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Developing Coping Strategies for Trauma Recovery for Scam Victims – 2024
Developing Coping Strategies for Trauma Recovery for Scam Victims Principal Category: Scam Victim Recovery Psychology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Developing coping strategies for trauma recovery is essential for scam victims Read More ...
Self-Hate In Scam Victims And Its Impact From Psychological Trauma – 2024
Self-Hate in Scam Victims and Its Impact from Psychological Trauma 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. • Read More ...
How Scammers Hijack and Manipulate the Brain’s Construction of Self – 2024
How Scammers Hijack and Manipulate the Brain's Construction of Self The Mechanics of Brain Manipulation and Control of a Person's 'Self' Principal Category: Psychology of Scams Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
How A Scam Victim Can Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Therapy In Their Recovery & Psychology – 2024
How a Scam Victim Can Evaluate the Effectiveness of Therapy in Their Recovery & Psychology Helping Scam Victims Understand What a Therapist Can Do and if it is Effective in Supporting Them! Principal Category: Scam Victim Recovery Psychology Author: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Read More ...
The Role Of A Therapist In Helping Scam Victims To Recover – 2024
The Role of a Therapist in Helping Scam Victims to Recover Helping Scam Victims Understand What a Therapist Will Do to Support Them! Principal Category: Scam Victim Recovery Psychology Author: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Read More ...
Why Do You Need A Therapist? What Relationship Scams Do To Scam Victims Psychologically – 2024
Why Do You Need A Therapist? What Relationship Scams Do To Scam Victims Psychologically Helping Scam Victims Understand Why They Need a Therapist to Support Them! Principal Category: Scam Victim Recovery Psychology Author: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Read More ...
Visiting A Therapist For The First Time For Scam Victims – 2024
Visiting A Therapist For The First Time For Scam Victims A Guide to Help Scam Victims Begin Their Interaction with Their Therapist to Support Them! Principal Category: Scam Victim Recovery Psychology Author: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Read More ...
Choosing A Therapist For Scam Victims – 2024
Choosing A Therapist For Scam Victims A Guide to Help Scam Victims Find a Therapist to Support Them! Principal Category: Scam Victim Recovery Psychology Author: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of the Read More ...
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Behavioral Modification for Scam Victims to Overcome Cognitive Biases, Emotional Decision-Making, and Logical Fallacies
How to Guide: Behavioral Modification for Scam Victims to Overcome Biases, Emotional Decision-Making, and Logical Fallacies Principal Category: Behavior Modification Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Behavioral modification is a critical tool Read More ...
Psychological Defense Mechanisms vs. Coping Mechanisms: Understanding the Differences – 2024
Psychological Defense Mechanisms vs. Coping Mechanisms: Understanding the Differences Principal Category: Coping Mechanisms Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Defense mechanisms are unconscious psychological strategies that help individuals protect themselves from emotional Read More ...
Cognitive Bias: Solution Aversion – Problem and Solutions Acknowledgment Avoidance – 2024
Cognitive Bias: Solution Aversion Problem and Solutions Acknowledgment Avoidance Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Authors: • Tim McGuinness, PhD DFin, MCPO, MAnth - Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Solution aversion is a psychological phenomenon where individuals resist or reject Read More ...
The Part of Trauma that can’t be Verbalized with Scam Victims – 2024
The Part of Trauma that can’t be Verbalized with Scam Victims Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Non-verbal trauma in scam victims refers to the deep, unarticulated aspects Read More ...
Evaluating the Level of Hate Toward Scammers and Its Impact on Recovery Self-Assessment Test For Scam Victims
Evaluating the Level of Hate Toward Scammers and Its Impact on Recovery Self-Assessment Test For Scam Victims Scam Victim Flashback Self-Assessment Test This self-assessment is designed to help scam victims understand the intensity of their feelings of hate or anger towards the scammers who deceived them, and to Read More ...
Trauma/PTSD Flashbacks Self-Assessment Test For Scam Victims
Trauma/PTSD Flashbacks Self-Assessment Test For Scam Victims Scam Victim Flashback Self-Assessment Test A self-assessment test designed for scam victims to help determine if they may be experiencing Trauma/PTSD Flashbacks resulting from the scam: Instructions: Read each statement and select the response that best reflects or that you agree Read More ...
Trauma/PTSD Flashbacks and Traumatized Scam Victims – 2024
Trauma/PTSD Flashbacks and Traumatized Scam Victims Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Flashbacks are a distressing and challenging aspect of trauma recovery, particularly for scam victims who have Read More ...
Persecutory Delusions in Scam Victims – 2024
Persecutory Delusions in Scam Victims - 2024 Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Persecutory delusions are a serious mental health condition that can emerge in scam victims following Read More ...
