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https://www.theguardian.com/careers/2017/mar/28/the-psychology-of-a-workplace-bully People wrongly assume bullies have low self-esteem, but their behaviour is actually a response to internalised shame. Although some people who live with shame have low self-esteem, those who behave like bullies tend to have high self-esteem and hubristic pride. They attack others to take away their shame –Continue Reading

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http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/327127/cyf-apologises-over-false-sexual-abuse-claim Child Youth and Family has had to do a U-turn in court, after repeatedly and incorrectly reporting that a man was a sex offender. The agency had been repeating the information since 2001 and did not correct its reports to the Family Court until last year, despite being toldContinue Reading

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http://theconversation.com/a-soldier-and-a-sex-worker-walk-into-a-therapists-office-whos-more-likely-to-have-ptsd-71464 Complex trauma leads to a specific type of PTSD, known as complex PTSD, which will be listed in the 2018 edition of International Classification of Diseases for the first time. Complex PTSD applies to responses to extremely threatening or horrific events that are extreme, prolonged or repetitive, from whichContinue Reading

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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11826772 A new report on an 18-month government investigation has hinted a sexual predator is active in the Gloriavale community, a religious expert has said. The Christian Church Community Trust, which governs the isolated West Coast community in Haupiri, was the subject of the Charities Services investigation. The probe beganContinue Reading

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If you or someone you know has trouble looking at the brighter side, these tips should help. https://t.co/c9TSMoWP6g — Psychology Today (@PsychToday) March 26, 2017 2. Practice thought-stopping. Before you can open yourself up to positive thinking, you’ve got to stop your negative thinking. When all of your thoughts areContinue Reading

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http://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2017/03/they-re-turning-frogs-gay-psychology-behind-internet-conspiracy Alienation, a lack of control, and uncertainly are all facts that lead someone towards a conspiracy worldview, explains Wood. As he puts it: “basically conspiracy theories are a way to try and make sense of the world that in that moment doesn’t particularly make sense.” According to Wood, victimsContinue Reading

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/intimate-portrait/201703/self-deception-helps-us-accomplish-goals Recent research by Robert Trivers and his colleagues sheds light on just how useful our ability to delude ourselves can be. In a clever experiment, participants were asked to write a speech about a character after watching a series of videos of him engaging in positive, neutral, and negativeContinue Reading