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The application of Critical Theory to psychology—examining how psychological concepts, practices, and institutions are shaped by power, how they can serve social control rather than liberation, and how they might be transformed. Critical Theory of Psychology asks: How does psychology define "normal" and "pathological," and who benefits from those definitions? How has psychology been used to pathologize resistance, marginalize difference, and enforce conformity? Whose interests are served by focusing on individual adjustment rather than social change? Drawing on thinkers like Foucault, Rose, and critical psychologists, it insists that psychology is never neutral—it's a site of power, a tool of governance, and a potential resource for freedom.
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