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The Psychologist
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The British Psychological Society's magazine, born in 1988, available in print for members, online and app. http://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist Posts/views: Editor Dr @jonsutton.bsky.social and Deputy Editor @jennifergledhill.bsky.social.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Mar 26
Could you, with our help, tell a story of Psychology that is personal, practical, and persuasive?

We want to hear from you!

See www.bps.org.uk/contribute-psychologist
Mock-up cover of The Psychologist magazine - crowd of people seen from above forming a lightbulb shape, with the headline 'Your work here'.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 9h
Special prize for the first person to work out how many people who feature on Celebrity Traitors have also had a mention in The Psychologist...
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The Psychologist | BPS
The magazine of the British Psychological Society - in print and online.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 15h
Read more about this, including this Friday's book launch from Professors Rachel Tribe and Dinesh Bhugra, here:
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 21h
This is an interesting piece on that www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Repeated trauma | BPS
Anya Greenhalgh on the risk of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in contact sports.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 21h
Living in the grey: between protection and connection.

Kaylee Harris, psychology graduate and senior care worker, describes her experiences working in adolescent care and, how, on the frontline, love and harm can sit side by side.

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Living in the grey: between protection and connection | BPS
Kaylee Harris, psychology graduate and senior care worker, describes her experiences working in adolescent care and, how, on the frontline, love and harm can sit side by side.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 1d
'Every club, no matter their level, should make mental health a priority…'
@bpsofficial.bsky.social has called for the FA, Premier League, and English Football League to join forces to fund mandated psychological support across academies at all professional clubs.
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'Every club, no matter their level, should make mental health a priority' | BPS
The BPS has called for the FA, Premier League, and English Football League to join forces to fund mandated psychological support across academies at all professional clubs.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 1d
It's Menopause Awareness Month: Is Psychology doing enough?

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The menopause: is psychology doing enough? | BPS
We may be talking a lot about the menopause, but, asks Deputy Editor Jennifer Gledhill, can psychologists offer more support during this transitional time?
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 1d
Reflecting on leadership as an Assistant Psychologist.

The Assistant Psychologist Network Leadership Team go beyond the job description in search of leadership at every level.

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Reflecting on leadership as an Assistant Psychologist | BPS
The Assistant Psychologist Network Leadership Team (pictured) go beyond the job description in search of leadership at every level.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 2d
Learning to drive as a neurodivergent person…

Practical and emotional tips for getting behind the wheel, from @maxinefrances.bsky.social, author of ‘No Heels, No Problem: A Neurodivergent Survival Guide to Adult Life when you are Dyspraxic or ADHD’.

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Learning to drive as a neurodivergent person | BPS
Practical and emotional tips for getting behind the wheel, from Maxine Roper, author of ‘No Heels, No Problem: A Neurodivergent Survival Guide to Adult Life when you are Dyspraxic or ADHD’.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 2d
Five paths to a happier community
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Five paths to a happier community | BPS
Psychology may just help us to connect with our neighbours, even when we don’t see eye to eye…
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 5d
Through broken mirrors: reframing aphasia
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Through broken mirrors: reframing aphasia | BPS
Xiaobing Sun & Lin Fan review 'Aphasia: The Basics' by Jane Marshall.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 6d
Happy birthday @paulredford.bsky.social - hugely influential for The Psychologist over decades
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My shelfie… Dr Paul Redford | BPS
Associate Professor, Programme Leader MSc Occupational Psychology, UWE Bristol.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 6d
Five ways ADHD shows up in women – and why we keep missing it.
@caralyn-b.bsky.social
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Five ways ADHD shows up in women – and why we keep missing it | BPS
Caralyn Bains, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, with her personal tale and professional experiences.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 6d
Considering digital change alongside planetary health - Sarah Lake and @drpennytrayner.bsky.social

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Considering digital change alongside planetary health | BPS
Sarah Lake and Dr Penny Trayner argue they are two sides of the same coin.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 8d
‘Eyes on the board, not on you…’

Liam Cross and Gray Atherton @neuroplay.bsky.social on their research into autism and gaming.

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‘Eyes on the board, not on you’ | BPS
Liam Cross and Gray Atherton on their research into autism and gaming.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 7d
RIP Jane Goodall... this documentary made a deep impression on me
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A public and private persona | BPS
Kirsty Graham (University of York) examines the contradictions in a new documentary about Jane Goodall.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 8d
Have you explored our homepage, including numerous 'collections' and our 'most read' of 2025?

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The Psychologist | BPS
The magazine of the British Psychological Society - in print and online.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 23d
Me and Monotropism: A unified theory of autism.
@fergus.oolong.co.uk – science teacher, writer and 'autist' – on single attention and associated cognition in autism; a theory with a family connection…
Now with 2025 update.
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Me and Monotropism: A unified theory of autism | BPS
Fergus Murray – science teacher, writer and 'autist' – on single attention and associated cognition in autism; a theory with a family connection… Now with 2025 update.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 8d
‘Eyes on the board, not on you…’

Liam Cross and Gray Atherton @neuroplay.bsky.social on their research into autism and gaming.

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‘Eyes on the board, not on you’ | BPS
Liam Cross and Gray Atherton on their research into autism and gaming.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 8d
In the wake of solitude…

Chartered Psychologist and Author Zeynep Yasar on intergenerational Trauma and the ‘Non-Dites’ in Gabriel García Márquez’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’.

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In the wake of solitude | BPS
Chartered Psychologist and Author Zeynep Yasar on intergenerational Trauma and the ‘Non-Dites’ in Gabriel García Márquez’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 9d
‘They’ve been through the same… if they can get through it, then so can I’
Principal Forensic Psychologist Shannon Batt discusses her research paper on the impact of animal therapy on prisoner wellbeing.
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‘They’ve been through the same… if they can get through it, then so can I’ | BPS
Principal Forensic Psychologist Shannon Batt discusses her research paper on the impact of animal therapy on prisoner wellbeing.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 9d
‘People with Huntington's disease can and do push back against the tyrant’
I met Dr Sarah Gunn, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Leicester.
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‘People with Huntington's disease can and do push back against the tyrant’ | BPS
Our editor Dr Jon Sutton meets Dr Sarah Gunn, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Leicester.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 8d
‘I discovered there's a world of phenomena driven by common knowledge…’

Prof Steven Pinker @harvard.edu is author of ‘When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage’.

Repost for your chance to win a copy!

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‘I discovered there's a world of phenomena driven by common knowledge’ | BPS
Our editor Dr Jon Sutton meets Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and author of new book ‘When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows… Common Knowledge and the S...
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 8d
Unravelling the cognitive mystery behind seamless film editing…

Joseph P. Magliano reviews The Cinema Within: A Documentary About the Psychology of Film Editing, by Chad Freidrichs.

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Unravelling the cognitive mystery behind seamless film editing | BPS
Joseph P. Magliano reviews The Cinema Within: A Documentary About the Psychology of Film Editing, by Chad Freidrichs.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 9d
…I paraphrased from the interview for the headline, and got it wrong, because even after 25 years as an editor I don't understand that stuff. Blame 1980s education.
So have corrected and reposted... may well still be wrong, but it will be my error not his!
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 9d
‘I discovered there's a world of phenomena driven by common knowledge…’
Earlier today I spoke with Professor Steven Pinker @harvard.edu and author of new book When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage.

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‘I discovered there's a world of phenomena driven by common knowledge’ | BPS
Our editor Dr Jon Sutton meets Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and author of new book ‘When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows… Common Knowledge and the S...
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