Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03
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HR. NATHAN CANTOR, Professor Of Psychatry al
the University of Buffalo, decided the other day t
km~ find lust what a m

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Right at the start he many us go about
our daily affairs less afraid of the boss
mother-n-aw, the loss of jobs, Communists
lords Dr. Cantor decided step should be to
find out what healthy body avorite saying is
"a healthy mind in healthy body" found out that
health to people the opposite Of disease But
when it to mental health the problem very
complicated. Some people afraid of the impressions
they make others There others who exaggerate
their achievements and underestimate next
man. Some people are very tmd and others very aggres
sive Some defeatist they begin
job that they will not be able to hold it for
a month.
confident and he talked with person after person who
could not stand any form of criticism loved nothing
better than to give advice to others how
businesses and their lives
The next step seemed to be decide just how many
peculiarites person could have and still considered
a normal human being that whether man has
a normal mind not is shown by whether he is happy
and able to adjust himself reality psychatrist de-
cided that better way to judge whether
NAL not to find out whether he fulfilling his
psychological needs.
BY this Dr. Cantor means the desires which a person
has which mingled with his ability to get along with
his family with his friends, with his business
and with his children. People everywhere o
be themselves and yet they depend
be like those around them. Although
to be conflicting they both present in practically
everyone. People need protection and the time
they want security and sefexpression.
Self-eXpresson means that everybody wants to show
his peculiar temperament rather than be a
copy of somebody else But the harsh world reality
won't let him do this without getting trouble his
parents and society each with its list Of donts There
obstacles to be and problems and dangers
of the unknown to be feared.
DR. Cantor found that most people do not to be
either highly individual that they be called
chsts beaten into dued submission that they have
become Caspar Milquetoasts Most of them to be
trying work out balance all the time for themselves
Most people get along somehow without going to clinic
diseases and without being hailed genius
But some of course, are trapped These the ones
who want all none, who hunger for power who
unhappy and abnormal because of this inability to make
balance a compromise.
The problem according to Dr. Cantor how to acquire
normal mind and be successful in social setup The
the press, the advertisements all tell automobiles
clothes and smooth skins People to be successful
and get all these things and yet often find themselves
failures and helpless to get what they want.
The virtues which taught in school do
ary make people rich and powerful and the envy of their
feow-men often the rich take advantage of their fellow
but keep the respect of the community anyway This
contradiction the makes
and his inability get coopera-
Of others affects everybody
But is the degree to which it affects the person that
makes all the difference. When the emotions which
company the process daily become strong some
people not make the proper adjustments Then they
become either creators destroyers.
instance. may be able to adjust himself
ordinary business world and social world may
shy afraid people but ne may nevertheless
great things the arts the sciences and invention
When he works by himself he to express himself
but when he mngles with other people he scared and
normal most people think Of normal.
1T that being normal means having a balance
between
1T having OF internal freedom and
a feeling confidence and a fear 1t means
being friendly and tolerant being willing live
live being able 20 accept LIES circumstances.
who, Of then IS normal The is none
No society has attained ideally welrounded
nicely balanced personality Modern civilization
otto always afraid something losing our
job security We do not have enough opportunity
for creative sefexpression which need TO develop
normal mind
So take consolation from DR. Cantor that nobody Is
really normal and then you won't worry too much about
yourself matter how you may be feeling right