The one rule that anyone with moral stamina actually can follow is the one that commands us to avoid the comforts of the ›mainstream‹. (Robinson, 2000, p. 43)
Within the field of theoretical psychology, and particularly critical psychology, there are frequent references to ›mainstream psychology‹, usually in a context that implies that it is something problematic, bad, or even dangerous. Although this is a topic for debate and disagreement, it might be helpful to elaborate on what this ›mainstream psychology‹ refers to.