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Phil Harris
Mar 28, 20191 min read
Creating Helping Relationships That Matter
Relationships in and of themselves make a huge difference to treatment outcomes. The American Psychological Association have just...
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Phil Harris
Mar 20, 20191 min read
The Role of Emotional Expression in Treatment Outcomes
I discuss the role of emotions in change and treatment outcomes. Particularly the importance of naming emotions in the here and now in...
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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
Feb 6, 20194 min read
A Sigh is Not Just a Sigh
In discussing interventions such as Motivational Interviewing, I always draw attention to the "music" of statements. It is not simply...
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Phil Harris
Dec 20, 20181 min read
Beyond the Alliance: Understanding the "Real" Relationship
The Therapeutic Alliance has always been found to be the central driver of outcomes in treatment studies, regardless of modality. But is...
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Phil Harris
Dec 14, 20184 min read
Does Grief Reveal Something About Relapse?
The best description of the role of the Prefrontal Cortex of our brains (our sticky-out foreheads) is that it allows us to do the right...
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Phil Harris
Dec 14, 20183 min read
Imagination is Real-To the Brain
In training and lectures I discuss the role of developing HD 4K goals to support motivational enhancement with clients as well as reduce...
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Phil Harris
Nov 14, 20181 min read
Autism Study Show Male Trait Bias
A large scale study has found that people with autism show higher male trait scores in systemic thinking over empathetic thinking, above...
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Phil Harris
Oct 21, 20183 min read
Give Thanks to... Gratitude
The professional youth field is very focused on the idea of low self-esteem being a driver of so many of young people's problems. Young...
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Phil Harris
Oct 18, 20182 min read
Trigger Warning!: Trigger Warnings Make No Difference
Do you like to see warnings about violent or other distressing content before watching a TV show or movie, or reading a book? New...
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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 8, 20183 min read
"We" Talk: The Language of Love
In lectures and training on Motivational Interviewing I stress how the emotional brain does not speak to us but through us. The casual...
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Phil Harris
Oct 5, 20183 min read
Buying Happiness Depends on Your Social Class
As they say, money does not buy you happiness but poverty buys you nothing. What is the best way to spend money to increase your...
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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
Oct 5, 20183 min read
Nurseries Trump Parents for Child Development
Attendance at a nursery/crèche staffed by professionals may be linked to better psychological development than being looked after by...
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Phil Harris
Sep 27, 20184 min read
Want to Lose Weight-Start to Imagine
In training I emphasis that the client's goals must be detailed. This is because the human brain gains perspective by detail. When...
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Phil Harris
Sep 27, 20182 min read
The Science of the "Dad Joke"
Perhaps nothing illustrates my general thesis that laughter is not about happiness but power more than the Dad Joke. The cheesy often...
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Phil Harris
Sep 1, 20185 min read
Free Online Compassion Training from the Center for Healthy Minds
Working with trauma is hard. Being exposed to the pain and suffering others can have significant impact on us as a worker and as a human...
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Phil Harris
Sep 1, 20182 min read
Free Online Cognitive Reappraisal Training for Depression, Anxiety and Poor Impulse Control from the
Without realizing it we make use of emotion regulation strategies all the time and they are crucial for everyday life. This is the...
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Phil Harris
Aug 22, 20183 min read
Kill with Kindness: Why Too Much Empathy is a Bad Thing
People who empathize easily with others do not necessarily understand them well. To the contrary: Excessive empathy can even impair...
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