Tag: psychiatric profiles
This Is Your Personality Test Result On Capitalism
Personality tests function for an employer, intentionally or otherwise, much like diagnostic criteria function for the mental-health system: these labels determine who gets resources that capitalism itself makes scarce â not only basic necessities like food, clothing and shelter, which require money to obtain, but empathy, understanding and support, which are kept in short supply.
âLucy of ‘Peanuts’: The Best-Known Psychiatrist of the 20th Century?”
Susan Perry of MinnPost reviews âa charming essayâ entitled âThe Madness of Charlie Brownâ that appeared in The Lancet. âWritten by British psychiatrist Dr. Athar Yawar, the essay provides gentle and tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek psychological profiles of the major characters in âPeanuts,â one of the most popular comic strips of all time.â