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Startle Response and Instinct: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
[DISCLAIMER] Earlier this morning, when checking my mailbox while the sky was still dark, I observed the behavior of an armadillo, of the nine-banded variety. Because the placental mammal is nocturnal by nature, it likely didn’t anticipate or expect me to be out and about while it strolled around. The creature probably had poor hearing, as my knees and ankles make the sound of crackling firewood when I walk. Thus, the armadillo didn’t hear me approaching, as I apparently
Deric Hollings
Sep 1716 min read
Nonconscious Distress and a Centipede
[DISCLAIMER] When undergoing graduate studies for social work (2012-2014), I’d already earned a master’s degree in counseling (2009-2011). In both graduate programs, I participated in amateur photography, as well as having used the tools of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Regarding the photo above, I set out for an evening of nighttime photography in 2013. I wanted to capture the scenic Pennybacker Bridge in Austin, Texas—where I attended the University of Texas
Deric Hollings
Jul 1312 min read
Nonconscious: Just Because You Can’t Detect the Belief Doesn’t Mean That It Isn’t Present
[DISCLAIMER] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to the clients with whom I work, I often find that some people require additional information about the conscious, preconscious, unconscious, and nonconscious conceptual functions of the mind. For clarity, I practice REBT in my personal and professional life. Thus, I subscribe to many propositions put forth in REBT theory, which was initially developed by the late psychologis
Deric Hollings
Jul 910 min read
Ghost in the Shell
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier, I reminisced about the past (2015) as I used to drive an hour from my home when working with veterans and their caregivers while providing services for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “ mental health ”). I don’t miss that one-hour commute, both ways. Nevertheless, I spent a lot of time listening to new music during my drives. Specifically, I earlier listened to the album Tetsuo & Youth (2015) by lyricist Lupe Fiasco . My fa
Deric Hollings
Mar 97 min read
Consciousness: Reach Your Soul
[ DISCLAIMER ] When writing about Stoicism which is interwoven into theory and practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I often encounter related sources which reference a soul (the immaterial essence, animating principle , or actuating cause of an individual life). In Tyrant or King? I stated of this concept, “I don’t subscribe to the unfalsifiable notion of a ‘soul.’ Rather, I maintain that ‘ free will ’ can be substituted for this concept.” That view r
Deric Hollings
Feb 1210 min read
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