Scrolling text introducing a group dynamics workshop authored by Dr. Joel Gavriele-Gold, Ph.D and produced by Dr. Charles Fingerhut, Psy.D
Bill Brooks Founder and CEO of The Brooks Group gave a public presentation on this topic at the historical Carolina Theater in downtown Greensboro.
Being in the present is perhaps the most important feature of interpersonal, or for that matter, any type of relationship. Too often, we find ourselves thinging about a future event or rehashing a past one at the same time that we participate in a present one. What is likely to take place is that the moment at hand is missed. And once that happens, the experience of that point in time is forever lost.
In this segment, Dr. Gold explains that authority and control are somewhat of an illusion. The fact remains that the only thing that we have total control over is our behavior and only as it applies to the present time and situation. We have little say over how people interpret our words and actions; and we have equally little ability to predict how others will act at any given time. Therefore, living in the present, avoiding mindreading and minimizing our efforts to control others' responses helps to make our existance more fruitful and less anxiety ridden.
This vieo reminds me of the very early attempts to pair unconditioned stimulii to novel (neutral) ones. In this silent video, a dog is conditioned to fear a metronome which has been paired with an electric shock.
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