Tomasz Witkowski – författare

This book shows how scientific and psychotherapeutic practices change into worthless rituals called by the famous physicist, Richard Feynman, "cargo cult." It is a must-read for everybody who is interested in psychology, who is studying or intends to study it, but also for present and potential clients of psychotherapists and parents of mentally-disabled children. Readers will learn which parts of psychology and therapy are cargo-cult-like and which are reliable. This book is the second part of trilogy devoted to the dark side of psychology.

Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy explores the dark sides of psychology, the science that penetrates almost every area of our lives. It must be read by everyone who has an interest in psychology, by all those who are studying or intend to study psychology, and by present and potential clients of psychotherapists. This book will tell you which parts of psychology are supported by scientific evidence, and which parts are simply castles built on sand. This is the first book which comprehensively covers all mistakes, frauds and abuses of academic psychology, psychotherapy, and psycho-business.

Shaping Psychology is a unique collection of in-depth conversations with a selection of the most influential psychologists working today, conducted at the end of a decade that shook psychological science. They provide insights into the controversies at the heart of contemporary psychology, revealing a clash of visions of what psychological science is all about and what its future holds. They are candid on the crisis in psychology and explore its causes, consequences and how to overcome it. They also discuss challenges in the field, their careers, and the experiences that shaped their worldview.Those interviewed include pioneers who have shaped psychology as we know it today and who represent a wide range of specializations, from research to mental health practice, mainstream psychology to critical psychology and neuroscience to the Open Science movement. Elizabeth F. Loftus, StanfordUniversity, USAJerome Kagan, Harvard University, USAMichael I. Posner, University of Oregon, USAScott O. Lilienfeld, Emory University, USARobert J. Sternberg, Cornell University, USARobert Plomin, King’s College London, UK Susan J. Blackmore, University of Plymouth, UKJoseph E. LeDoux, New York University, USANoam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USARoy F. Baumeister, University of Queensland, AustraliaErica Burman, University of Manchester, UKBrian A. Nosek, University of Virginia, USAVikram H. Patel, Harvard Medical School, USADaniel Kahneman, Princeton University, USACarol A. Tavris, independent academic,USA,