Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!-Chapter 379 - 372: Growth of Each Individual in [Group Counseling]_2

Chapter 379: Chapter 372: Growth of Each Individual in [Group Counseling]_2

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The expressions of the students present varied at this moment.

As they reached this point, Teacher Xiao Zhao began to feel somewhat nervous.

Today’s [Group Counseling] was about to reach its climax.

Although the previous counseling content did indeed yield some benefits for the students, isn’t it the case that the psychological counselor always wants to take it a step further and resolve the problems completely?

What Teacher Xiao Zhao was most concerned about was that during this segment, someone might revert to the earlier [defensive state] or even withdraw from this Group Counseling.

Compared to Teacher Xiao Zhao, Nan Zhubin was much calmer.

He cleared his throat to attract everyone’s attention: "You all shouldn’t have forgotten the content of the video we just watched, right?"

Relax the atmosphere.

This time, not only Lin Junkai and Li Mingchen, but most of the students cooperated by curling their lips into a smile.

Some even softly replied "No" as a form of cooperation.

"Very well, now please spread out the A4 paper in your hands, I need everyone to rate themselves again."

"If you were the ’Prison Guard’ in this experiment, how likely would you be affected and go on to abuse prisoners when encountering situations in the experiment? Please rate this possibility from [1-5]."

"Also, if you were the ’Prisoner’ in this experiment, how likely would you be to follow orders without resistance and let yourself be treated like a real prisoner? Again, rate this likelihood from [1-5]."

Seeing the students’ expressions change immediately, Nan Zhubin added an especially thoughtful remark.

"Since this time you need to score two different aspects, everyone has one extra minute to think. I will call a halt in three minutes."

"As before, you will display your scores and share why you rated yourself this way."

His tone was calm, like a gentle breeze.

Yet within the students’ hearts, it stirred immense waves.

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If this Group Counseling session were themed around [self-exploration], Nan Zhubin would have the students conduct this scoring round before explaining the experiment.

Because Nan Zhubin had already labeled the experiment as "notorious," this assessment would inevitably influence the students’ ratings.

But this was precisely the effect Nan Zhubin wanted.

This time, the Group Counseling theme wasn’t [self-exploration].

Exaggeratingly speaking, the theme could be described as [self-confrontation]!

Encouraging students to confront their inner anxiety, guilt, and distorted cognition.

The paper and pen in their hands at this moment were their weapons for confrontation.

All students—including the initially most decisive Lin Junkai and the most defensive Zhang Zihao—were facing the white paper in front of them, with their pen tips moving up and down.

They produced a series of ink dots but struggled to form a single number.

This was a crucial step.

Just like what Nan Zhubin had previously said during psychological consultation—"Thoughts" are fleeting in the mind, capable of being exaggerated, magnified, and distorted.

Even if they have reflected, debated, and made decisions about past events, it’s likely just the beginning, only to be buried by more overwhelming thoughts.

Only by writing it down and presenting it in a tangible form can people truly face this thought.

At the moment, the ritualistic act of "writing" allows students to deliver a "final blow" in the process of facing themselves.

This scoring round seemed to be completing an assignment for the Group Counseling, imagining their "possible" behaviors.

In reality, it was conducting a rating of their current cognition of "self."

Including the past self, present self, and even future self.

"Hiss—Hoo—"

The sound of deep breathing echoed nearby, yet Nan Zhubin remained indifferent, routinely scanning each student’s face.

"Time’s up," he soon said softly.

Some gained insight during this process and wrote down a score.

Others still felt lost, completely zoned out during this round, until Nan Zhubin’s reminder brought them back to reality, hastily writing down a score.

Some didn’t write a score at all. Upon hearing Nan Zhubin’s reminder, they directly folded the A4 paper and tucked it away, ready to listen to others’ shares.

"Who would like to share their scores first?" Nan Zhubin asked.

As expected, there was a brief silence.

Then unexpectedly to Teacher Xiao Zhao, yet predictably for Nan Zhubin, a student who usually spoke last raised their hand this time.

For the first time, he spoke first. He belonged to a group of students with long bangs, particularly guilty and having limited participation in previous events.

First-speaker student scrutinized his surroundings, unsure whether he was checking if anyone would compete for the opportunity or gauging the response to him speaking first.

He exchanged a glance with Nan Zhubin, then looked toward Teacher Xiao Zhao, seemingly seeking support.

Teacher Xiao Zhao maintained a familiar gentle gaze.

"I scored myself 4 when playing the ’Prison Guard’ and also 4 when playing the ’Prisoner.’"

"The reason is the same." First-speaker student briefly pursed his lips, "I think based on the environment that Mr. Nan just described, I definitely wouldn’t be as clear-headed in there; I’d surely be like those people in the experiment."

"At most, at most, as a Prison Guard, perhaps I wouldn’t actively bully the prisoners, just watch others do it."

"After all, as the experiment mentioned, those volunteers were Stanford students. They acted like that, and I surely can’t compare to them. Also, there are those psychological rules we usually aren’t aware of; the environment impacts people, and I’m consciously aware I lack the ability to... go against human psychological rules and act differently from everyone else."

After stating his scores, the first-speaker student provided an unusually lengthy exposition, almost as if he were defending something.

Yet his gaze had long drifted from Teacher Xiao Zhao’s, staring straight at the floor ahead. It’s uncertain whether he was explaining to others present or himself.

"Given these calculations, I should technically score 5." The first-speaker student concluded, "But personally, I don’t want to do this; I hate acting this way, whether it’s like the Prison Guards in the experiment or the Prisoners, I don’t want to be like them."

"So I deducted 1 point leaving only a 4, sort of... hoping for a miracle."

After finishing his speech, the first-speaker student smiled at Teacher Xiao Zhao.

With the exception of Lin Junkai and Li Mingchen, the students felt closer to Teacher Xiao Zhao than to Nan Zhubin.

Thus, Teacher Xiao Zhao temporarily took over Nan Zhubin’s line and encouraged, "Thank you for sharing."

The first-speaker student immediately seemed comforted.

Nan Zhubin nodded, "Who’s next?"

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"I’ll go," a voice rang out beside the familiar presence.

It was still Lin Junkai.

The student’s brow furrowed, with pursed lips, as if his mind bore thousands of threads clashing like barrage beams without any restriction.

"When writing down this round of scores, I first wrote a [5], then crossed it out and wrote a [0]. This is the score I gave myself as the ’Prison Guard.’

Lin Junkai displayed his record sheet, indeed with traces of revisions.

"Next, I wrote [0] for my score as the ’Prisoner.’

Lin Junkai’s voice paused.

"The reason I wrote this was initially thinking from the angle of psychology, people, and rules."

"But later, I thought about recent events."

This statement made already tense students from this session uplifted again, manifesting a series of uncomfortable reactions.

This wasn’t enough.

"I’ll be direct, it’s about Coach Wang... no, Wang Rui’s issue. The incident where she forced us to train harder and pushed us to bully Pengcheng!"

Nan Zhubin crossed his hands, taking a deep breath.

This student had started a rebellion!

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