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Do the best questions start with the simple small word why?

Perception vs Perspective. Which will do what?

Is there a big difference between empathetic and educated empathetic?

Text, subtext, face value and something else. Re-adjust the... to see the... and always see the... with a...

Advise how empathy can identify a malignant deficit with an adjusted position. Join the dots... which dots?

Is there a difference between a lack of empathy and a lack of empathy turned malignant?

How many moral compass guided types of empathy are there?

Is empathy linked to a moral compass?

FHEHealth - When Is Lack of Empathy a Mental Health Concern?
"Brain scans and mirror neurons. Some understand, some don't."
Cleveland Clinic - Empathy Fatigue: How Stress and Trauma Can Take a Toll on You

Quick fire: Can you spot a fake or dark empath? Yes. First, remove the made-up title. Acting, contrasts... Some things are just off limits... Now you are scratching the surface. Statement: Actions speak louder than words... Yes and No... pay attention to everything. Especially the 'no'. It all comes from somewhere, so look inside... every direction, every connection... join the dots. The connections around it are in place for a reason.

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Third-party research below. Look for Jefferson... too many to mention. Dive in.

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Ongoing Study = Open-Source Approach to Education + Research Roadmap + Fact Checking

Question: Perception vs Perspective. Which will do what?

Recent Education

“Researching behaviour without exclusivity, the full spectrum of human actions (over time). Order and Disorder. Consideration for the who, what, why, when and how.”

Completed -
James Leighton-Burns MACCPH
CBT for Adult ADHD, turn intentions into actions - J.Russell Ramsay Ph.D, ABPP
Domestic Abuse - SafeLives
D.A.S.H. - SafeLives
Suicide Awareness Training - ZSA
Psychology L4 - Oxford Uni - Awarded - Dr Anna Scarnà. (UK)
Advanced Psychology Counselling ACCPH - Awarded
ACEs, Complex Trauma, and Toxic Stress: Implications for Affect, Behavior, Cognition, and Physical Health - Awared - Jerrod Brown, PhD. (ACEs = Adverse Childhood Experiences)
The Overlap between Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Psychopathy - Awarded - With Carrie Barron MD.
Triarchic Model of Psychopathy - What is Psychopathy? - Awarded - Christopher J. Patrick PhD
The Development of Conduct Disorder and Aggression - Psychopathy - Awarded - Abigail Marsh PhD
Correctional Mental Health - Awarded - Virginia Barber Rioja, PhD, and Ashley Batastini, PhD
Introduction - OSINT
Writer and Hero P.O.V. - BookFox
Ultimate Guide to Writing Dialogue - BookFox
Revision Genius: Self-Editing Your Novel - BookFox
The Triangle Method of Character Creation - BookFox
Data Journalism - Countering Hate Speech
NCTJ - Investigative Journalism
NCTJ - Safety and resilience for journalists
(Level 5 - Fine Art Photography - Bournemouth & Poole, Level 4 - Photography - Arden, Manchester.)

Ongoing - (Soon to be active)
Delivering Parenting Skills with Artificial Intelligence - Eduardo Bunge PhD.
Numerous certificates related to a type of research
Private investigation L3 + SIA membership
Psychology of Criminal Profiling L3
NCTJ - Court reporting restrictions
NCTJ - IPSO
NCTJ - CFJ - Foundation Journalism
Social Isolation and Loneliness Training - ZSA
Unravel a Fraud Suspect - OSINT

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In relation to studied Investigative Techniques:
Lexis Nexis - How to Fact Check Like a Pro
"Be skeptical—verify before you share. Journalists assume they are wrong, and seek corroborating evidence."BBC - Top tips for global Fact Checkers from AFP
"Fact Checkers use traditional journalism techniques to speak to witnesses and check evidence, but they often use digital tools too. Many of these are useful across the newsroom to help avoid misinformation and work more efficiently."University Libraries - "Fake News," Misinformation & Disinformation
"A fact is a statement that can be verified. A statement of opinion is not a fact."

CPS - Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship
"Section 76 Serious Crime Act 2015 (SCA 2015) created the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship (CCB). It can be tried summarily or on indictment and has a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment."GOV - Serious Crime Act 2015A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a)A repeatedly or continuously engages in behaviour towards another person (B) that is controlling or coercive,
(b)at the time of the behaviour, A and B are personally connected [F1(see subsection (6))],
(c)the behaviour has a serious effect on B, and
(d)A knows or ought to know that the behaviour will have a serious effect on B.

