More Oral Sadism And The Vegetarian Personality [Paperback]

Glenn Ellenbogen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0876307950 | ISBN-13: 978-0876307953 | Edition: 1

Dr. Ellenbogen has surfaced once again to answer the age-old question, "Is psychology dead, or is it just sleeping?" And once again, he has pulled together some of the zaniest, most irreverent articles from his satirical Journal of Polymorphous Perversityr - a magazine that the Wall Street Journal called, "A social scientist's answer to Mad magazine." It just may prove to be the most effective self-help book you ever pick up!
More Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality unearths such gems as:
What clinicians write down and what they really mean
Politically correct interpersonal relating
Anecdotes to falling asleep during the therapy session
The fine art of appearing to care about patients
How to accomodate the non-living...and much more!

Product Details

• Paperback: 171 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (March 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876307950
• ISBN-13: 978-0876307953
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Isn't this the truth!, June 23, 2000

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Mama Bear (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Oral Sadism And The Vegetarian Personality (Paperback)

Any one who is or has worked as a therapist will be able to relate to the humor of this book. You will be able to see your patients, academic advisors and co-workers in the spoofs. We have to be able to poke fun at what we do, otherwise we could never do it. This book is funny, but not in a laugh-out-loud way.

4.0 out of 5 stars Humor and academia, October 13, 2009

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Michael P. Hawkes (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Oral Sadism And The Vegetarian Personality (Paperback)

Anyone who has read academic/scientific journals of any type, will likely appreciate the humor in this text. For all of the seriousness of journals, this provides an antidote. While the topic of the book is mostly psychology/psychiatry, the prose can be appreciated by those in other disciplines, as well.

The book would make an excellent gift for someone in their senior year of college, or for someone doing post-grad or post-doc work. If they are reading a lot of journals and burning the midnight oil working on papers, they might appreciate the levity that comes from reading this book.