Dr. Elaine Aron
2016-01-18

Dr. Elaine Aron on the Highly Sensitive Person

Dr. Elaine Aron is one of the world’s foremost experts on the highly sensitive person. She ought to be – she was its first researcher! In this episode, we cover this fascinating concept as it relates to a broad swath of psychological concepts like self-esteem, gender, love, leadership, personality, genetics and more. Roughly 20% of the population can be classified as highly sensitive, so all of us likely know someone (or are someone) with this trait. Also, Scott performs a statistical analysis live on air – it’s a first and a lot of fun!

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“Dr. Aron earned her M.A. from York University in Toronto in clinical psychology and her Ph.D. at Pacifica Graduate Institute in clinical depth psychology as well as interning at the C. G. Jung Institute in San Francisco. Besides beginning the study of the innate temperament trait of high sensitivity in 1991, she, along with her husband Dr. Arthur Aron, are two of the leading scientists studying the psychology of love and close relationships. They are also pioneers in studying both sensitivity and love using functional magnetic resonance imaging. She maintains a small psychotherapy practice in Mill Valley, CA.” –Blurb taken from http://hsperson.com/

 

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Dr. Elaine Aron

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Elaine N. Aron is an American clinical research psychologist and author best known for her research on the personality trait of sensory-processing sensitivity and for coining the term "highly sensitive person." Her 1996 book The Highly Sensitive Person has sold over a million copies.

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