define trauma. sometimes kids need to learn hard lessons. where is that line?
define repression? given that this is HN I'd imagine the definition will be different than from someone who was from, say, Malaysia or Saudi.
what does neuroticism mean? at some level we can agree what "crazy is" but where do you draw the line? ditto for insecurity.
most of this is NOT easily measurable, outside of suicides, which are discrete events. definition of things like sexual assault, child abuse, or repression vary by state, and even more so by country.
> definition of things like sexual assault, child abuse, or repression vary by state
Definition of homicide also varies by state, so what? Homicide is not real?
So basically you do not believe we can objectively measure psychological issues, so any parenting, no matter how bad, even outright abusive parenting, can't produce psychological issues.
Why do we have parents at all then, let's have all kids cared for by a commercial company, will be more efficient, right?
define repression? given that this is HN I'd imagine the definition will be different than from someone who was from, say, Malaysia or Saudi.
what does neuroticism mean? at some level we can agree what "crazy is" but where do you draw the line? ditto for insecurity.
most of this is NOT easily measurable, outside of suicides, which are discrete events. definition of things like sexual assault, child abuse, or repression vary by state, and even more so by country.