Yes, APA is encouraging therapists to swallow this nonsense and apply it when dealing with men.
The American Psychological Association (@APA) is using its army of clinical psychologists to wage a pseudo-therapeutic war against 'traditional masculinity', 'patriarchy', 'male stoicism', and 'rigid gender norms'.https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/01/ce-corner.aspx …
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Haven’t they always ?...what harm can they do ?...who takes this field seriously ?
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They can harm millions of men who are in individuals, couples, and group therapy for all kinds of reasons.
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Psychologists determine that traditionally masculinity is problematic because it makes men less likely to hire psychologists.
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This was my immediate first thought
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Something tells me we're not operating under the same definition of 'stoicism'.
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This is my favorite bit: "...He and his team are working on a positive-masculinities scale to capture peoples’ adherence to the pro-social traits expected from men, something that has yet to be measured systematically." This totally won't be abused or misapplied at all, ever.
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This entire guideline is just a pastiche of critical race theory and gender studies. It has zero to do with psychology.
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Exactly
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