YT - Scott Rouse Behaviour-XYT - Chase Hughes (Six Minute X-Ray)Chase Hughes - This trick drives psychopathy crazyChase Hughes - How your brain senses a psychopath

Research Tools -
neurolaunch.com
psychologytoday.com
psychcentral.com - the-big-five-personality-traits
choosingtherapy.com - personality-disorder
psychcentral.com - disorders-personality
psychcentral.com - antisocial-personality-disorder
psychcentral.com - types-of-narcissism
simplypsychology.org - dark-triad-personality
ADHD and Empathy: Understanding the Complex Relationship
ADHD and Emotional Intelligence: Understanding the Connection and Improving Skills
ADHD and Emotional Hypersensitivity: Understanding the Connection and Finding Balance

Contact James Leighton-Burns

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Insight: James Leighton-Burns is a UK-based writer, producer, psychology counsellor, and behaviour researcher. His professional work encompasses fiction, particularly in the sci-fi and cyberpunk genres, as well as essays and research projects. As a psychology counsellor, he offers services focused on personal development, self-awareness, and perception processing through education. His behaviour research delves into various psychological constructs, including personality disorders and behavioural patterns.In addition to his professional pursuits, James is an active trail runner. Notably, he participated in "The ONER Ultra Trail Run" in 2019, completing the 133.1 km course in 21 hours, 13 minutes, and 22 seconds, securing the 26th position.James's creative work has been featured in prominent institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery, where his portraits of figures like Norman Jay and Joe Cole are displayed.He has also contributed to the British Film Institute's collections, with his work being cataloged in their film and TV database.Overall, James Leighton-Burns integrates his passions for writing, psychology, and visual arts, contributing meaningfully to each field.

JamesLeightonBurns.xyz | Psychology + Behaviour Related Services & SubjectsJamesLeightonBurns.net | Recent Behaviour Research SubjectsJamesLeightonBurns.com | Writer + Creative + Production(A project will be live in 2025, a research website for human behaviour study. Considering the broader view or closer to the full spectrum of human behaviour. The who, what, why, when, and how.)

Professional Listening + Open Source Approach to a Universal Education + Research Insight

Psychology Advisor

Psychology Advisor - Discuss the broader spectrum of human behaviour. Plus, CBT Adult ADHD + ACE's + Perception & Perspective Development.

Coping Mechanisms vs Defence Mechanisms

True or False:Trauma can be like a very tight slippery wetsuit on the skin and requires another person to help take it off.A disruptive personality disorder can be like a tight wetsuit under the skin and requires another person to help. But the assuming, destructive or malignant person (or both), has cut off the zip cord. The first question to note is 'why?'
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The second hidden agenda is not invisible. (detached manipulation)
The person inside the mask persona is not invisible. (false self construct)
The person behind the person is not invisible. (triangulation)
The person using others to hide behind, is not invisible. (by proxy)If you require insight on a perpetrator, email a question.Gossip or smear. Is it a projection via a counter-narrative linked to a reality distortion? (Facades are formed from many). Created to avoid accountability at any cost, they know what they are doing with stimulation and need to lower others and deflect?Or, is there something else at play with ACE's and survival tools, how can it all be dismantled? What about genetics, justification and choices through a lens? How old are they? Ask the right question to see the real person. Start with what you see.

A personal service for people in a 1 2 1 + group and brand/culture awareness. Covering development stages, empathy concepts, personal awareness (self + others), and perception processing through a new education. Grounded positives and assessing biases are key.

Psychodynamic | A combination of counselling, behavioural research, body language reading, boundary protection, accountability pathways and life lessons discussion. Textbook and life perception. Environment awareness. Past, present and future.

Authentic Emotional Connections vs Masked Assumed Social Norms | Bring new information into the Perception

One approach to processing external and internal feedback offers greater potential than the other for a number of reasons. The universally suggested approaches might not be understood at first for personal reasons. Step one isn't as liberating as reaching a required re-positioned, re-framed perception. Removing an abuser from an environment, living space, or headspace, considering what is a 'reality distortion' and what is truth or fact to connect and be grounded with.

