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The SCARS Recovery Effect Cognitive Bias – 2026
The SCARS Recovery Effect Cognitive Bias Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract The SCARS Recovery Effect describes a cognitive bias in which some recent scam victims overestimate how Read More ...
The Unified Protocol for Emotional Disorders – UP – 2026
The Unified Protocol for Emotional Disorders A Psychological Treatment Approach That Traumatized Scam Victims Can Discuss With Their Therapists Principal Category: Psychological Therapy / Manual of Scam Psychology Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Read More ...
The Disappearing Scam Victim Recovery Seeker – A SCARS Institute Research Paper- 2026
The Disappearing Scam Victim Recovery Seeker Why Increasing Fraud Victimization Is Not Producing Corresponding Growth in Specialized Recovery Support A SCARS Institute Research Paper: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.17043.85288 Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
When There Is No Single Event – Recursive Psychological Injury, Self-Generated Stress, and the Possibility of Self-Perpetuating Trauma-Like States – White Paper – 2026
When There Is No Single Event Recursive Psychological Injury, Self-Generated Stress, and the Possibility of Self-Perpetuating Trauma-Like States Principal Category: Psychological Research - White Paper Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
Conducting a Support Call – Distraction as a Transitional Tool in Scam Victim Support Calls – 2026
Conducting a Support Call Distraction as a Transitional Tool in Scam Victim Support Calls Principal Category: Scam Victim Support Psychology / Recoverology Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Read More ...
Post-Scam Attachment-Revulsion Conflict – An Interpretive Model of Persistent Fixation Following Relationship Scam Victimization – SCARS Institute Research – 2026
Post-Scam Attachment-Revulsion Conflict An Interpretive Model of Persistent Fixation Following Relationship Scam Victimization Principal Category: SCARS Institute Research Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of the Society of Citizens Read More ...
Empathy Constriction During and After Recovery – 2026
Empathy Constriction During and After Recovery Principal Category: Scam Victim Recovery Psychology Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Empathy constriction occurs when recovered or partially recovered trauma survivors Read More ...
Therapeutic Journaling and the Importance of Writing in Trauma Recovery – 2026
Therapeutic Journaling and the Importance of Writing in Trauma Recovery Therapeutic Journaling for Traumatized Scam Victims: A Structured Recovery Practice for Clarity, Emotional Processing, and Stability Principal Category: Recovery / Recoverology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Read More ...
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The SCARS Institute Stroop Self-Assessment Test – Attention/Cognition Test – v6
[raw] SCARS Institute | Stroop Attention & Interference Self-Assessment Stroop Attention & Interference Self-Assessment A timed task that measures how well you can hold your attention on one thing when something more automatic is pulling at it. About six minutes. Your privacy is protected We never see your identityYour responses Read More ...
Gestalt Therapy Overview and Potential Applicability to Scam Victims – 2026
Gestalt Therapy Overview and Potential Applicability to Scam Victims Gestalt Therapy: Understanding the Whole Person Through Awareness, Experience, and the Present Moment Principal Category: Psychology / Therapy / Recoverology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Read More ...
Assumed Continuity Bias – A Cognitive Bias – 2026
Assumed Continuity Bias - A Cognitive Bias Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Assumed Continuity Bias describes the tendency to believe that a relationship, resource, opportunity, service, or Read More ...
REBT – Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Scam Victim Recovery – 2026
REBT - Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Scam Victim Recovery A SCARS Institute Scam Victim/Survivor Self-Help Guide Principal Category: Psychology / Therapy / Recovery / Recoverology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
Status Quo Bias – Cognitive Bias – 2026
Status Quo Bias Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Status Quo Bias is the tendency to prefer an existing condition, habit, belief, relationship, or arrangement because it is Read More ...
Belief Perseverance Cognitive Bias – 2026
Belief Perseverance Cognitive Bias - 2026 Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Belief Perseverance is the tendency to maintain an established belief after credible evidence has weakened or Read More ...
The SCARS Recovery Effect Cognitive Bias – 2026
The SCARS Recovery Effect Cognitive Bias Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract The SCARS Recovery Effect describes a cognitive bias in which some recent scam victims overestimate how Read More ...
SCARS Institute: Are You a Believer or a Truth Seeker Self-Assessment Test – v2
[raw] The Two Roads A Self-Assessment of How You Meet an Open Question · 50 statements Your Privacy Is Protected We never see your identity Your responses are processed in your browser and your email. Only you see any identifying information about you. De-identified data supports research With your permission Read More ...
