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Derealization in Scam Victims – Dissociative Response – 2025
Derealization in Scam Victims - Dissociative Response When Reality Breaks: Understanding Derealization in Scam Victims Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Author: • 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 Against Relationship Read More ...
Confirmation Bias – Letting Your Desires Control What You See! – Cognitive Bias – 2025
Confirmation Bias Letting Your Desires Control What You See! Principal Category: Cognitive Biases & Psychological Heuristics Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Scam victims Read More ...
The Freeze Response – 2025
The Freeze Response: What Happens in the Mind and Body Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Responses 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 Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
Social Desirability Bias – Cognitive Bias – 2025
Social Desirability Bias Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Social desirability bias is a common psychological pattern where individuals alter their words, behaviors, or self-reports Read More ...
The Connection Between Psychological Betrayal Trauma and Diabetes – 2025
The Connection Between Psychological Betrayal Trauma and Diabetes Principal Category: Neurology of Scam Victims / Somatic Effects of Scam Victimization Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Psychological Read More ...
Enduring Neurological Consequences of Psychological Betrayal Trauma – 2025
Enduring Neurological Consequences of Psychological Betrayal Trauma Principal Category: Scam Victim Neurology 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 Against Relationship Scams Inc. • Tim Read More ...
Grain of Sand Theory in Complex Traumatized Scam Victim Psychology – 2025
Grain of Sand Theory in Complex Traumatized Scam Victim Psychology Grain of Sand Theory in Complex Systems Applies to Post-Traumatic Stress in Scam Victims Principal Category: Psychological Trauma & PTSD Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Read More ...
Duty and the Origin of Shame in Scam Victims – 2025
Duty and the Origin of Shame in Scam Victims The Evolutionary Duty to Defend: How Failure and Shame Are Hard-Wired into Human Psychology Principal Category: Recovery Psychology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
Neurology Articles
Derealization in Scam Victims – Dissociative Response – 2025
Derealization in Scam Victims - Dissociative Response When Reality Breaks: Understanding Derealization in Scam Victims Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Author: • 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 Against Relationship Read More ...
Confirmation Bias – Letting Your Desires Control What You See! – Cognitive Bias – 2025
Confirmation Bias Letting Your Desires Control What You See! Principal Category: Cognitive Biases & Psychological Heuristics Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Scam victims Read More ...
The Freeze Response – 2025
The Freeze Response: What Happens in the Mind and Body Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Responses 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 Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
Social Desirability Bias – Cognitive Bias – 2025
Social Desirability Bias Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Social desirability bias is a common psychological pattern where individuals alter their words, behaviors, or self-reports Read More ...
Illusion of Knowledge – Cognitive Bias – 2025
Illusion of Knowledge Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. The illusion of knowledge is a cognitive bias that causes individuals to believe they understand Read More ...
The Connection Between Psychological Betrayal Trauma and Diabetes – 2025
The Connection Between Psychological Betrayal Trauma and Diabetes Principal Category: Neurology of Scam Victims / Somatic Effects of Scam Victimization Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Psychological Read More ...
Enduring Neurological Consequences of Psychological Betrayal Trauma – 2025
Enduring Neurological Consequences of Psychological Betrayal Trauma Principal Category: Scam Victim Neurology 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 Against Relationship Scams Inc. • Tim Read More ...
Grain of Sand Theory in Complex Traumatized Scam Victim Psychology – 2025
Grain of Sand Theory in Complex Traumatized Scam Victim Psychology Grain of Sand Theory in Complex Systems Applies to Post-Traumatic Stress in Scam Victims Principal Category: Psychological Trauma & PTSD Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Read More ...
