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Articles relation to the psychology of scams, the exploitation by criminals, and their function and impact in scam victims.
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Paranoia Self-Assessment Test
[raw] Paranoia Self-Assessment for Scam Victims Suspicion and Mistrust · 20 Questions across 5 Areas Your Privacy Is Protected We never see your answersYour responses are processed entirely within your browser. The SCARS Institute has no access to what you enter during this assessment. Nothing is stored or transmittedNo data 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 ...
Psychology Articles
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 ...
Cognitive Dysfunction & Impairment Insight in Traumatized Scam Victims – 2026
Cognitive Dysfunction & Impairment Insight in Traumatized Scam Victims A New Insight For Scam Victims & Professionals Principal Category: Psychological Trauma / Psychology / Neurology / Recoverology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
