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> He started by placing Freud and Jung as the grounders of modern psychology, a distinction that even a someone who has studied a four-week course in the area will know is incorrect. The subject has developed greatly since the time of Freud, Jung and comic book author, Marston.

The author's resistance against Freud and Jung's contributions is... myopic?

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The importance of Freud and Jung to applicable psychology in the modern era is vastly overblown.

Before freud they would cut around in the brains of mentally ill. Even though a lot happend in psychology it kind of started with him.

Only if you disregard the importance of belief, meaning, individuation, dialog and their influence on other psychologists.

Putting freud in the same category as a comic author hurts. Article is bs, as is the color system

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