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The Neurology of Thought – An Overview: How the Brain and Body Work Together to Enable Thinking – 2024
The Neurology of Thought - An Overview: How the Brain and Body Work Together to Enable Thinking Principal Category: 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 Read More ...
Psychology of Survival Mode and Scam Victims – 2024
Psychology of Survival Mode and Scam Victims Principal Category: Coping Mechanism 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 McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Read More ...
The Impact of Psychological Trauma Accumulation After Additional Significant Adult Trauma – An Overview – 2024
The Impact of Psychological Trauma After Additional Significant Adult Trauma - An Overview Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Psychological trauma, especially when experienced repeatedly, can lead to Read More ...
The Libet Experiments and Its Implications for Scam Victims and Victimization – 2024
The Libet Experiments and Its Implications for Scam Victims and Victimization The Libet Experiments and the Neurology of Decision-Making: An Insight into Why People Fall for Scams and Become Scam Victims Principal Category: Scam Victim Neurology & Psychology Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Read More ...
The Brain’s Endocannabinoid System and its Role in Facilitating Scams & Deception – 2024
Endocannabinoid System and its Role in Facilitating Scams & Deception The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) and its Role in Scam Victim Vulnerability, Retaining Victims in Scams, and Challenges During Recovery Principal Category: Authors: • SCARS Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Read More ...
Neurology: The Anterior Midcingulate Cortex (aMCC) and Scam Victims – 2024
The Anterior Midcingulate Cortex (aMCC) and Scam Victims The Neurology of Scams Victims: Anterior Midcingulate Cortex (aMCC) and the Surprising Relationship with Trauma Principal Category: Scam Victims Neurology Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel Read More ...
Why Scam Fraud and Cybercrime Awareness Campaigns Fail and It Becomes Another Form of Scam Victim Blaming – 2024
Why Scam Fraud and Cybercrime Awareness Campaigns Fail and It Becomes Another Form of Scam Victim Blaming - 2024 In Reality, Almost All Awareness Education and Awareness Programs will Fail in Stopping Scams, Fraud, and Cybercrime, and it becomes just Another Form of Scam Victim-Blaming Principal Category: Psychology of Read More ...
Relationship Scams and Other Forms of Addiction – Recovery Psychology Overview – 2024
Relationship Scams and Other Forms of Addiction Understanding the Differences Between Relationship Scam Victims' Addiction and Other Forms of Addiction Principal Category: Addiction - Recovery Psychology Overview Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Read More ...
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Traumatic Event Centrality and Scam Victims – 2025
Trauma Event Centrality and Scam Victims Principal Category: Scam Victim Recovery Psychology 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 McGuinness, Ph.D. - Read More ...
The Big 5 Personality Traits and Scam Victims – 2025
The Big 5 Personality Traits and Scam Victims Principal Category: Psychology of Scams 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 McGuinness, Ph.D. Read More ...
Victimization Paradigm: Scam Victim Vulnerability – A White Paper – 2025
Victimization Paradigm: Scam Victim Vulnerability - A White Paper Principal Category: Victimology Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract: This white paper introduces a comprehensive paradigm for understanding scam victim vulnerability, proposing a Read More ...
Psychological Inoculation: A Study to Help Scam Victims and All Resist Misinformation – 2025
Psychological Inoculation: A Study to Help Scam Victims and All Resist Misinformation Principal Category: Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Based On: Maertens, R., Roozenbeek, J., Simons, J.S. et al. - Psychological booster shots targeting memory Read More ...
Phobias: Pistanthrophobia and Philophobia and their Impact on Scam Victims – 2025
Phobias: Pistanthrophobia and Philophobia - the Aftermath of Online Scams - When Trust Becomes the Greatest Casualty Principal Category: Phobias & Fears Authors: • Lic. Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of the Society Read More ...
Avoidance Psychology: Scam Victim Passivity During Recovery – 2025
Scam Victim Passivity During Recovery Principal Category: Avoidance Psychology 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 McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Read More ...
Above-Average Effect – A Cognitive Bias – 2025
Above-Average Effect Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract The Above-Average Effect, also known as Illusory Superiority, is a cognitive bias where individuals overestimate their abilities compared to others, Read More ...
Anomia – A Typically Temporary Neurological Disorder in Severely Traumatized Scam Victims – 2025
Anomia - A Typically Temporary Neurological Disorder in Severely Traumatized Scam Victims Principal Category: Scam Victim Neurology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract This article explores the concept of trauma-related Anomia, Read More ...
