Emotional Traps is a breezy but deliberate challenge to the modern emphasis on emotions over reason by someone who should know. Dr. Raymond J. Hill, a clinical psychologist and former Catholic priest, combines both essay and story to warn that this distortion of logic has led to the diminution of both professional and personal functioning. He begins by looking at the physical world and sorting out the differences between emotional and logical thinking—and asserts that society and the individuals within it function well only in proportion to their use of logic. He shows how three professions—attorneys, psychologists, and educators—have contributed greatly to the demise of logic in our society. He then examines how seven emotional traps keep individuals from taking responsibility for their actions and living happily. Dr. Hill then looks at the spiritual world by analyzing the universal religious concept of sin, utilizing solely philosophical and psychological principles. In the concluding section, he shows how the above all works when applied to ten real-life scenarios illustrating everyday quandaries.