Wednesday, March 14, 2018

So there. A doctor said it. The Power of a Ph. D.

Rebecca Hazelden wrote about how pop culture self-help writers exploit their titles as much as possible:

http://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2015/10/promises-of-peace-enthusing-readers-of.html

Spezzano's Ph. D. is not medical and it is unaccredited:

http://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2015/09/charles-lee-spezzano-ph-d-in_28.html

But as the sample below from 2012 demonstrates, Spezzano's Ph. D. has served him well in terms of projecting a false sense of credibility as he merchandises his wares:

https://web.archive.org/web/20160818012902/http://helesetalks.com/2012/09/18/the-power-of-sexting/
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2 comments:

Mrs. Schmidt said...

He's not an accredited doctor. So there.

Fame said...

The use of a title like "Dr." or "Professor" or suffix like "Ph.D." served the old time medicine show scam artists well in the past and it continues to do so today. It sets up an expectation that in many cases is unwarranted such as with New Age crooks like Spezzano.

Spezzano's title is Cracker Jack box quality but he clings to it and the suckers are dazzled by the glitz. But all that glitters is not accredited. Spezzano is a fake. His credentials are highly questionable and he has not engaged in any professional development since the 1970s, unless you include his 2007 attendance as a starstruck student of Oneness University.

In short, if you want to make a serious point in psychology, don't quote Chuck Spezzano. He is a fraud who profits from dishonest marketing.

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