30: Pathologizing Human Behavior

22/09/2019 28 min Episodio 30
30: Pathologizing Human Behavior

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Episode Synopsis

Our desire for simple answers is funneled through the intrinsic psychology of having the stories of our lives be consistent. This consistency is always self-serving, in the sense of providing a feeling of 'being right,' of having perception prove the truth of our judgments. This whole process finds a troubling outlet in the medicalization of our inner worlds and the pathologizing of human behavior.