I was with a colleague and she referred to herself as a shrink. What do you think of that term? Derogatory? Endearing? I was taken aback so am curious what others think.
I was with a colleague and she referred to herself as a shrink. What do you think of that term? Derogatory? Endearing? I was taken aback so am curious what others think.
99% of the time, I think that people do not know the difference between a psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse practitioner, counselor, social worker,etc so they use an antiquated catch all term.
1% of the time I think they are a classics movie fan who has actually seen farrow and huston films, a phynchon fan, scared of mental healthcare, or too afraid to actually call me a jerk.
If its in jest at cocktail party, its fine. It not like my wife gets mad at the program "Teachers" when they satire the teaching profession.
However, to hold that as a real value or belief is something else entirely... and probably contributes to stigma and misconceptions about the field and its basis in actual behavioral/psychological science.
I only get offended because I think that the term shrink usually refers to psychiatrists and I sure as heck don['t want to be mistaken for one of them.
I was with a colleague and she referred to herself as a shrink. What do you think of that term? Derogatory? Endearing? I was taken aback so am curious what others think.
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