Socrates looms large in psychotherapy. His style of questioning has persisted for a couple millennia. I will ask Socratic questions, but I won’t drink hemlock. All questions are not equal. Socratic questions are an essential part of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Some typical Socratic questions, according to Christine Padesky are 1. Have you ever been in… Continue reading Socratic Questioning
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Fowl humour: “A Cluckwork Orange” Answer from… Albert Einstein: Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road crossed the chicken depends upon your frame of reference. Aristotle: To actualise its potential. B.F. Skinner: Because the external influences which had pervaded its sensorium from birth had caused it to develop in such a fashion that it would… Continue reading Why did the chicken cross the road?