Most psychologists would agree that no one perspective is correct, although in the past, in the early days of psychology, the behaviorist would have said their perspective was the only truly scientific one. How much a person criticizes others be it for appearance or anything else, is equal to how much that person criticizes him/herself. That happens when a person is overly critical of themselves first. Some people are haunted by anger as a result of the past experiences they have been through. An individual who uses criticism is trying to improve a feeling of self-worth by negating the worth of the person on the other side. What we criticize in other people says more about us than it does about them. When we become angry we tend to become overly critical and sarcastic. When we talk about other people, we’re actually projecting our own traits onto others. You may think that this critical person is all out to get you, but it’s likely that he/she acts this way to other people too. Consider the following situation... You are at a local fair with your friends and all of a sudden, a man approaches you and tries to take your wallet from you. Is our nitpicking culture letting perfect be the enemy of good? Key Themes in Critical Social Psychology. Applying Critical Psychology - As RadPsyNet members and critical psychologists, we try to incorporate our values into our daily work.But that's not easy. Here’s one simple way to check: Stylist investigates why we are so critical of other peoples flaws. Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior, according to the American Psychological Association. “Critical people are often not aware that they are being critical, because their criticisms are a projection of their own issues onto someone else. Critical psychology is a perspective on psychology that draws extensively on critical theory. That person, is comparing him/herself to others and vice versa. Criticism has its base in self-hate and is a primary relationship killer. People with unmet goals, those who were emotionally abused and people who are angry at life may end up living with anger. Psychology of Helping Others. and attempts to apply psychological understandings in more progressive ways, often looking towards social change as a means of preventing and treating psychopathology. Psychology is a multifaceted discipline and includes many sub-fields of study such areas as human development, sports, health, clinical, social behavior and cognitive processes. Critical psychology challenges mainstream psychology [how?] But they do see it in others. You may wonder why there are so many different psychology perspectives and whether one approach is correct and others wrong. Although the points here have been discussed with some colleagues, they do NOT represent an agreed departmental view: just my own view. In this case, critical people project aspects of their personality or behavior they don’t accept or want to see in themselves.