Jiang distinguishes incidence from reporting: upper-class patients appear more often because they have education, money, and access to psychiatrists.
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Psychiatry
Jiang extends the model to psychiatry and meditation: chosen belief or mental orientation can heal, while externally imposed treatment often does not.
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Jiang extends the model to psychiatry and meditation: chosen belief or mental orientation can heal, while externally imposed treatment often does not.
Jiang claims the psychiatric-psychological authority system is not designed to cure sadness but to make people dependent on expert authority.
Psychiatry and psychology are framed as authority systems that can deepen dependence rather than solve sadness.
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"So you mentioned that this kind of rape is frequently occurred in upper class. Why does it not so frequently in the lower class?"
"You know what? That's a good question, okay? And the answer is, if you are an upper class woman, you're much more likely to..."
"Okay? So you can argue that cancer is really a question of loss of faith. What is cancer? Cancer is a splitting of cells,..."
"But if you yourself want to get better and you go see a psychiatrist, you'll probably get better. Okay? So why this person, why..."
"So in number two, who has authority? Who do you listen to? You listen to scientists, right? Scientists. Because this system was created by..."
"It's designed to make you dependent on authority. Yeah?"
"So in number two, who has authority? Who do you listen to? You listen to scientists, right? Scientists. Because this system was created by..."
"You should talk to a psychologist. And what will he do? What will he or she do? Okay, well, I'm going to give you..."
"...second one, right? Because this is neuroscience. Science or psychology or psychiatry. This is what you've been taught in school. This is what you..."
"...second one, right? Because this is neuroscience, science, or psychology or psychiatry. This is what you've been taught in school. This is what you..."
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