david starling
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Is there a modern school of clinical psychology which respects astrology, and uses it in its practice?
A new twist on Modern Psychological Astrology
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No, there isn't (thankfully).
david starling
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Why thankfully?
Because I personally find most astrology not very useful, and mostly useless in a clinical context.
david starling
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Are you a clinical psychologist?
No, I am not, and psychological astrology is not psychology.
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david starling
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What's your opinion concerning Operant Conditioning theory?
It's a working theory with laws behind it. We need more of it in our society and workplace.
JUPITERASC
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THE FOLLOWING IS A USEFUL IMAGE
ILLUSTRATING THE IDEA OF OPERANT CONDITIONING THEORY
FOR THOSE WHO ARE PERHAPS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CONCEPT
ILLUSTRATING THE IDEA OF OPERANT CONDITIONING THEORY
FOR THOSE WHO ARE PERHAPS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CONCEPT
david starling
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Took Psychology 1A in college. We played Behavioral mind games with lab rats, mostly. The "enabler" concept loomed large for me. But, how can you affect that, when the client is the one being enabled?
What has behaviorism have to do with the utility of astrology in clinical context though?
david starling
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Modern tropical astrology is concerned with behavioral tendencies. But, you can't use it yourself, so it's of no use in your practice. Understood!
CoolStory, one could appreciate an example. Traditional astrology also has always been concerned with character.
david starling
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david starling
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Well, the usual Modern is to blame Neptune and H12 for addiction problems. I would say it's more about Saturn's influence. Problem of course, is that you can find some example Charts that support a theory, in both Mod and Trad, and others that don't.
Even if astrology could help you diagnose someone with depression, how can it help you treat it? How about we leave each field to the specialists, prediction to the mathematician, cure to the physician.
david starling
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No prediction accorded to Traditional?
david starling
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One of things Modern astrology is known for, is the theory that once you know the astrological "reason" for a problem, you may be better able to deal with it. Also times when such a problem will be affected by transits, for better or for worse.
Sorry, I don't understand what you mean.
david starling
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Traditionalists usually say its greatest value is predictive.