Dr. Sigmund and Udo Walz: Why psychology has a problem not with writing only

Authors

  • Hajo Schumacher

Abstract

The author is a journalist, he talks about his perspective on how psychologists write about their clients.

He relates this subject to media in society. He describes the intense interplay between writing psychologists and media and the marketing strategy of some representatives of psychological societies who by writing and being present in the media in a certain way form a special opinion on psychologists in society. The author writes about how this is related to the patient in a media world, the change of role of psychological writing and the crises in psychological writing.

Key words:
Media society; Psychological marketing strategies; Intimacy; Publicity; Function of writing.

Author Biography

Hajo Schumacher

Hajo Schumacher, geboren 1964, Journalist, ehem. Redakteur und Büroleiter beim Spiegel, Chefredakteur MAX, Buchautor.

Korrespondenz:
E-Mail: h.schumacher@snafu.de

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Published

2005-07-01

How to Cite

Schumacher, H. (2005). Dr. Sigmund and Udo Walz: Why psychology has a problem not with writing only. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, (3), 120–122. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/360

Issue

No. 3 (2005): Psychotherapie Forum 13/3 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

Section

Special Issue

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