Bexar County Psychological Association

06/05/2026

BCPA’s Executive Committee had its last meeting in May before taking a short break over Summer, but we still have a Lunch and Learn workshop coming up later this month for the members of BCPA. Please see more information on our website: https://www.bexarpsyc.org/events/lunch-learn-the-basics-of-neuropsychological-assessment

Thank you to our members, EC members, and all individuals of the community who have taken time to attend our events and workshops and shared their thoughts and ideas with us this year!

05/31/2026

Here is your psychology trivia of the week. See how many you got right!



1. Hermann Rorschach, after whom the Rorschach test is named, was a psychoanalyst from which European country? Its other contributions to the world of psychology include Jean Piaget and Carl Jung.

2. Which pioneer of modern behaviorism is responsible for the theory of reinforcement, as well as the philosophy of radical behaviorism? He also invented the operant conditioning chamber, which was a box that was nicknamed after him.

3. Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American psychologist who is an advocate of a psychological approach connected to what theory, a concept more commonly associated with Charles Darwin?

4. Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt, one of the fathers of modern psychology, first used what “basic” term beginning with “I” to mean a tendency of an organism toward a particular behavior?

5. Which psychologist investigated obedience using electric shocks while a professor at Yale?

Answers:

1: Switzerland

2: Skinner

3: Evolution

4: Instinct

5: Stanley Milgram

05/27/2026

Last chance to sign up - This BCPA Spring workshop happens on Friday May 29th!

More information here: https://www.bexarpsyc.org/events/bcpa-spring-workshop-a-trauma-informed-biopsychosocial-approach-to-womens-health-across-the-lifespan

05/23/2026

This week's Mental Health Awareness Month Trivia:

1. According to Sigmund Freud, which component of personality comprises the libido and acts according to the pleasure principle?

2. What “L” cognitive psychologist, the author of “Eyewitness Testimony” and “The Myth Of Repressed Memory,” is often called on as an expert witness on memory due to her history of research on memories and their malleability?

3. What “A” disorder is considered an emotional or behavioral reaction to a stressful event in a person’s life? The patient is attempting to reconcile the event, and the disorder is considered excessive if it persists for three or more months.

4. Which psychological experiment was performed in the early 1960s by Albert Bandura to test his theory that human behavior is largely based upon social imitation rather than inherited genetic factors?

5. In psychology, a situation in which a group makes a collective decision that none of its members individually wants to do is a "paradox" named after what city in central Texas?

Answers:

1: Id

2: Elizabeth Loftus

3: Adjustment Disorder

4: Bobo Doll Experiment

5: Abilene

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05/18/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here are some mental health trivia questions to test your knowledge!

1. What “B” psychological verb means to lead someone on or keep their hopes up through small acts of enticement that will lead to disappointment? It is the name of the item that Hansel and Gretel used to mark their path back home…before birds ate it.

2. Known for its "Twelve Steps" and “Twelve Traditions” guidelines for keeping clean, Bill Wilson and Robert Holbrook Smith founded what alliterative support group in 1935, which launched one of its first meetings in Akron, Ohio?

3. The BDI is a "depression inventory" named for an American psychiatrist with what surname and presumably no relation to the singer of '90s indie hit "Loser"?

4. In 2018, what much-decorated Team USA Olympic swimmer went public on the benefits of therapy with an ad campaign for the app Talkspace?

5. Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of depression or low mood that alternate with episodes of mood elevation, which is referred to using which "M" word?:

Answers:

1: Breadcrumb

2: Alcoholics Anonymous

3: Beck

4: Michael Phelps

5: Mania

For more trivia questions like these, go to our website: https://www.bexarpsyc.org/news

05/17/2026

Mental Health Awareness Month began in 1949 in the United States as Mental Health Week, founded by Mental Health America (then called the National Association for Mental Health) in cooperation with the Jaycees youth leadership organization, as a way to raise awareness about mental health issues in America during the month of May. It was based in part on the life and work of Clifford peters, a man who was abused and witnessed terrible abuse, while institutionalized, who wrote a 1908 autobiography (A Mind That Found Itself), and who subsequently launched a reform movement, co-creating the National Committee for Mental Hygiene along with philosopher William James and psychiatrist Adolph Meyer – a Committee that later became Mental Health America. May was first formally proclaimed as Mental Health Awareness Month in 2016 by President Obama, receiving federal recognition for the first time 10 years ago.

05/11/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month – the month that Americans have designated as a time to be mindful of mental health – and 2026 is the 10th anniversary of the first official federal recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in 2016.

In our profession, we are (hopefully!) aware of many mental health issues on a daily basis, but this month is a good opportunity to be mindful of how mental health issues are perceived by others – not just by our patients, clients, and students, but also by the public at large.

At any given time, around 23% to 26% of adults in the U.S. have a diagnosable mental illness – that is around a quarter of all adults. Yet Texas consistently ranks towards the bottom of the nation in terms of the mental health care available in the state. In 2025, Texas was ranked #33 in the country in terms of mental health treatment (according to mhanational.org), and in 2022, no fewer than 246 out of 254 Texas counties were designed as mental health professional shortage areas (according to the Texas Department of State Health Services), with one mental health worker for every 260 Texas residents in 2023 (according to the Mental Health America’s Access to Care Data report). So even after more than 75 years of efforts (Mental Health Awareness Month first began in 1949 as Mental Health Week), there is still a lot of work to be done to increase awareness in the mental health field.

What do you think BCPA should be doing to help in this area? Please comment below.

05/07/2026

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month!

If you’re a psychologist, you’re probably already aware that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. But here’s a quick quiz to test out your Mental Health Awareness Month trivia knowledge.

What color symbolizes the national color for mental health awareness?
– Lime Green

What percentage (or fraction) of adults in the U.S. have a diagnosable mental illness?
– 23% to 26% (around one fourth)

What year was Mental Health Awareness Month first officially recognized at the federal level?
– 2016

That’s right – 2026 is the tenth anniversary of the initial federal recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month.

How are you commemorating Mental Health Awareness Month? And how do you think BCPA should commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month? Please comment below.

05/02/2026

Have you already checked out BCPA's upcoming Spring CE workshop? Early bird discount ends on May 8th!

More information can be found from our website:

https://www.bexarpsyc.org/events/bcpa-spring-workshop-a-trauma-informed-biopsychosocial-approach-to-womens-health-across-the-lifespan

04/26/2026

BCPA celebrated our annual Spring Social at Alamo Cafe on Friday. Dr. Rowland Folensbee was awarded as the Fellow of the Year of 2025. Please join us in congratulating him on this achievement! In addition to his contributions to the field of psychology, he has also been an active member of the BCPA Executive Committee over the years.