BEING SKEPTICAL

Being skeptical and developing good critical thinking skills is the foundation of being a scientist. Does talks like this impact your own beliefs? What assumptions or theories do you opperate under that could be challenged by science?

WE ARE ONE, ONE LOVE

We are so disconnected from one another. I remember a wonderful time during my adult life that I got a series of hugs from complete strangers. It was at a Jungian Conference (Journey into Wholeness) in Hendersonville, North Carolina. It felt as if I had come home. I grew up in the deep south in a small town and hugging one another was always a sign of affection and tender love. We hugged on the street, at church, at the store, or just because. Small towns are real. We are so disconnected in this world from one another and are taught to always suspect the worst. What if we suspected the best from one another and offered love freely, without reservation and without fear. What a wonderful world it would be. Think about giving away free hugs today!

JOHN GRAY: Why Mars and Venus Collide

THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Dualism vs. Materialism. Here are two views of Consciousness and what "Consciousness" is. The first is the Materialism or Materialist view of consciousness. Materialism: The belief that mind, consciousness, cognition, and intelligence are physical processes that can be explained through normal scientific investigation of the material world.



Now, Here is the "Dualism" or Dualist view of Consciousness. Dualism is the belief that mind, consciousness, cognition, and intelligence are separate and distinct from the material world and cannot be explained as purely physical processes.
For example, Rene Descartes was a dualist who believed that the mind made contact with the physical body through the pineal gland at the back of the brain.



QUESTIONS:
1. How are these views the same?
2. How are they different?
3. What is your belief of Consciousness? Are we merely complex biological machines that will (eventually) be completely explained and replicated through science? Or is our consciousness beyond our physical selves? Defend and explain your personal beliefs.

HOW THE BRAIN IN THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND STROKE WORKS

LOOKING INSIDE THE BRAIN IN REAL TIME

ATTACHMENT IN PSYCHOTHERAPY

Clinical Interview for Child Custody: Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy

A clinical interview is designed to obtain information and fulfill the purpose of the psychological evaluation. A clinical interview is not counseling or psychotherapy. Although the interview process may be therapeutic in and of itself, the goals are typically not the same. What mistakes did the therapist make? How does the client's perception of her self alter her behavior? How would you characterize her behavior? How do you think she feels about herself? Is she safe to leave? Would she qualify for involuntary confinement? Why or why not?

Intervention in a Domestic Violence Situation: Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy Video Series

In this session, the therapist is faced with a difficult dilemma. The identified patient brings a friend who turns out to have a serious issue of her own. What ethical dilemmas does this present for the therapist? Carefully watch the ending. How does the Psychiatrist's behavior positively or negatively affect the client? Is his behavior ethical?

Couples Counseling: Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy

This couple presents the difficult issue of infidelity.

Carl Rogers and Person Centered Therapy

Carl Rogers Explains Psychotherapy, Part of the "Old Masters" Series with Gloria

Albert Ellis and Rational Emotive Therapy

The "Old Masters" Series, Rational Emotive Psychotherapy with Gloria

Fritz Perls and Gestalt Psychotherapy

The "OLD MASTERS" Series with Gloria: Fritz Perls and Gestalt Psychotherapy