Stop calling people ‘toxic’. Here’s why | Hannah Baer

Believing others have fixed traits which don ’t change yields defensiveness, failure to listen, and failure to set boundariesOver the past few years I ’ve noticed a rise in the label “toxic” as a response to difficult or destructive behavior. Media outlets from Psychology Today to Harvard Business Review run articles on how to identify or avoid toxic people. Politicians like Mitch McConnell use the term to describe their adversaries. Even ac ademic psychologists have begun to take up the language.Related:It ’s time to rethink what loneliness is | Miriam KirmayerContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Baer Tags: Psychology Science Psychiatry Health US news World news Society Source Type: news