Kevin
nivek8613.bsky.social
Kevin
@nivek8613.bsky.social
Behavioural Psychologist /Psychology lecturer/Clinical behaviour analyst
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Stereotype threat: a once-dominant idea in social psychology that shaped how we think about identity and performance. But what happens when the evidence crumbles? A deep dive into the failed replications, the myths, and what it all means. Read my latest essay: open.substack.com/pub/michaeli...
Revisiting Stereotype Threat
A Reckoning for Social Psychology
open.substack.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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“The Body Keeps the Score stigmatizes survivors, blames victims, and depoliticizes violence. While masquerading as care for survivors, it creates a hierarchy where marginalized victims are even more marginalized.” My latest, for @motherjones.

www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...
What the most famous book about trauma gets wrong
People kept telling me to read "The Body Keeps the Score." I was shocked at what it actually says.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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Thank you @natureportfolio.bsky.social for making my review of the Anxious Generation open access for parents, policy-makers, and the public. The story told in this book runs counter science and is leading to poor policy decisions that will ultimately fail our kids. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.
www.nature.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Lifestyle Counselling Program for people with early psychosis on physical activity: A pilot randomized controlled trial www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #CBTworks #clinpsy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Lifestyle Counselling Program for people with early psychosis on physical activity: A pilot randomized controlled trial
To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Lifestyle Counselling Program (ACT-LCP) on healt…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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Earlier this fall, OpenStax: Lifespan Development launched. This is a free, OER textbook. I'm proud to have contributed to chapters 4, 6, and 8. It aims to help reframe #devpsyc with a more inclusive, and contemporary voice, and to help reduce book prices.

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OpenStax | Free Textbooks Online with No Catch
OpenStax offers free college textbooks for all types of students, making education accessible & affordable for everyone. Browse our list of available subjects!
openstax.org
November 24, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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"Most people think they are thinking – when all they are really doing is rearranging their prejudices."

William James
November 20, 2024 at 4:34 AM
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I open my Bluesky feed and it is full of really cool people saying really smart things and being really passionate about really interesting stuff.

I like this version of social media, and the world.

Thanks, folks.
November 19, 2024 at 12:53 PM