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
Jul 4, 20214 min read
The God Circuit
More than 80 percent of people around the world consider themselves to be religious or spiritual. But research on the neuroscience of...
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Phil Harris
Feb 24, 20214 min read
Fanatics Brains Unmasked
Researchers have mapped an underlying "psychological signature" for people who are predisposed to holding extreme social, political or...
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Phil Harris
Jan 19, 20213 min read
Religious Coping
Religious people facing life crises rely on emotion-regulation strategies that psychologists also use, a new study finds. They look for...
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Phil Harris
Sep 17, 20203 min read
Traits Stronger Than Talents
Today I spent the day with a great team of youth workers from across the country and we were discussing personality structure and...
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Phil Harris
Sep 10, 20204 min read
Is God a Pattern?
In training and lectures on personality, I describe the five key traits of our temperament. One of these traits is Openness to...
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Phil Harris
Dec 19, 20191 min read
Does Spirituality Assist Recovery?
Spirituality has increasing become an important focus in drug and alcohol recovery. Whilst hard to define and quantify from a research...
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Phil Harris
Nov 10, 20191 min read
If You are Reading This, You are Probably Very WEIRD
I have often said that what we really know about psychology is what we actually know about psychology students. These tend to be the...
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Phil Harris
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Alcohol & Disinhibition
Alcohol is not the disinhibitor that people assume it is. Alcohol changes your perception of time- where once you start to drink, you...
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Phil Harris
Jun 13, 20191 min read
Sacred Values and the Brain at the Extremes
I am very interested in how sacred values operate within the brain. In general terms, we are quite good on the mechanics of the brain...
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Phil Harris
Apr 24, 20195 min read
So Tell Me... When Did You Meet God?
In a survey of thousands of people who reported having experienced personal encounters with God, researchers report that more than...
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Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20193 min read
"Oneness" Increases Your Wellbeing
People who believe in oneness -- the idea that everything in the world is connected and interdependent -- appear to have greater life...
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Phil Harris
Feb 6, 20191 min read
More on Disgust-It Predicts Your Voting Pattern
Anyone who regularly reads my blog entries will know my interest in the psychology of political thinking. If you have an interest in...
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Phil Harris
Dec 20, 20183 min read
Are Scientists Religious?
Many established religions and New Age movements often refer to the professed religiosity of famous scientists as proof of their beliefs....
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Phil Harris
Nov 14, 20181 min read
The Psychology of Mystical Healing?
In training and lectures people often refer to spiritual or mystical approaches to psychological healing, but often find it hard to cite...
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Phil Harris
Nov 5, 20185 min read
Artificial Intelligence, Religion and War
Artificial intelligence can help us to better understand the causes of religious violence and to potentially control it, according to a...
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Phil Harris
Oct 19, 20181 min read
Over 2,000 Years of Thought On One Page
If only I got this sooner I need not had bothered with my philosophy degree! Thought this info graphic was worth sharing though.
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Phil Harris
Oct 15, 20182 min read
Solution Aversion Therapy
I once read that people do not seek professional help for emotional or mental health problems because they lack awareness of a possible...
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Phil Harris
Oct 5, 20183 min read
When is it Good To Lie? Moral Reasoning Revealed
New research sheds light on how people decide whether behavior is moral or immoral. The findings could serve as a framework for informing...
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Phil Harris
Sep 10, 20183 min read
Cementing Bias in Belief
Ever wonder why flat earthers, birthers, climate change and Holocaust deniers stick to their beliefs in the face of overwhelming evidence...
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