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Logical Consequence: Does It Consequentially Follow?
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons 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). Specifically, with my approach to care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I invite people to consider philosophies of life which are rationa
Deric Hollings
Nov 87 min read
Rational Versus Irrational Thoughts and Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use During my relatively brief stint as a DJ of electronic dance music (EDM), I mixed a track by...
Deric Hollings
Aug 1311 min read
Predictability of Logic
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it helpful to use...
Deric Hollings
May 36 min read
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
Logically Inconsistent
[ DISCLAIMER ] *After having received an image takedown notice regarding the picture previously used on this blog entry, this blogpost has been modified to demonstrate good faith compliance with same on October 16, 2025. When using psychoeducation in regard to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite people to consider propositions which are rational—in accordance with both logic and reason . When demonstrating this lesson, I often use syllogisms . For example,
Deric Hollings
Feb 55 min read
The Rider, the Elephant, and the Path
[DISCLAIMER] Years ago, I was introduced to a Jonathan Haidt concept regarding how the mind, emotions, and behavior function. Later...
Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20245 min read
Rational vs. Irrational
[DISCLAIMER] Pages two and three of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion address flexibility versus (vs.) passion and rational vs....
Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20244 min read
Syllogism
[DISCLAIMER] A syllogism is a form of argument in which a conclusion is inferred from a set of premises. Often, this logical and...
Deric Hollings
Oct 17, 20235 min read
Game Recognize Game
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use On game It was in my youth that I first heard the phrase “ game recognize game ,” alluding to the...
Deric Hollings
May 3, 202310 min read
Pillars
[DISCLAIMER] When listening to the laidback song “Pillars” by MindsOne and Kev Brown, I’m reminded of something I heard when undergoing...
Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20235 min read
Logic and Reason
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Logic and reason for REBT practice I’m increasingly aware of how poorly logic and reason are taught...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20235 min read
Red Wave
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Introduction I often tell people that I’m not the best source for accurate predictions. I’m not a...
Deric Hollings
Nov 5, 202213 min read
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