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VeryWellMind - 10 Surprising Benefits of Having ADHD
ADDitude - The positives of ADHD are numerous and mighty
Minnesota Neuropsychology - ADHD Superpowers
Mind Health Group - The Superpowers of ADHD
BBC - How my ADHD became my Superpower

"Teach how to identify/spot Malignant Social Engineering in behavioural patterns before something evolves to harm someone such as a victim or target. The worst kinds of damaging behaviour to peoples mental health can be long-term covert and hard to spot. Mental health can be harmed if an abuser assumes with 'reality distortions' and lies to serve a biased purpose of what is allowed and what isn't at the expense of others. This is regardless of their past experiences, genetic pre-curosrs, cultural influences, later life chosen foundation elements (facade) or development stage influences in their childhood. There is no justification for abuse projected or made physical. Coercive control is a crime; forms of social abuse are a crime. Boundaries are required with some people for a reason; they do 'not' identify them or can be annoyed to know they exist."

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways. This includes communicating effectively, empathizing with others, overcoming challenges, and defusing conflict. Emotional intelligence helps you build stronger relationships, succeed at school and work, and achieve your career and personal goals. It's generally divided into four main skills: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.

“Researching behaviour without exclusivity, the full spectrum of human actions (over time). Order and Disorder. Consideration for the who, what, why, when and how. An open source transfer of universal study.”

Factual America - Royal Speech Therapy: The True Story Behind The King's Speech
Lionel Logue - "Lionel Logue played a pivotal role in helping King George VI overcome his stutter.
His unconventional methods and unique relationship with the monarch transformed both their lives and British history."

Medical News Today - What are the signs of emotional abuse?"Signs of emotional abuse can be subtle. Sometimes, the signs may be clearer from outside the situation."Agenda: Malignant or Destructive, or both.
Contempt
Fear of exposure
Highly manipulative third-party covert confrontationToxic person assessment, direct or indirect actions.

Race and training mentoring can be a thing in 2025.
Add some adjustments to be time-efficient with responsibilities.

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SafeLives

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SafeLives is a UK Beacon for those who need help with various forms of abuse. Many types of abuse, not physical, are regarded as Psychological with a design to harm the victim and keep the abuser hidden in a cloak of deceptive actions and statements to maintain control over other people’s perceptions or narrative at any cost. Victims can be harmed inside and outside of a facade created by the psychological abuser.Follow the links to read the full articles - SafeLivesFHEHealth - When Is Lack of Empathy a Mental Health Concern?
"Brain scans and mirror neurons. Some understand, some don't."Psychology Today - The 12 Rules of a Dysfunctional Narcissistic Family

BPS - ‘Too much focus on trying to understand the narcissist is very much part of the problem’"Narcissistic abuse is known as 'invisible abuse'. There are no bruises or marks to see. It is subtle and progressive. People outside of the relationship may not suspect a thing. Abusers can be masterful in their manipulation of a situation or person to believe 'It's me and my fault', 'I'm the problem', 'I'm not good enough'. These are common core beliefs in action in abusive relationships. And to others, they can appear charming, caring and kind. With progressive coercive control and for example, the use of gaslighting, narcissistic individuals can manipulate a person into doubting as to whether what they are experiencing is even abuse. In extreme cases, people doubt their own sanity."“Well, I'm not sure it would be fair to say that men are more likely to be narcissistic abusers than women. I think that's another misconception about abuse. Both males and females can be narcissistic, and so both are certainly just as capable of being abusive. Narcissistic abuse is subtle. It's not physical.” - Dr Sarah Davies | Oct 2023

Choosing Therapy - 20 Examples of Gaslighting: Relationships, Parents, Friends, & Coworkers“Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse where someone distorts reality to make others feel confused and question themselves. Gaslighting may include deliberate deceit, passive aggression, defensiveness, sarcasm, and undermining someone else’s experiences.”Choosing Therapy - 18 Signs of Toxic Parents & How to Deal With Them
“Abuse includes more than physical violence. Toxic parents may also be verbally abusive and/or emotionally abusive as a way to take power and control. Verbal and emotionally abusive parents belittle their children’s self-esteem by calling them names and purposefully embarrassing them in public.”“Toxic parents often prioritize their own needs, desires, and wants before those of their children. They may take care of their basic necessities first and address their children’s last.”Choosing Therapy - 15 Signs of Abusive Parents
“Toxic parents can resort to manipulation to get what they want from their children. They may use parental gaslighting to further create doubt in a child’s mind. “

