Experts urge new discipline combining benefits of neuroscience, psychology treatments
The authors advocate steps for closing the culture gap: First, uncover the mechanisms of existing psychological treatments. There is, they note, a very effective behavioral technique for phobias and anxiety disorders called exposure therapy; patients learn that what they fear is not as harmful as they think, and their fears are greatly reduced by the repeated presence of the object of their fear.Yeah, I bet you do.
Second, the paper states, neuroscience is providing "unprecedented" insights that can relieve dysfunctional behavior -- practitioners can use those insights to create new and improved psychological treatments. Third, the authors urge, the next generation of clinical scientists and neuroscientists should work more closely together. They propose a new umbrella discipline they call "mental health science" to marry the benefits of both disciplines.
Firstly, Psychology has no track record of success. Nobody ever actually gets better.... your paradigm has been proven useless. Why should anyone want your input?
(Tormenting the frightened into submission is your success story? That's not exactly original...)
Secondly, once neuroscience relieves our anxiety and other symptoms, there will be no need for your "therapeutic" coping strategies. It's obvious you can see that and are desperately grasping for relevance.
Thirdly- I suggest becoming a Dental Hygienist.
