The Private Life of Psychopaths
In training sessions people are often fascinated by, and want to understand, psychopathic behaviours. I often utilise different moral...
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Phil Harris
Oct 14, 20226 min read
Re-Wiring Memory
You may not realize it, but each time you recall a memory -- like your first time riding a bike or walking into your high school prom --...
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Phil Harris
Dec 9, 20213 min read
Personality: Can We Deliberately Change?
Could a company train an employee to become more conscientious, even if the worker isn't invested in improving that trait? A new study...
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Phil Harris
Dec 9, 20213 min read
Negative Emotions Role in Schizophrenia
A person with schizophrenia typically experiences more negative emotions and has more stressors than average. A new study by University...
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Phil Harris
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Past Trauma Changes Others Current Perspective
A team of researchers from the University of Missouri have discovered that people tend to give more praise to someone for their good...
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Phil Harris
Oct 14, 20212 min read
The Halo Effect & Anxiety
For some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the...
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Phil Harris
Oct 14, 20214 min read
Unlearning Pain
Rethinking what causes pain and how great of a threat it is can provide chronic pain patients with lasting relief and alter brain...
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Phil Harris
Jun 8, 20212 min read
Emotional Intensity Harder to Read
A facial expression or the sound of a voice can say a lot about a person's emotional state; and how much they reveal depends on the...
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Phil Harris
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Strengths-Based Approaches Work
The unpredictable nature of life during the coronavirus pandemic is particularly challenging for many people. Not everyone can cope...
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Phil Harris
Mar 7, 20213 min read
Ritual Reduces Loneliness
f you dunk a tea bag repeatedly into your mug or open a cream-filled cookie to lick the filling, you might find coping with pandemic...
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Phil Harris
Mar 7, 20213 min read
Wisdom vs Loneliness
Research over the last decade has shown that loneliness is an important determinant of health. It is associated with considerable...
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Phil Harris
Feb 19, 20213 min read
"Frenemies": Bullying Re-examined
Teens who bully, harass, or otherwise victimize their peers are not always lashing out in reaction to psychological problems or unhealthy...
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Phil Harris
Jan 19, 20214 min read
Adaptability the Key to Depression?
The more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety and/or depression to make sound decisions and to learn...
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Phil Harris
Dec 17, 20203 min read
So Many People-So Few Expressions
Whether at a birthday party in Brazil, a funeral in Kenya or protests in Hong Kong, humans all use variations of the same facial...
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Phil Harris
Oct 23, 20204 min read
Friends: Why We Get Picky?
We like people like us. However, as we age, we get even more selective about our friendship groups. When humans age, they tend to favor...
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Phil Harris
Oct 21, 20204 min read
Fear vs Anxiety Debate
Anxiety, the most common family of mental illnesses, has been pushed to epic new heights by the COVID-19 pandemic. A report by an...
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Phil Harris
Oct 15, 20203 min read
COVID, Emotional Literacy & Wellbeing
Everybody, it seems, is stressed out to some degree by the coronavirus pandemic. It may be anguish over the sickness or death of a friend...
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Phil Harris
Sep 11, 20203 min read
Emotions and Language Synch
The emotional brain cannot speak to us but speaks through us. The emotional brain shapes the language we use at an almost unconscious...
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Phil Harris
Jul 1, 20205 min read
Ritual & the Psychological Immune System
In training and lectures I often refer to the psychological immune system. This system resides in the emotional brain whose principle...
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Phil Harris
Jul 1, 20203 min read
Trauma: Distance Matters
The human brain operates on many levels. When we consider things which are distant in time, space or intimacy the rational brain tends...
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