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SafeLives - A-Z Glossary
"Normalising: A tactic used to desensitise an individual to abusive, coercive or inappropriate behaviours. Once the behaviour is seen as normal, then the victim is more prone to taking part in it.""The silent treatment can range from days to weeks (or longer), and is used to communicate the abuser’s displeasure, disapproval and contempt toward the victim.""Stalking: When a person engages in unsolicited acts towards another person, including following them, watching or spying on them, or forcing contact through any means, including social media.""Triangulation: Creating some form of drama or chaos, with the abuser in the middle, generally involving two rivals, and manipulating them into a conflict with each other.""Walking on eggshells: Watching what you say or do around a certain person because of fear.""Verbal abuse: When a perpetrator exercises control over their victim through an incident or pattern of incidents of disempowering, devaluing or disrespectful verbal communications."SafeLives - Coercive control
"Domestic abuse isn’t always visible and it doesn’t always leave a physical mark. Coercive and controlling behaviour (sometimes known as CCB) may be the only type abuse that someone experiences. It often happens as part of a pattern of abuse and the impact is serious, with long-lasting effects on the victim."SafeLives - Psychological abuse
"Psychological abuse is the regular and deliberate use of words and non-physical actions to manipulate, hurt, weaken or frighten a person and to distort, confuse or influence their thoughts and actions."Gaslighting, or making someone question their own thinking or understanding of reality
Shifting the blame to the victim, for example by presenting insults as a joke
Criticism, humiliation or put-downs
Silent treatment
Controlling who someone can speak to, meet or spend time with
Suggesting the victim is mentally unstable.SafeLives - What is domestic abuse?
"Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. Any type of threatening, controlling or coercive behaviour is abuse – whether it’s physical, psychological, sexual, economic or emotional."SafeLives - Advocate
"A person who is able to help another person to express their views, stand up for their rights and obtain support."

Domestic Abuse Act - 2/3 Women 1/3 Men - 1 in 10 come forward
“Designed to apply a boundary between too much and too little for personal gain.”Choosing Therapy - Narcissistic motherLegislation UK - Domestic Abuse Act 2021 - Section 2Legislation UK - Domestic Abuse Act 2021 - AllGOV - Domestic Abuse Act 2021: overarching factsheet"There are some 2.3 million victims of domestic abuse a year aged 16 to 74 (two-thirds of whom are women) and more than one in ten of all offences recorded by the police are domestic abuse related."WomensAid - Domestic Abuse Act 2021ManKind - Legal Support for Male VictimsCPS - Domestic AbuseThe Law Society - Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (whats changing)GOV - Domestic Abuse Act 202 - DownloadHome Office - Domestic Abuse - Statutory GuidanceRefuge - Are you experiencing domestic abuse? You are not aloneWomensAid - Three years following the passing of the Domestic Abuse Act

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Reference the Research

Bibliography

Essays + essay signoff + essay reviews + Essays Quotes Reference:
Dr. JJ Kennedy PhD
Mariana G. Figueiro PhD
Claire Law BACP
I highly recommend searching through the many hundreds of essays on NeuroLaunch.
These are just some rotating snippets journalled on specific subjects. Do read the complete presentations via the links.

Xenophobia = Fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign.

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YouTube Video Insights:
Will be updated in March 2025Website Insights:
Will be updated in March 2025Cambridge.org - Manipulative Megalomaniac
'Someone who has an unnaturally strong wish for power and control, or thinks that they are much more important and powerful than they really are: He has been accused of being a megalomaniac.'Cambridge.org - Manipulative Megalomania
'An unnaturally strong wish for power and control, or the belief that you are very much more important and powerful than you really are.'

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Reference the Research. Many may not know the full spectrum of human behaviour. It's a good idea to study why hidden agendas are a thing, or what malignant empathy deficit assumes is acceptable. Start with knowing that not every adult behaves in a way they should due to developmental issues. Further red flags appear when they cover it up. The secondary evidence. A mind not the same as everyone else with considerations... dive in.

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