Why are psychologists called "shrinks"?
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..The use of the disparaging term "shrink" originated from a combination of the two words "head shrink" and the single word "headshrinker," as a humorous comparison of the process of psychotherapy to primitive tribal practices of shrinking the heads of enemies.
The comparison is seen to apply because of the way therapists empty your head of all sorts of things you didn't know were up there.
I really have no idea.
Personally, I don't like the word "shrinks." It makes the profession sound so unprofessional and stinky.
The term “headshrinker” dates back to the 1950s and was shortened to “shrink” in the 1960s. It is a somewhat derogatory term for psychiatrist or psychologist and refers to the primitive tribal practices of shrinking the heads of enemies.
The use of the term reflects the perception of the mysterious nature of the process of analyzing human thoughts and behavior and the attempt to treat and correct.
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