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Unscientific Thinking and Believing
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m a professional practitioner of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) which is a psychotherapeutic modality that...
Deric Hollings
Mar 139 min read
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Reinforcement and Punishment
[ DISCLAIMER ] The first time I recall hearing about the distinction between reinforcement and punishment was when residing in a...
Deric Hollings
Feb 247 min read
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Use of Self
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo depicts me punching a wide-eyed rabbit in what one would imagine is a scene from a frightening dream....
Deric Hollings
Nov 23, 20248 min read
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Adages
[ DISCLAIMER ] When practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) with clients, I often encourage people to come up with...
Deric Hollings
Nov 20, 20244 min read
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Critical Thinking
[ DISCLAIMER ] Despite any controversy surrounding him as an artist, I continue to appreciate Baton Rouge, Louisiana rapper Webbie ’s...
Deric Hollings
Nov 4, 20248 min read
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You in Another Dimension
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use One of the main purposes of the ABC model in rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is to...
Deric Hollings
Oct 31, 20246 min read
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Cognitive Continuum
[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is a psychotherapeutic modality that aligns with cognitive behavior therapy...
Deric Hollings
Oct 29, 20245 min read
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Unconditional Acceptance Redux
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The primary psychotherapeutic modality I practice is rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT),...
Deric Hollings
Oct 20, 202410 min read
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ABC Model
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use One of the major tools of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is the ABC model which...
Deric Hollings
Oct 18, 20247 min read
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You Sure About That?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Netflix, fair use The ABC model of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) maintains that...
Deric Hollings
Oct 16, 20246 min read
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You Won't Catch Me On That Porch Again
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Among her many other adages, proverbs, aphorisms, dictums, and axioms, my late stepmom used to...
Deric Hollings
Oct 8, 20245 min read
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All Things
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled This, Too, Shall Pass , I addressed a phrase imparted to me by my late stepmother, “DT,” as I...
Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20247 min read
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The E-C Connection
[ DISCLAIMER ] One of the main tools used in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), developed by the late psychologist Albert...
Deric Hollings
Sep 17, 20247 min read
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Strategic Empathy
[ DISCLAIMER ] The American Psychological Association defines empathy as follows: [U]nderstanding a person from their frame of...
Deric Hollings
Sep 14, 20248 min read
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Vehicle Warning Indicators
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m fascinated by how so few people with whom I’ve spoken throughout the years apparently don’t...
Deric Hollings
Sep 3, 20247 min read
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Transform Rigid Yearning
[ DISCLAIMER ] Do you think of your ability to try something as that which relates to a helpful tool? If not, how about the ability to...
Deric Hollings
Aug 30, 20248 min read
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Perspective Shift
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Take a look at the above-indicated picture. What do you see? Perhaps you think you’re looking at a...
Deric Hollings
Jul 20, 20246 min read
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ABC with XYZ
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20246 min read
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Friend Dispute
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20245 min read
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Heuristics
[DISCLAIMER] According to Wikipedia: A heuristic ‘method of discovery’, or heuristic technique (problem solving, mental shortcut, rule of...
Deric Hollings
Jul 7, 20245 min read
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