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LOGIC
“Instead of having ‘answers’ on a math test, they should just call them ‘impressions,’ and if you got a different ‘impression,’ so what, can’t we all be brothers?” - Jack HandyLogic doesn’t have a good reputation; it’s accused of welding minds shut, blinding people to new perspectives, and stripping them of empathy. Clients’ reluctance to explore ( Read more... ) -
SUFFERING
Resistance is the psychological equivalent to growing pains. Clients will react negatively, even aggressively, as sessions delve into unpleasant truths or initiate difficult changes. Some approaches see resistance as natural and necessary for progress. Newer approaches see it differently ( Read more... ) -
POP CULTURE MYTHOLOGY: DONALD TRUMP
Our culture has by and large lost a conventional sense of mythology, though we have not lost our hunger for it. We fill the void with a warped preoccupation of celebrities; we raise them to demigod status then eagerly watch as their Greek-like tragedies unfold in headlines.
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THREE TIERS
Despite its young age, psychotherapy has hundreds of approaches. None of these approaches are effective for every condition, issue, individual, or cultural group. Given this, it’s easy to see why counselors commonly choose to be eclectic, using whichever approach seems to fit at the moment ( Read more... ) -
SUBSTANCE USE
The emotions and politics surrounding substance use make for rocky terrain, but no mental health professional has the luxury to side-step it. Whenever someone presents with significant symptoms, the question of substance use should be raised. Substance use can mimic symptoms of mental illnesses/disorders, worsen them, sometimes induce them. Choice ( Read more... ) -
POP CULTURE MYTHOLOGY: CHARLES MANSON
Our culture has by and large lost a conventional sense of mythology, though we have not lost our hunger for it. We fill the void with a warped preoccupation of celebrities; we raise them to demigod status then eagerly watch as their Greek-like tragedies unfold in headlines.
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REASON AND MENTAL HEALTH
The concept of right-brain versus left-brain flubs up in a couple of ways. First, it doesn’t even identify the correct brain regions; it would be more accurate to say center-brain versus front-brain. Second, emotion and reason aren’t opposing forces; optimal functioning entails the simultaneous use of both, so it’s more like center-brain plus front ( Read more... )
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