@Cpat92 Said
No. Why would we need more guidelines than what we already have. Are the methods psychologists and counselors used not good enough?
Abstractly, Psychology, like all major scientific fields, is not a dead one. It is constantly evolving with new information, new techniques, and new procedures to create better outcomes. From that perspective, Psychology always has room to grow and should strive to be better than it was yesterday and not settle for good enough.
Specifically to the field itself, while great strides in psychology and psychiatry have been made in a relatively short amount of time, studies conducted about relapse rates have been rather short of perfect, so in that regard the field has a long way to go still. Not to mention all the things we simply don't understand about the human brain and it's interactions with society.
Even more specifically to the subject of male mental health, men have a disproportionately high rate of successful suicide, and it would probably behoove the mental health community to figure out how to treat this demographic.
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As I have stated, scientific theories are falsifiable. I've read articles concerning this as well, but I know that they aren't always correct. Is it wrong that I challenge these guidelines? Is it wrong that I feel they are unnecessary and some of the information is incorrect?
Objections should be based on evidence, not on feeling. You have not voiced a single concern regarding the science on which the guidelines are based. All you have stated for the past several pages is that such guidelines are apparently unnecessary, could damage the emotions of some whom you think are being blamed by these guidelines, and a part of the PC agenda.
If you wish to challenge these guidelines on the basis that they are replacing science with political correctness, then perhaps you could use an evidence based argument to support such an assertion. Likewise if you wish to throw the science into question, perhaps you could use something more concrete then vague assertions of mistrust of the people who conducted the studies and actually address your problems with them with evidence.
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I believe that people can be decent individuals without gender specific guidelines, regardless of who has made them. Whether you agree or not, these guidelines can tie into PC and possibly do. It doesn't have to say it in the guidelines, so they can be a part of this conversation.
Can you please cite anything in the guidelines that says that people cannot be decent individuals without adhering to these guidelines? I've read these guidelines over more carefully specifically looking out for judgments or condemnations of all men, and I came away with one thought, these guidelines are specifically meant for disenfranchised men and mental health workers working with them. No one else is the focus of these guidelines.