Myths People Continue to Believe …show more content…
One can say after so many times of hearing it from others and media saying it as well, one we believe the myth. Another myth many choose to believe is that all therapies are done seating or laying on a coach talking to a therapist. A reason why society believes such a myth is because media always portrays the same setting of a patient seating on a coach talking to therapist in a movie. Instead media never shows any alternative therapies like electroconvulsive therapy, which is supposed treat severe depression (David M. Exploring Psychology, 2014, p. 615). Media has an influence why people choose to believe the myth that we only use 10% of our brain and that women talk more than men; however, suicide rate is higher among adolescents than any other age group myth is supported by