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Spooky Psychology Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker
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Two licensed therapists discuss the spookier side of psychology. If you're into macabre topics, dark humor, and learning about behavior and psychology-- this podcast is for you!
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Incels
Welcome to spooky psychology with Megan and Lauren. Today we are discussing the psychology of Incels. ALL the trigger warnings for this episode (SA, pedophilia, racism, homophobia, violence against women, etc.)
** UPDATE** we are going to take a brief hiatus until the new year so that we can make sure we are consistently coming out with content. See you in 2023 and stay spooky!
References
Meriam Webster
https://crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/a-short-introduction-to-the-involuntary-celibate-sub-culture/
https://www.vox.com/2018/6/20/17314846/incel-support-group-therapy-black-pill-mental-health
https://sci-hub.st/10.1177/0886260520959625
Broyd, J., Boniface, L., Parsons, D., Murphy, D., & Hafferty, J. (2022). Incels, violence and mental disorder: A narrative review with recommendations for best practice in risk assessment and clinical intervention. BJPsych Advances, 1-11. doi:10.1192/bja.2022.15
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/articles-heterodoxy/202208/inside-the-minds-the-incels
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/16/involuntary-celibates-incels-threat-us-secret-service
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/minority-report/202007/the-incel-ideology
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Consumer Psychology
Welcome to Spooky Psychology with Megan and Lauren!
Today we're discussing psychological marketing tactics and getting specific about advertising to children and the new trend of "gentle parenting."
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references:
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-consumer-psychology-2794899
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/consumer-behavior
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-modern-brain/201911/3-cognitive-shortcuts-exploited-marketers
https://theconversation.com/what-is-gentle-parenting-an-expert-explains-184282
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-harsh-realm-of-gentle-parenting
https://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/style/what-is-gentle-parenting/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/202003/7-reasons-panic-buying-behavior
https://www.nbcnews.com/better/pop-culture/target-effect-psychologist-explains-why-you-can-t-just-buy-ncna923456
https://www.crowdspring.com/marketing-psychology/
https://www.allbusiness.com/how-to-market-to-kids-1965-1.html
https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/advertising-children -
Mental and Physical Health pt 2
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Sources:
https://www.self.com/story/psoriasis-mental-health
https://www.agingcare.com/Articles/urinary-tract-infection-symptoms-151547.htm
https://www.verywellhealth.com/psychosis-causes-5116134
https://www.psychdb.com/somatic/dsm-5/conversion
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/conversion-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355197
https://www.boston.com/news/history/2017/10/31/the-theory-that-may-explain-what-was-tormenting-the-afflicted-in-salems-witch-trials/
https://www.verywellmind.com/how-long-haul-covid-takes-a-toll-on-your-mental-health-5184994
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/covid-19-mental-health-long-haulers
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8758130/
https://scienceline.org/2022/04/the-real-story-behind-the-tiktok-tics/
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Mental and Physical Health Pt 1
https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/statistics/mental-health-statistics-physical-health-conditions
https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-relationship-between-mental-and-physical-health#2
https://www.socialworktoday.com/news/dn_060214.shtml
https://www.sdcb.org/blog/posts/vision-loss-may-increase-the-risk-of-dementia
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/expressive-trauma-integration/202002/ptsd-may-be-risk-factor-autoimmune-disease
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/the-link-between-autoimmune-diseases-and-ptsd#Sensitive-to-stress
https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/440/what-ails-us
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6386210/
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Spooky Sea Stuff
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resources for this episode:
https://www.verywellmind.com/thalassophobia-fear-of-the-ocean-4692301
https://oceannavigator.com/sailing-hallucinations/
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-hallucination-22088
http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2014/03/mad-as-a-lighthouse-keeper-not-the-solitude-but-the-mercury/
https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/science-technology/isolation
https://www.goerie.com/story/lifestyle/presque-isle/2019/06/22/lighthouse-lore-where-history-legend/4853900007/
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Eilean-Mor-Lighthouse-Mystery/
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/general-geography/ocean-facts/
https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deepocean/
https://people.howstuffworks.com/why-were-women-on-ships-considered-bad-luck.htm
https://oceana.org/marine-life/greenland-shark/
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/giant-and-colossal-squid-revealing-secrets-largest-invertebrates.html
https://www.maritimeinjuryguide.org/blog/cruise-ship-safety-statistics/
and shoutout to patron Matt for the spooky stories! -
Mandela/ Misinformation effect
https://wearyourlegacy.com/
https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-mandela-effect-4589394
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-mandela-effect-4589394
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g28438966/mandela-effect-examples/?slide=12
https://fionabroome.com/books/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thoughts-thinking/202001/critically-thinking-about-the-mandela-effect
How to with john wilson
https://imec.world/
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-misinformation-effect-2795353
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ932188.pdf
https://www.healthline.com/health/confabulation
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/priming
Pandemics and infodemics: Research on the effects of
misinformation on memory - elizabeth loftus and rachel leigh greenspan
MEMES AND THE WAY THEY INFLUENCE MASS
CONSCIOUSNESS IN CYBERSPACE
Customer Reviews
love it
Love the podcast, catching up but I've listened to most episodes. I grew up in Geneva so love hearing the "home" accents. Great research and content and you both seem so professional yet approachable.
Vicki
A little editing could go a long way here
Love that the format is casual and both hosts seem very interested in what they’re talking about! However, the audio is super distracting. At times it seems they’re talking in the direction opposite the microphone, sometimes there are awkwardly long breaks between talking, there is what sounds like a tv playing in the background and is that an oscillating fan or a really loud dishwasher in the background?
Get to the meat and potatoes with some more organization and planning
Please figure out why you do so much nervous laughing so you can cut it out. It’s extremely distracting and really takes away from the information shared and conciseness this podcasts is lacking.