In a post at The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s Brainstorm blog, Marc Bousquet explores the medicalization of resistance and rebellion, what the DSM IV calls “Oppositional Defiant Disorder” (ODD). ODD is a common diagnosis of young people and is often treated with powerful drugs.
Thing is, ODD seems to have a lot in common with basic everyday critical thinking. And, as Bousquet points out the bigger problem might be “Compliance Acquiescent Disorder”, which seems rampant among psychologists, psychiatrists, and educators.
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