by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | May 14, 2025 | History of Psychotherapy
A Deep Dive into Ego States, Games, and the Quest to Understand Human Behavior In the 1960s, a charismatic psychiatrist named Eric Berne took the world of psychotherapy by storm with his innovative approach known as transactional analysis (TA). Combining elements of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 17, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Philosophy for Therapists
Key Ideas The purpose and point of games in human motivation and well-being Transactional analysis and the psychology of human relationships Unconscious games and their role in shaping behavior and emotions Gamification and its impact on intrinsic motivation...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | May 24, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Psychology of Buildings and Architecture, Psychology of Conspiracy Theories, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
Humans split their own consciousness into the self and the other, enabling objective recognition. -Mamoru Oshii, Director of the Ghost and the Shell. Abstract and Key Points: Games, language, religion, and quantification abilities seem intrinsically linked to...