The word Psychology comes from two Latin words psyche, meaning ‘soul’ and logia, meaning ‘study of’. So, in essence, psychology is the study of consciousness and its outcomes, in general. In modern times, psychologists have shifted to the definition: Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviors. As a separate discipline, psychology is […]
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A common perception is that when we witness a crime, our minds simply record what happened and store it for later. But memory does not work like a video camera. Understanding eyewitness memory requires following its journey from perception and encoding to storage, retrieval, identification, and eventually testimony. Because these processes can influence investigations and […]
Freud’s Seduction Theory was an early explanation of the psychogenic origins of hysteria. Developed during his investigations of hysterical patients in the 1890s and presented most explicitly in The Aetiology of Hysteria (1896), the theory proposed that hysteria could be traced to sexual experiences occurring before puberty. Freud’s claim was more specific than the modern […]
People often ask whether narcissists are born or made, whether poor parenting is to blame, or whether traumatic experiences create narcissistic personalities. The complete story, however, is more complicated than that. The Short Answer:Modern psychological research suggests that narcissism does not develop because of a single event or cause. Instead, it appears to emerge through […]
Patrick Bateman is a complicated character. On surface, he is an accomplished 27-year-old man working on Wallstreet. He is engaged and has friends at work. But he also kills people. Even the reasons behind his killings are complex. There are conflicts within that drive instability. Within his emotional and behavioral states there is an oscillation […]
Hannibal Lecter is one of the most famous depictions of a serial killer in popular culture. Born from Thomas Harris’s 1981 novel, The Red Dragon, Hannibal is an intelligent individual who engages in serial murders and cannibalism. However, instead of being uncouth or savage, he is a polite, well-mannered and esteemed psychiatrist renowned in higher […]
Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin), written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, is one of the most psychologically ambitious manga series of the 21st century. Serialized from 2009 to 2021, it began as a post-apocalyptic survival story: humanity confined within massive walls, besieged by grotesque humanoid Titans. Yet as the narrative expanded, the series transformed […]
Monster is a fascinating anime that follows the story of a genius neurosurgeon Dr. Tenma and how his act of saving a young patient Johan Liebert alters the course of not just his own story but the story of many others. It is a unique anime that deals with the topic of nihilism in a […]
Peaky Blinders is a British crime drama that first aired in September 2013 and concluded in April 2022, spanning six seasons and following the rise of the Shelby family from street bookmakers to political power brokers in early 20th-century Birmingham. Across its nine-year run, the series became known for its striking cinematography and historical atmosphere. […]
Lou Bloom (from Nightcrawler, played by Jake Gyllenhaal) is a unique portrayal of a psychopath. He is indeed a morally vacuous character. But more than that, he is the embodiment of a mind conditioned to see the world – and himself – as machinery to be optimized. Not unlike the popular perception of many incredibly […]