SFAC - Psychological Society of Franciscans

𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬!

To all 3rd year students, please be guided by the uniform fitting schedule.

🗓️ 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🕗 𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠
📍 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

Please wear appropriate attire and arrive on time. Your cooperation is highly appreciated. We look forward to seeing you there!

Today, we celebrate the courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication of 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐉𝐫. in fighting for the freedom of the Filipino people. His life became a testament to his stand against oppression and his hope for a nation where freedom, democracy, and justice would prevail.

His passing did not bring an end to his cause. Instead, it inspired Filipinos to rise with greater courage and became a symbol of the nation’s longing for change. His sacrifice reminds us that freedom is a precious right—one that we must never take for granted, but continue to defend and uphold.

𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘺 𝘈𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘰’𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰. 🇵🇭✊

Captioned by: Maraica Amarilla
Pubmat by: Mikhayl Herrera

WAIT LANG… ANO NGA ‘YUN? 👀💭

You’re in the middle of telling a story…

You know exactly what you want to say. You know the word. You can even almost hear it in your head.

But when it’s finally time to say it—

“…”😭

And suddenly, your brain decides to take a coffee break. ☕🧠

We’ve all had that moment where a word feels so close but somehow refuses to show up. But did you know that there’s actually a psychological phenomenon behind this?

Get to know more about this interesting psychological phenomenon in today’s Trivia of the Day! 💭🧠

Have you ever experienced this? What word were you trying to remember? 👀



Captioned by: Shaina Mae
Pubmat by: Katelyn Sarmiento

🎶 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥. 𝐒𝐨 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥..... 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞..... 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠.....🎶

Hey there, Psychmates! 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙/𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮?

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲: whatever you've been going through these past few days, whether you're struggling with something or just simply trying to get through another day, always remember that everything will be okay in time. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜. It might be hard sometimes but look at you now, you're still here! You've already made it this far, and I know you'll get there. You're now closer to your dreams, closer to your goals, more closer than you think. So please, don't give up just yet. You can take a rest if you need to, you are allowed to cry if you want to, and allowed to take a deep breath if everything gets overwhelming. And when you're ready, keep going. Always remember that you can be kind to others but most importantly, be kind to yourself. Treat yourself a bit better. ✨

And to those who are always reminding someone to "𝙙𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧," "𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧," or "𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧," 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: You may not always see the battles they're fighting behind the scenes, but they're trying. They may not be where they want to be yet, but that doesn't mean they aren't making an effort. Sometimes what look like "not enough" to you may already be the most they can give at that moment. So instead of pressuring them, choose to offer support. Instead of pointing out what they need to improve, acknowledge their efforts to keep on trying. A simple "𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪!" could mean a lot.

𝗧𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴: Things may not always make sense right now, but trust God's plans in your life. You don't need to have everything figured out now. Just keep trusting, keep believing, and have faith that He will give you the strength, courage, and grace you need along the way. Just take one step, one day, and one prayer at a time.

𝐀𝐣𝐚𝐀𝐣𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬! 🫶

Captioned by: Criscell Tapong
Pubmat by: Althea Olvido

𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘀! 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦? 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱.. 👀

College life can be exciting, challenging, and overwhelming. Now that you’ve experienced your first few weeks of your college journey, you are probably starting to adjust to the new environment and new responsibilities that comes along with being a college student.

But remember, freshies, you don’t have to figure everything out all at once. So here are some tips and messages from your 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 to help navigate you through the ups and downs of your college journey.

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂! 💌

Captioned by: Cj Montemayor
Pubmat by: Anne Jocel

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂, 𝓡𝓮𝔂𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓪𝓭𝓾𝓪!🎉💗

We wish you a great year ahead. Another year, another chapter to celebrate! As you start off this next chapter on your journey as a second year psychology student, never forget that you are amazing and enjoy all those little moments.

We hope you will have many more happy memories, brand new experiences, and lots of opportunities for growth. Keep being the best version of you, and continue to spread love and positivity through your kindness to those around you.

Wishing you continued good health and happiness, and the greatest of successes in what ever you pursue. May there be more and more reason for you to smile, and plenty of beautiful moments for you to cherish! ✨

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂 𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷, 𝓡𝓮𝔂𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓮𝓷! 🎂💐

“𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.” - 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟑𝟎:𝟓, 𝐊𝐉𝐕

When you feel tired, pause. When you feel lost, pray. And when you feel like giving up on the day, remember that you can always begin again tomorrow. 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣. ✨

Some days may feel heavier than others, and life may not always go as planned. Yet, there are still reasons to hold on to hope, choose gratitude, and keep moving forward. 😊💜

Captioned by: Anne Jocel
Pubmat by: Sheila Tizon

𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 🤔🧠

What we expect from others can influence how we treat them, and how we treat them can influence how they behave.

This phenomenon is called 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐲𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭—also known as the 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐲. It is a psychological phenomenon in which higher expectations placed on a person raise that person’s actual performance.

The Pygmalion Effect became well-known through a study conducted by 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹 and 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻. The experiment investigated how labeling and self-fulfilling prophecies impact student performance.

Their study took place in an elementary school in California. It aimed to determine whether the teachers’ expectations could improve the performance of the students, even if those expectations were based on false information.

The results of the study supported the existence of a self-fulfilling prophecy, where an idea eventually becomes true because people acted upon it.

The concept reminds us that expectations can influence behavior. 𝐒𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐲. These small differences can create a big impact on them. ✨

Captioned by: Cj Montemayor
Pubmat by: Sheila Tizon

A LITTLE REMINDER, PSYCHMATE! 💌✨

In the middle of busy days, endless expectations, and everything life throws our way, sometimes we just need a little reminder to pause and be kinder to ourselves.

It’s okay to feel your feelings. It’s okay to grow at your own pace, make mistakes, ask for help, and start over when things don’t go as planned. You don’t have to be perfect to be worthy, and saying “no” when you need to is okay, too. 🌱

Remember that your thoughts, feelings, and opinions matter. Give yourself the same kindness and understanding that you freely give to others. After all, growth does not happen overnight—it happens one small step at a time. 🤍

So, Psychmate, whenever things feel a little overwhelming, come back to these reminders and remember: you are doing better than you think. 🫶🏻

Save this for the days you need a little reminder. 📌💗



Captioned by: Shaina Mae
Pubmat by: Sheila Tizon

As heavy rainfall continues, we encourage everyone to remain alert and avoid unnecessary travel. Please stay indoors when possible. Do not put yourself at risk just to go out when it is not essential.

Please keep updated with official school announcements and advisories regarding classes, activities, and other important updates.

Let’s prioritize our safety and well-being! 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙮, and don’t forget to take care of yourselves, Sikolohistas! 💜☔️

Captioned by: Anne Jocel
Pubmat by: Jhamir Arayata