Psychlings Podcast

#11: Prof Nick Haslam, renowned social psychologist - everyday emotions don’t equal mental disorders, downsides to our recent willingness to discuss our mental health, and how diagnostic labels impact identity

March 08, 2023 Byron & Dazz Season 1 Episode 11
Psychlings Podcast
#11: Prof Nick Haslam, renowned social psychologist - everyday emotions don’t equal mental disorders, downsides to our recent willingness to discuss our mental health, and how diagnostic labels impact identity
Show Notes

Nick Haslam is a Professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne. Nick is a prolific researcher with expertise in personality, social and clinical psychology. He has published 10 books and more than 280 articles or book chapters and regularly contributes to The Conversation, Inside Story and the Guardian. He has been Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate), a member of the ARC College of Experts, Head of the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne, and President of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists. You can find Nick on LinkedIn

Please enjoy the knowledge, insight, and humour from Nick covering:

- Concept creep: what is it, and why should we care?
- Stigma: the upside and downside of mental health stigma
- Why psychology is more than a health science 

Hosts:
- Byron McCaughey (bmccaughey@student.unimelb.edu.au).
- Yu "Dazz" Liu (Yuliu13@student.unimelb.edu.au)