m moved Talk:Twelve-step program to Talk:Twelve-Step Program: This topic is the name of a specific program or set of programs created by Alcoholics Anonymous and should be a proper noun. It is not a universal idea and 12 is not a generic numbe...
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Mental
In the 1930s when 12-step was originated, the word "psychological" was not in common usage except among educated people. Psychology was a relatively new science. People used the word mental then and sometimes do today to signify that someone has psychological issues. "Mental case" is still occasionally used today. Whatever "mental" meant then, it has been supplanted by "psychological" in common usage.
Within 12-step, "emotional" is quite frankly used. In the 1930s, women (only) "got emotional." Men never did. This has definitely changed so that 12-steppers, if not the world at large, now refers to psychological issues as "emotional." All groups refer openly and in print to addressing problems at the "physical, emotional and spiritual" level. None say anything about "mental", because the word is, today, devoid of meaning, or open to misinterpretation. There are still some quotes around from the 1930s wording, which is included in the quotes in the article. But the word "mental" is no longer used by anyone. Student7 (talk) 12:55, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
