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July 19, 2006

The best and worst on the mind:

After attending April's "Who's the greatest? Minds that changed our minds" debate, and last night's "From bad to worse: the worst ideas on the mind" debate - both hosted by the Royal Institution, I thought I'd give a quick summary of the results.

In winning order:

Who's the greatest
1) Aaron T. Beck inventor of CBT
2) Freud
3) Hans Eysenck
4) Karl Jaspers

Worst ideas on the mind
1) Lobotomy
2) Drug company advertising
3) Post-trauma counselling
4) Freudian theory of hysteria

—Vaughan.

Posted at July 19, 2006 05:00 PM

Comments

Jez says:

Hey Vaughan, what did you vote for? My vote explained here http://www.spring.org.uk/2006/07/lobotomy-wins.htm. JD.

Comment posted at July 19, 2006 08:09 PM

Vaughan says:

Hi Jez, I also voted for drug company advertising!

Comment posted at July 19, 2006 09:14 PM

Jez says:

Knew I could rely on you...!

Comment posted at July 20, 2006 10:58 AM

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