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The present article examines some of the ideologies underlying the theorizing, experimentation, and applications of knowledge in the field of psychological change. This analysis shows how the sickness ideology recycled under new euphemisms permeates all facets of psychological change—the conceptions of divergent behavior, social labeling practices, the modes of treatment and methodologies for studying their processes and effects, and even the structure of psychological services. Among its more pernicious consequences, this ideology undermines valuable research strategies for advancing knowledge and narrowly restricts the social contributions of psychology.
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The research by the author reported in this article was supported by Research Grant M-5162 from the National Institute of Mental Health, United States Public Health Service.
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Bandura, A. On paradigms and recycled ideologies. Cogn Ther Res 2, 79–103 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01172518
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