Armchair psychology
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Armchair psychology is a perjorative term that labels the practice of amateur psychological observations and assessments by lay people, who may have read some popular psychology self-help books and believe they can diagnose serious mental illness, or have elaborate theories of the motivations and thought processes of others. The term armchair may come from the analogy of the armchair quarterback.
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The term "armchair psychology" was coined in 1897 by the Yale professor, Edward W. Scripture (1864-1945).
