Myth #1: God does not exist.
Myth #2: Mental
illnesses do exist.
Myth #3:
Psychological disorders arise because of a "cultural"
interference with the instinctual, biological needs of an
individual.
Myth #4: The
diagnosis of psychological disorders is based on sound
scientific principles.
Myth #5: Mental
suffering is primarily a result of the unfulfilled needs for
sex and aggression.
Myth #6: Neurosis
arises as a result of unrealistically high moral standards.
Myth #7:
Conventional morality demands more sacrifices than its
worth.
Myth #8: Mental
suffering is best addressed through moral permissiveness and
the loosening of the repressive constraints imposed by the
conscience.
Myth #9: Therapists
best serve their clients by remaining emotionally detached
until kindness and permissiveness can be best applied in
"freeing" a person from the "repression" of morality and the
"burden" of personal responsibility.
Myth #10: Women are
inferior to men.
