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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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Tell Me What You're Feeling
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2002, I was romantically involved with a woman who shared my appreciation for electronic dance music (EDM). During...
Deric Hollings
Feb 235 min read
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Sit Down if You Can't Stand Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons about the ABC model of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I often...
Deric Hollings
Feb 234 min read
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Listening to Dissenting Opinions
[ DISCLAIMER ] “Socialism” refers to a political and economic system or an ideology in support of such a system. Under this ideology, a...
Deric Hollings
Feb 238 min read
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A Rational Place
[ DISCLAIMER ] Before I was old enough to enter elementary school, my dad taught me a moral and ethical lesson. “Son, don’t you ever...
Deric Hollings
Feb 2119 min read
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Logical Leap
[ DISCLAIMER ] Imagine that you’re visiting a wooded area and as you’re walking along a trail you hear the sound of pounding hoofbeats....
Deric Hollings
Feb 204 min read
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Acronym Symbolizing Any Purpose
[ DISCLAIMER ] Throughout the years, I’ve enjoyed some hip hop music released by the ASAP Mob (stylized as A$AP Mob). Regarding the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 196 min read
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Nature, Nurture, and Other
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m convinced that human fallibility tends toward dichotomous perspectives in regard to complex systems such as...
Deric Hollings
Feb 199 min read
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Knockin' Doorz Down
[ DISCLAIMER ] My primary military occupational specialty (MOS) in the United States Marine Corps was military police (MP). My...
Deric Hollings
Feb 188 min read
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Therapy Was Also an Option
[ DISCLAIMER ] As an obese child, I dreaded the days on which running activities would take place at school. For instance, during the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 188 min read
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Did I Change?
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his debut solo album Chick Magnet (2004), Texas hip hop legend Paul Wall released the song “ Did I Change ” which...
Deric Hollings
Feb 167 min read
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Nightshift
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was young, my thick and naturally curly hair grew relatively quickly. Because hairstyling was considered an...
Deric Hollings
Feb 166 min read
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Here We Go
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 1999, English electronic dance music (EDM) duo The Chemical Brothers released their highly successful album...
Deric Hollings
Feb 165 min read
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Turn Back Time
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the above photo, I sat in a children’s home surrounded by friends, family members, and other children’s home...
Deric Hollings
Feb 149 min read
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You Brought This On Yourself
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use According to one source , on February 13, 2025, “Despite millions of dollars spent by groups...
Deric Hollings
Feb 146 min read
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Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave
[ DISCLAIMER ] Per one source , “Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive,’ is a very ‘ Shakespearean ’ phrase,...
Deric Hollings
Feb 134 min read
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The Past Is Passed
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not long ago, I came across a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) website in which one person stated , “The past...
Deric Hollings
Feb 135 min read
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How Much Is Good Enough?
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the interest of rational living , regarding my approach to practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) , I...
Deric Hollings
Feb 137 min read
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Bayesian Inference
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in my personal and professional life,...
Deric Hollings
Feb 1210 min read
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When Conditional Musts Can Serve You Well
[ DISCLAIMER ] Addressing one form of self-upsetting belief recognized in literature for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I...
Deric Hollings
Feb 125 min read
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