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Psychologist Vol 29 No 8 August 2016 the psychologist vol 29 no 8 august 2016 www.thepsychologist.org.uk Behind the masks William Todd Schultz offers a psychobiography primer Brexit poll 590 heroes and villains 610 news 598 off the beaten track 620 interview 632 poetry competition 630 careers 638 a door to minds and emotions 652 Contact The British Psychological Society the psychologist... St Andrews House 48 Princess Road East ...features Leicester LE1 7DR 0116 254 9568 [email protected] www.bps.org.uk Behind the masks 614 William Todd Schultz offers The Psychologist a psychobiography primer www.thepsychologist.org.uk www.psychapp.co.uk [email protected] @psychmag Heroes and villains 610 COM . Drama hinges on the characters we love, or love Advertising to hate. 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On p.630 socialising with work colleagues; President’s Letter; and more you’ll find the top three in our poetry competition, which attracted more Brexit poll 590 than 50 entries. And on our website we sought your psychologically informed opinion on the EU referendum result; you can read a book extract from you responded in droves (more on our website) Charles Fernyhough, on inner voices opinion 624 and the creative muse. Stacey A. 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