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Personality Traits and Past Trauma Responses – 2025
Personality Traits and Past Trauma Responses Is It Really You? Recognizing Personality Traits as Trauma Responses Principal Category: Psychological Trauma 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 Read More ...
Scam Victims’ Mobilization Defense Mechanisms – 2024
Scam Victim Mobilization Defense Mechanisms How Psychological Mobilization Defense Mechanisms Activate in Scam Victims and Affect Trauma Recovery Principal Category: Psychological Coping & Defense Mechanisms Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of Read More ...
Tyrosine and Mood Regulation for Scam Victims and Those Suffering from Psychological Trauma – 2024
Tyrosine and Mood Regulation for Scam Victims and Those Suffering from Psychological Trauma Principal Category: Neurology of Scams - Hormones & Neurotransmitters 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 Read More ...
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 ...
Psychology Articles
Psychiatric Medication Warning – 2025
Psychiatric Medication Warning - 2025 Do not accept any psychiatric or mental health (anxiety/depression/etc.) medication from a doctor who is not a psychiatrist. Warning: The Dangers of Taking Psychiatric Medications Without a Prescription from a Psychiatrist Psychiatric medications are powerful tools in managing mental health conditions, but they should Read More ...
Opponent Processing in Scam Victims – Before and During the Scam – 2025
Opponent Processing in Scam Victims - Before and During the Scam Opponent Processing - a Cognitive Function that Can Increase Scam Victim Vulnerability Principal Category: Psychology/Neurology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
Deep Psychological Depression and the Effects it has on Scam Victim Recovery – 2025
Deep Psychological Depression and the Effects it has on Scam Victim Recovery The Paralyzing Effects of Deep Psychological Depression on Scam Victims and How It Halts Recovery Principal Category: Scam Victim Psychological Disorders Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Read More ...
Personality Traits and Past Trauma Responses – 2025
Personality Traits and Past Trauma Responses Is It Really You? Recognizing Personality Traits as Trauma Responses Principal Category: Psychological Trauma 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 Read More ...
Scam Victims’ Mobilization Defense Mechanisms – 2024
Scam Victim Mobilization Defense Mechanisms How Psychological Mobilization Defense Mechanisms Activate in Scam Victims and Affect Trauma Recovery Principal Category: Psychological Coping & Defense Mechanisms Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of Read More ...
Important Medication Warning For Scam Victims Suffering From Trauma: Levothyroxine – 2024
Important Medication Warning For Scam Victims Suffering From Trauma: Levothyroxine Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Author: • SCARS Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Levothyroxine, used to treat hypothyroidism, can have notable psychological side effects, especially for scam victims managing trauma. These Read More ...
Tyrosine and Mood Regulation for Scam Victims and Those Suffering from Psychological Trauma – 2024
Tyrosine and Mood Regulation for Scam Victims and Those Suffering from Psychological Trauma Principal Category: Neurology of Scams - Hormones & Neurotransmitters 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 Read More ...
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 ...
