
Overconfidence, Minority Suicides, Childhood Emotional Neglect
The Matt Townsend Show • Season 7, Episode 114Learning and Overconfidence (11:15) Carmen Sanchez is a graduate student at Cornell University, the Department of Psychology. Carmen does research in Social and Personality Psychology. Preparation and confidence are key factors in our success in anything in life but do we become overconfident in the eyes of others and fall short of the expectations. Carmen Sanchez discusses how learning a little about something may make us overconfident. Minority Suicides Undercounted (54:41) Kimya N. Dennis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal studies. She does multidisciplinary community outreach, teaching, research, and consulting to reach underserved populations and to address demographic and cultural variance in a range of social issues. How we approach mental health, we need to evaluate how we treat people from different ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations and gender identities. Not all treatments should be the same. Kimya N. Dennis talks about the problem of suicides by racial and ethnic minority groups and shares some ideas on how to address the issue. Transform Your Relationships (1:41:33) Jonice Webb, Ph.D., is a recognized psychologist expert with over 25 years of experience, and the author of the best-selling books Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect and Running On Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships With Your Partner, Your Parents & Your Children. Dr. Webb discusses Childhood Emotional Neglect.
