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Fanaticism That May Lead to a Nuclear Holocaust: The Contributions of Scientific Counseling and Psychotherapy
Author(s) -
ELLIS ALBERT
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1986.tb01262.x
Subject(s) - fanaticism , the holocaust , psychotherapist , psychology , psychoanalysis , lead (geology) , holocaust survivors , epistemology , sociology , philosophy , political science , law , geomorphology , politics , geology
The author considers some of the fanatical beliefs that may possibly lead to a nuclear holocaust in the not‐too‐distant future, shows how dangerous these ideas are, and suggests that one of the best ways to minimize this kind of absolutistic and dogmatic thinking is through the psycho‐educational approach pioneered by scientific counseling and psychotherapy.