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61 " The psychopathology of the masses is rooted in the psychology of the individual "
― C.G. Jung , النازية في ضوء علم النفس
62 " But profound as psychology is, it's a knife that cuts both ways (...). I have purposely resorted to this method, gentlemen of the jury, to show that you can prove anything by it. It all depends on who makes use of it. Psychology lures even most serious people into romancing, and quite unconsciously. I am speaking of the abuse of psychology, gentlemen. "
― Fyodor Dostoevsky , The Brothers Karamazov
63 " I am not one to rely upon the expert procedure. It is the psychology I seek, not the fingerprint or the cigarette ash. "
― Agatha Christie , Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #9)
64 " A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of spirit over matter. "
― Susan Sontag , Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors
65 " There is no Archimedean point from which to judge, since the psyche is indistinguishable from its manifestations. The psyche is the object of psychology, and -fatally enough- also its subject. There is no getting away from this fact." Psychology and Religion" (1938). In CW 11: Psychology and Religion: West and East. P.8 "
66 " Psychological motivation is the desire to change relations between two points, and so psychology is the study of equations with two unbound variables. (" America: Three Audiences" ) "
67 " ...American psychology effectively guaranteed its place as a cultural icon by helping to create the pathologies it simultaneously promised to treat. (p. 37) "
― , Peaceable Psychology, A: Christian Therapy in a World of Many Cultures
68 " Psychology as a science has its limitations, and, as the logical consequence of theology is mysticism, so the ultimate consequence of psychology is love. "
― Erich Fromm , The Art of Loving
69 " The second factor helping to bring the dissociative disorders back into the mainstream was the Vietnam War. For sociological reasons originating outside psychology and psychiatry, the Vietnam War and the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that arose from it were not forgotten when the veterans returned home, as had been the case in the two world wars and the Korean War. The realization that real, severe trauma could have serious long-term psychopathological consequences was forced on society as a whole by Vietnam. Once this principle was accepted, it as a short leap to the conclusion that severe childhood trauma might have serious sequelae lasting into adulthood. "
― Colin A. Ross
70 " As I regard physics and psychology as complementary types of examination, I am certain that there is an equally valid way that must lead the psychologist 'from behind' (namely, through investigating the archetypes) into the world of physics. As an example of background physics, I shall discuss a motif that occurs regularly in my dreams - namely, fine structure, in particular doublet structure of spectral lines and the separation of a chemical element into two isotopes. "
― C.G. Jung , Atom and Archetype: The Pauli/Jung Letters 1932-58
71 " The ultimate purpose of psychology is to release from psychology. "
― Shai Tubali , A Guide to Bliss: Transforming Your Life through Mind Expansion
72 " Dissatisfaction with status quo is the psychology behind creative disruptions. "
― Pearl Zhu , 100 Creativity Ingredients: Everyone's Playbook to Unlock Creativity (Digital Master 12)
73 " Everything is up to psychology and Mindset. "
― Deyth Banger
74 " The secure attachment of Western psychology is actually akin to Buddhist non-attachment "
75 " ...a woman smart and persistent enough that even a PhD in psychology hasn't clouded her insight into how people think and act. "
― Derrick Jensen , Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization