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Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20239 min read
Invisible Woman
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Marvel’s Invisible Woman Though I was unfamiliar with the character during a time in my youth when I...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 30, 20225 min read
Tabula Rasa
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Blank slate It is said that behaviorist John B. Watson “viewed humans as being born tabula rasa, a...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 29, 202213 min read
Artificial Influence
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Artificial Intelligence When I was a child, I was captivated by the film Short Circuit in which a...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 27, 20225 min read
Color Me Suprised
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Between 2019 and 2021, I observed behavior from my fellow United States (U.S.) citizens unlike...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20229 min read
Elimination of Harmful Language
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Background When attending graduate school from 2009 to 2011, for a Master of Arts in Counseling...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 25, 202213 min read
The B-C Connection
[DISCLAIMER] The ABC Model When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I use the ABC Model to demonstrate how the...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 23, 20227 min read
The A-C Connection
[DISCLAIMER] The ABC Model When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) I invite clients to consider that events are not what...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 22, 20226 min read
This Is What You Asked For
[DISCLAIMER] Why are you complaining? When I entered active duty military service with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in 1996, my...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 17, 202213 min read
Ain't Nothin' to It
[DISCLAIMER] Fuck yo couch! In my youth, a step-uncle who was also into hip hop music informed me of a new rap duo called K-9 Posse....
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Deric Hollings
Dec 15, 202210 min read
All Right
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) I remain hesitant to tell clients everything will be all right....
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Deric Hollings
Dec 14, 20225 min read
The Is-Ought Problem
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume is credited with having proposed the is-ought...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 13, 202212 min read
Story of Erica
[DISCLAIMER] Story of Erica Recently, I was asked to provide my perspective on “Story of Erica” by B-Mike. Admittedly, I was unfamiliar...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 9, 20226 min read
Journaling
[DISCLAIMER] The field of cognitive psychology is said to involve the “study of internal mental processes—all of the workings inside your...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 9, 20225 min read
Like It, Love It, Accept It
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use KRS-One One of the most influential hip hop albums of my life, due to the transitional stage I was in...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 8, 202212 min read
Maturation
[DISCLAIMER] Maturation In psychology, the concept of maturation may be defined as “the changes in thinking, sense of responsibility, and...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 7, 202213 min read
Why You Mad?
[DISCLAIMER] Why? Early in my social work education I was told, “We never ask the client ‘Why?’ because it’s a question implying...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 3, 20226 min read
Silence is Complicity
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use False dichotomy As an adolescent living in a religiously faith-sponsored children’s home, I was...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 2, 20227 min read
Low Frustration Tolerance
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use What is LFT? One of my main goals when practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is to help...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 1, 20229 min read
Self-sabotage
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Dueling Experts In 2020, duo Dueling Experts, comprised of Recognize Ali and Verbal Kent, released an...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 30, 202229 min read
More Tools for the Proverbial Toolbox
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use ***Stutz spoilers contained herein*** Stutz Recently, someone very important to me recommended the...
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