Allergen Research and Its Implications for Psychology: History, Current Status, and Prospectus

The purpose of this manuscript was to present a brief history, the current status, and a prospectus of allergen and allergic reactions. Research on allergic reactions, particularly as viewed from the psychogenic position, was presented. The review strongly suggests that the psychogenic orientation h...

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Main Author: Arnold, J. Steven
Other Authors: Wenrich, W. W., 1932-
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: North Texas State University 1973
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131628/
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Summary:The purpose of this manuscript was to present a brief history, the current status, and a prospectus of allergen and allergic reactions. Research on allergic reactions, particularly as viewed from the psychogenic position, was presented. The review strongly suggests that the psychogenic orientation has been frought with contradictions, unnecessarily complex interpretations, and an over-abundance of subjective, dynamic, and analytic redundancies which have done little more than perpetuate the stagnation of a rather important subdomain of the "mental" health professions.