I have been looking over both modern, and ancient, theories of how the mind works for a little bit now, and it did just occur to me:  How legitimate is modern psychology?

I know psychology was, both, founded as part of modern, post-Enlightenment, philosophy, as well as going so far as to declare ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity normal.  So I just wanted to hear everyone's thoughts on this, as I'm not sure if what's the state of any possible good parts to modern psychology.

I know psychology was ... going so far as to declare ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity normal.  

This has nothing at all to do with psychology. ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity was always believed by psychologists to be a mental illness until more recent years. The group who control the practice of psychology made a sneeky POLITICAL coup to change their texrbooks. 

This has nothing at all to do with psychology. ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity was always believed by psychologists to be a mental illness until more recent years. The group who control the practice of psychology made a sneeky POLITICAL coup to change their texrbooks.

The false notion and word, "homophobia", was created by the Jєω psychologist George Weinberg in the 1960s. Soon afterward, that word first appeared in print on May 5, 1969, in the porn mag, Screw, which was owned and run by the Jєω Al Goldstein. This is one example of how subversive Jєωs have shaped the minds of the masses whenever these Christ-haters are allowed to be in positions of influence.

Many Americans are on psychotropics at the behest of their shrinks, yet these Americans are still sick as intended for them. They blindly trust the pseudo sciences of psychiatry and psychology which are disproportionately controlled by Jєωs. It's no accident or random coincidence that Americans are so medicated and, thus, in a fog and disorientation.

Just want to point out that the confessional is not the place for "working out your problems."  Some minimal direction is expected, but it's not the place to talk about your marriage, your relationships, or your general emotional/psychological problems. 

As to psychology broadly speaking, I think it's real and legitimate in theory, although in practice less-so.  There's also a difference between clinical psychology and research psychology (i.e., a difference between sitting on a couch and discussing your problems with a psychologist and reading psychology literature/research for insights into human behavior). 

Personally, I have no use for psychologists, I think they are just one eyed men in a country of blind men. If the Catholic Faith is eliminated out of the equation of life as it is today, then psychologists are the way to go. That is why they are in business.

Yes, but there are Catholic psychologists out there who practice along the lines of Catholic principles.  I know one who is a Traditional Catholic, and have heard Ray Guarendi (EWTN) ... and they have a lot of insightful and potentially beneficial things to say.

Sts Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross used psychology.