Psychology Around the Net: July 11, 2020

This week’s Psychology Around the Net explains the difference between emotional baggage and emotional success, dives into stereotypes and how to combat them, discusses mental health services for police officers amid today’s climate, and more. Stay well, friends! Mental-Health Advocates Push for More Services for Officers Amid Protests Over Policing: Law enforcement and mental health experts agree that mental health support programs for police officers are especially important now, during the nationwide protests over police brutality and racism. According to Dr. Michael Bizzarro, the director of clinical services for first responders at New Jersey’s Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health, the protests over policing are extremely challenging for law enforcement right now because it wasn’t so long ago police officers were being praised for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Says Dr. Bizzarro: “In March, April, and May, they were heroes. Now they are being seen as villains.” Emotional Success Versus Emotional Baggage: You’re probably familiar with emotional baggage, but how about emotional success? What’s that? Well, it’s not that you are happy all the time with no problems and just a rosy outlook, but it does mean you know how to deal with those problems and charge on. Stereotypes Harm Black Lives and Livelihoods, But Research Suggests Ways to Improve Things: [EDITED INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT] Katy Milkman, a pr...
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