CURE Quote
American psychologists Marc Kessler and the late George Albee observed that no (mental) disease has ever been eliminated or even brought under control
by a cure alone. In every case, from the Broad Street pump onwards, prevention led the way: ‘Everywhere we looked, every social research study we examined, suggested that major sources of human stress and distress generally involve some form of excessive power.— Moloney, Paul(Author), Therapy Industry : The Irresistible Rise of the Talking Cure, and Why It Doesn’t Work, 2013-
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101 Ways to Cure a Flat Tire: Illness, Sickness, Disease
I sometimes say “I’m taking my car to the vet“, to get its checkup, to cure its problems. Is a flat tire an illness? A disease? Is a bike, a car, or an airplane sick when it has a flat … Continue reading
In Sickness and Health: Form follows Function?
“Form follows function” is a quote by the architect Louis Sullivan who said that buildings and other objects, which we might perceive as not beautiful, should have a shape that primarily relates to their intended function or purpose. The phrase is … Continue reading