Excellent analysis. I think your historical explanation is important- not the totality of the situation, but important.
Problems with psychotherapy-
1) What are the goals? and
2) "I like what is happening" is a valid reason to consider it successful.
Having to answer 1) above is not that unusual for a scientific endeavor.
The utter subjective nature of 2) above makes it very unusual for a scientific study.
Excellent analysis. I think your historical explanation is important- not the totality of the situation, but important. Problems with psychotherapy- 1) What are the goals? and 2) "I like what is happening" is a valid reason to consider it successful. Having to answer 1) above is not that unusual for a scientific endeavor. The utter subjective nature of 2) above makes it very unusual for a scientific study.