PSYCHOLOGY

December 2023

Magic & Relationship Scams – Both Involve Similar Manipulation & Control – 2023 [UPDATED 2026]

SCARS Editorial Team2026-07-07T19:49:42-04:00December 23rd, 2023|Categories: PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, 2026, FEATURED ARTICLE, Magic & Deception, RECOVEROLOGY, Tim McGuinness PhD|

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Trauma & Nutritional Health – Take Your Vitamins – 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-10T14:34:51-04:00December 23rd, 2023|Categories: PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, Debby Montgomery Johnson, FEATURED ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|

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Scam Victims And The Crossing Of The River Styx – An Interpretation Of The Recovery Process – 2023 [UPDATED 2025]

SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-03T07:42:26-05:00December 22nd, 2023|Categories: PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, 2025, FEATURED ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, UPDATED|

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Romance Scam Victims & The Holidays – 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-21T12:18:51-05:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, 2023, FEATURED ARTICLE, PSYCHOLOGY|

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Motivational Denial – Recovery Psychology – 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T16:18:07-04:00December 19th, 2023|Categories: PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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SCARS 5 Coping Techniques For Traumatized Scam Victims – 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-14T15:53:28-05:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, 2023, FEATURED ARTICLE, PSYCHOLOGY, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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Trauma Recollection/Traumatic Flashbacks And Scam Victim PTSD – Recovery Psychology – 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-13T15:19:48-05:00December 13th, 2023|Categories: FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, PSYCHOLOGY, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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Anger & Self-Radicalization – Recovery Psychology 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-10T15:01:17-05:00December 4th, 2023|Categories: 2023, COUNTRY SPECIFIC, FEATURED ARTICLE, PSYCHOLOGY, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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November 2023

Scam Victim Empathy – How It Is Lost And How It Comes Back In Time – Recovery Psychology 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-16T02:27:35-04:00November 27th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, 2023, FEATURED ARTICLE, PSYCHOLOGY, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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Fear Of Contagion: Why Scam Victims Are Harshly Judged And Blamed 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T05:22:26-04:00November 26th, 2023|Categories: PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, 2025, FEATURED ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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Pride – A Dual Edged Sword For Scam Victims – 2023 [UPDATD 2024]

SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-30T21:58:41-05:00November 24th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, 2023, 2024, FEATURED ARTICLE, PSYCHOLOGY, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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Toxic Self-Narratives That Feeds Depression in Scam Victims 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-07T14:31:53-04:00November 19th, 2023|Categories: PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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September 2023

Temporoparietal Junction (RTPJ/LTPJ) – Theory Of Relationship Scams – 2023 [UPDATED 2026]

SCARS Editorial Team2026-07-04T17:45:31-04:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, 2026, Cognitive Patterns & Thinking, FEATURED ARTICLE, Neurology & Neuroscience, Psychology & Trauma, RECOVEROLOGY, Tim McGuinness PhD, UPDATED, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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July 2023

Magical Thinking – How Biased & Delusional Thinking Enslaves Scam Victims – 2023 [UPDATED 2026]

SCARS Editorial Team2026-07-05T13:08:22-04:00July 22nd, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, 2023, 2026, Cognitive Patterns & Thinking, Denial & Avoidance, FEATURED ARTICLE, PSYCHOLOGY, Psychology & Trauma, RECOVEROLOGY, UPDATED|

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Scam Victims & Mental Health Blaming – 2023 [UPDATED 2025]

SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-16T11:26:37-04:00July 9th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, 2023, FEATURED ARTICLE, PSYCHOLOGY|

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Scam Victim Resiliency – Why It Is So Much Worse After The Scam – Updated 2024

SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-26T23:36:46-05:00July 7th, 2023|Categories: PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, 2024, FEATURED ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|

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The Science Of Victimology – What Is It? – 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-21T20:21:09-04:00July 2nd, 2023|Categories: VICTIMOLOGY, 2023, FEATURED ARTICLE, PSYCHOLOGY, Tim McGuinness PhD|

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June 2023

Scam Victims – Black Swan Theory & Understanding Uncertainty – 2023

SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-25T13:22:32-05:00June 24th, 2023|Categories: PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, FEATURED ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|

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