, incl LSD, marijuana, or nicotine.

The social policy issue should be focused on minors and what rights parents have to refuse basic life-saving medical treatment for their children.
If a parent refuses med treatment that would save their kid's life .. on religious grounds, would that not be extreme child abuse?
.

Should we allow those religions who permit it for adults to marry minors? This is the real issue being camoflaugued with other things.

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I believe young individuals that we categorize as "minors" should have their freedoms protected and they deserve a decent education ... to make their own decisions when they reach adult status,
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