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“Los seres humanos temen aquello que no comprenden. Lo desconocido nos asusta. Cuando conocemos a personas cuyo aspecto o acciones no nos resultan familiares, sino extrañas, nuestra respuesta inicial es mantenerlas a una cierta distancia. Dependiendo del momento, deshumanizamos o degradamos a las personas que son diferentes para sentirnos mejores, más listos o más competentes. Las raíces de muchos de los peores comportamientos del hombre -racismo, discriminación por edad, misoginia, antisemitismo, por mencionar algunos- existen en esta respuesta básica mediada por el cerebro a una amenaza percibida. Tendemos a tener miedo de lo que no comprendemos, y el miedo fácilmente puede convertirse en odio o en violencia, puesto que puede suprimir las partes racionales de nuestro cerebro.”

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Book:The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook
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Bruce D. Perry
Bruce D. Perry

Bruce D. Perry is a renowned American psychiatrist born in 1955. He has extensive research and clinical experience in the field of child mental health, particularly in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. Perry has made significant contributions to the fields of psychiatry, neurobiology, and child development, and his work has had a profound impact on improving the mental health of children and adolescents. more

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