[DISCLAIMER] The American Psychological Association (APA) defines intellect as “the intellectual functions of the mind considered collectively” and “an individual’s capacity for abstract, objective reasoning, especially as contrasted with their capacity for feeling, imagining, or acting.” For clarity, the APA also defines intellectual function as “any of the mental functions involved in acquiring, developing, and relating ideas, concepts, and hypotheses. Memory, imaginati

[DISCLAIMER] When providing care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I’m sometimes reminded of an Internet mere regarding the antiquated term crazy (not mentally sound: marked by thought or action that lacks reason). Specifically, one source states: Zoolander is a 2001 comedy film [written and directed by,] and starring Ben Stiller. In it[,] he plays Derek Zoolander, an American male model brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of

[DISCLAIMER] Personal Ownership I recently listened to an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast in which he discussed Theo Von’s purported issues with mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), as I thought of a psychoeducational lesson on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Before elaborating, it’s worth noting that when practicing REBT I use personal responsibility and accountability (collectively “ownership”). For better understanding, re

[DISCLAIMER] *Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) spoilers contained herein. The matriarch of the family that invited me to live with her from the children’s home in which I resided said something along the lines of, “You’ve watch too much TV!” She wasn’t incorrect, because, as a latchkey kid, I was practically raised by the television while my mom worked. One of my favorite shows was Pee-wee’s Playhouse, a children’s comedy television series starring the late Paul Reubens (

[DISCLAIMER] In common parlance, motivation is defined as the act or process of giving someone a reason for doing something. Given this description, I value consideration of thoughts and beliefs which are rational (in accordance with both logic and reason). Here, “logic” is the interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable, and “reason” is a statement offered in explanation or justification. For instance, a modus ponens syllogism uses

[ DISCLAIMER ] Within my blog, I provide many psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Often, this method of teaching involves the matter of thinking or believing which is rational (in accordance with both logic and reason ), or not (i.e., irrational ). Here, “logic” is the interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable , and “reason” is a statement offered in explanation or justification . For insta

[ DISCLAIMER ] As I’ve paid close attention to the 2026 Iran war (sometimes referred to as an operation, conflict, hostilities, etc.), that was initiated by the United States (U.S.) and Israel against Iran, I’ve heard many perspectives which aren’t rational (in accordance with both logic and reason ). Here, “logic” is the interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable , and “reason” is a statement offered in explanation or justific

[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite people to consider thinking which is rational (in accordance with both logic and reason ). This is an especially worthwhile consideration when practicing one of the main tools of REBT. For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumpt

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use A year ago, I posted Spooky Business in which I stated of my service to the United States (U.S.) Department of State when serving my role in the U.S. Department of Defense that “it didn’t take long for me to realize that my diplomatic service was in support of spooks .” “Spooks” in this regard refers to government intelligence officers, agents, and personnel. What I didn’t know when initially serving as a Marine Security Gu

[ DISCLAIMER ] To provide a psychoeducational lesson on my approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it useful to illustrate how the scripts which we tell ourselves are constructed (made or formed by combining or arranging parts or elements; set in logical order). First, it may be worthwhile to distinguish between thoughts and beliefs. A “thought” is an individual act or product of thinking . A “belief” is a state or habit of mind in which trust or

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), fair use Imagine that I proposed “if I take a shower, then I’ll have toast.” What may you think about this proposition? Does one event (i.e., taking a shower) consequently lead to the next (i.e., having toast)? Although this may seem like a nonsensical matter of consideration, I suggest that it isn’t. Of course, the imagined proposal of taking a shower being correlated with toast is nonsense (words or lang