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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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 Posted - 05/29/2012 : 10:16:03
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If you know this face, please post the name below.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 05/29/2012 10:25:15
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2012 : 14:22:09 [Permalink]
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Dr Phil?
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Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2012 : 21:59:49 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
Dr Phil?
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That's right! Congratulations, Mab!
Phil McGraw (or "Dr. Phil") is the host of the Dr. Phil TV show. He lives in Beverly Hills. McGraw holds a PhD from North Texas University in Psychology. McGraw is not and never was a medical doctor, and considers himself retired from psychology. Per Wiki: | Appearing on the Today Show in January 2008, McGraw said that he has made it "very clear" that his current work does not involve the practice of psychology. He also said that he had "retired from psychology".[19] According to the Today Show, the California Board of Psychology determined in 2002 that he did not require a license because his show involves "entertainment" rather than psychology.[19] McGraw's license is currently listed by the Texas State Board of Psychology as "retired" and he holds no other active licenses to practice in any other state.[20] |
McGraw was first made famous by Oprah Winfrey when he appeared on her show in the late 1990's.His appearance proved so successful that he began appearing weekly as a "Relationship and Life Strategy Expert" on Tuesdays starting in April 1998.
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As of September 2002, McGraw formed Peteski Productions[21] and launched his own syndicated daily television show, Dr. Phil, produced by Winfrey's Harpo Studios. The format is an advice show, where he tackles a different topic on each show, offering advice for his guests' troubles. |
As a psychologist, McGraw seems best qualified as a huckster for both his own motivational seminars and diet supplements that he actually called "Woo, Woo!": | In 2003, McGraw entered the weight-loss business, selling shakes, energy bars, and supplements. These products were promoted on his show with his sisters Deana and Brenda and nephew Tony among the featured testimonials on the show.[22] These products' labels, which carried the brand name "Shape It Up, Woo, Woo!", stated: "These products contain scientifically researched levels of ingredients that can help you change your behavior to take control of your weight." This met with swift criticism from various sources,[2] accusing McGraw (a clinical psychologist, and not a physician) of lacking the expertise to recommend weight-loss products. Facing a Federal Trade Commission investigation into Shape Up's claims, McGraw pulled his supplements off the market in March 2004, and the FTC dropped its probe. In October 2005, several people who used McGraw's products declared an intent to file a class-action lawsuit against him, claiming that although the supplements cost $120 per month they did not stimulate weight loss.[23] McGraw settled the suit in September 2006 for $10.5 million.[24] Some of the settlement ($6 million) may be paid to the plaintiffs in the form of Amway (Quixtar) brand Nutrilite vitamins.[25] |
"Retired" or not, McGraw doesn't get much respect for his continuing psychological advice:| McGraw's advice and methods have drawn criticism from some fellow psychotherapists as well as from some laymen. McGraw's critics regard advice given by him to be at best simplistic, and at worst, ineffective.[58] McGraw said in a 2001 South Florida newspaper interview that he never liked traditional one-on-one counseling, and that "I'm not the Hush-Puppies, pipe and 'Let's talk about your mother' kind of psychologist.'"[59] |
A group of sociologists wrote a paper contending that: "The Dr. Phil Show employs the religious narrative of conversion to frame the personal experiences and the problems of participants." |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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| Edited by - HalfMooner on 05/29/2012 23:00:46 |
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