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Transforming Our Lives through Self Reflection and Psychology
A psychology professor's collection of lessons fostering self-discovery through online activities, hands-on classroom experiences, engaging lectures, and effective discussion prompts.
Humor
Our Mental Health is No Laughing Matter!
Humor about psychopathology and therapy.
Our mental health is not laughing matter!
Actually, maybe it is?
Being able to joke together about our therapy, and about our struggles can be - Therapeutic.
Actually, maybe it is?
Being able to joke together about our therapy, and about our struggles can be - Therapeutic.
Groucho Marx
"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."
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There is a fine line between genius and madness. I have erased this line.
Lightbulb
How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
Just one, but the bulb needs to want to change.
Just one, but the bulb needs to want to change.
Meditation to Reduce Stress
If you're looking for academic humor, your probably a stressed out graduate student or professor. I understand. Before reading some jokes, let's do a visualization exercise to reduce our stress
Picture yourself near a stream.
Birds are singing in the crisp, cool mountain air.
Nothing can bother you here.
No one knows this secret place.
You are in total seclusion from that place called the world.
The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.
The water is clear.
You can easily make out the face of the person whose head you're holding under the water.
There, now, feeling better?
Source: Mental Health Net
Picture yourself near a stream.
Birds are singing in the crisp, cool mountain air.
Nothing can bother you here.
No one knows this secret place.
You are in total seclusion from that place called the world.
The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.
The water is clear.
You can easily make out the face of the person whose head you're holding under the water.
There, now, feeling better?
Source: Mental Health Net
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How to Ace Therapy
I actually found the "good grade in therapy" social media post so funny I shared it with my therapist. At an earlier session I told her, "I got an F in therapy this week." It's only funny because it's true. ~ Katie