Episode 79 - Charlotte Entwistle on language & personality disorders
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In this episode, Raj and Dan interview Dr. Charlotte Entwistle about the intersection of language and personality disorders, exploring how language reflects mental health and personality traits.
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️ We discuss mental health, self-harm and suicide as part of this episode. Welcome to episode 79 of Lexis in which Raj & Dan talk to Dr Charlotte Entwistle, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow in Psychology, University of Liverpool. We discuss: Her path from A levels to research How language analysis can be used in psychology What language reveals about our minds and how they work The linguistic patterns associated with different personality traits Language and mental health Why we need to be cautious about making connections between language and personality The practical applications of this work The article in The Conversation that we discuss is here: https://theconversation.com/people-with-personality-disorders-often-use-language-differently-our-research-reveals-how-271109 Charlotte’s university page is here: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/charlotte-entwistle
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