The article Meaning or Medicine: The Future of Psychoanalysis in the Professional Schools by Gary Walls, addressed the decreased presences of psychoanalysis in predoctoral education. The author defined psychoanalysis as a theory that elucidates issues by using human meaning. Wall’s relied heavily on the American Psychological Association (APA) promotion of “evidence-based treatment” and the commitment to the medical model as the rationale of the decreased psychoanalysis presence in predoctoral education. Several other key areas of obscurity concerning APA’s actions were highlighted to further explain the cause of the decrease presence of psychoanalysis. The author acknowledged that not all schools had decreased psychoanalysis presence. Due
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First, the author did not provide an extensive support for his claims. Whenever a claim is made, there should always be an extensive amount of citations in the article to support the claim. The author should have expected readers to thoroughly critique his article, due to the serious claim made against APA. The author should have added more traditional research about APA’s action instead of just listing them. The lack in the quality and quantity of evidence detracts the educated reader from his thesis. Second, the author seemed to be an advocate for the psychanalysis practice. The author strong opinion about the psychoanalysis practice conjure questions about the reliability of the article. Thirdly, the author did not propose a specific solution to the issue of decreased presence in psychoanalysis. If an article addresses an issue it should also propose a specific solution. Walls did not do that, he only indicated that it is up to the schools to make a difference in the decrease presence of psychoanalysis. Overall the author did address his issue. The lack of support for his claims, only discussing one side of an argument and lack of a specific proposed solution all serve as a threat to the reliability and validity of the
First, the author did not provide an extensive support for his claims. Whenever a claim is made, there should always be an extensive amount of citations in the article to support the claim. The author should have expected readers to thoroughly critique his article, due to the serious claim made against APA. The author should have added more traditional research about APA’s action instead of just listing them. The lack in the quality and quantity of evidence detracts the educated reader from his thesis. Second, the author seemed to be an advocate for the psychanalysis practice. The author strong opinion about the psychoanalysis practice conjure questions about the reliability of the article. Thirdly, the author did not propose a specific solution to the issue of decreased presence in psychoanalysis. If an article addresses an issue it should also propose a specific solution. Walls did not do that, he only indicated that it is up to the schools to make a difference in the decrease presence of psychoanalysis. Overall the author did address his issue. The lack of support for his claims, only discussing one side of an argument and lack of a specific proposed solution all serve as a threat to the reliability and validity of the