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>A psychologist was approached by a woman who had a crippling, irrational fear of her hair straightener catching fire and burning her house down while she was out. This psych was the 3rd doctor she had tried consulting, and none were able to help her. She was desperate. The fear was consuming her. This shrink didn't have any better idea than the methods that had failed this woman in the past, but he did get creative: he simply told the woman to carry the hair straightener around in her purse at all times. It can't burn her home down if it's not in her home.
>This "treatment" sparked intense debate in the psychology community. On one hand, the woman's fears were assuaged and she went home happy. On the other hand, the doctor did nothing to actually solve the root cause of the problem. If, for whatever reason, the woman forgot to pack her hair dresser and left the house, she'd be just as fucked as before.
Who was in the wrong here?
