Psych Hero

Podcast Topic: Psychology of Betrayal

Psychology: Social Psychology

Disclaimer: There may be some trigger and graphic language relating to abuse and betrayal during the length of this podcast.

Guests: Alexander and Nicholas Smith

Description:

Using examples taken from Anime shows like Berserk, A Rising Shield Hero, Seven Deadly Sins, Attack on Titan and other anime this podcast discusses the psychology of betrayal. Discussion surrounds a definition of betrayal, the levels or types or betrayal, the effects of betrayal, and how betrayal shapes people and characters. Learn about the psychological impacts of betrayal and how it has been a tool utilized in some of our favorite stories.

References:

Betrayal: a psychological analysis by Rachman S.

Behav Res Ther. 2010 Apr;48(4):304-11. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.12.002. Epub 2009 Dec 24. DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2009.12.002

Trust and Betrayal: Learning to trust wisely by Steven Stosny, Ph. D.- Anger in the Age of Entitlement. (2014) From Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anger-in-the-age-entitlement/201401/trust-and-betrayal

Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph. D. - Fulfillment at Any Age. Why Betrayal Hurts So Much (and who seeks revenge): new research on what happens in the jilted brain (2015) from Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201504/why-betrayal-hurts-so-much-and-who-seeks-revenge

Handbook of Personality Psychology, 1997, Pages 465-482

Chapter 19: Trust and Betrayal: The Psychology of Getting Along and Getting Ahead by Warren H. Jones, Laurie Couch, Susan Scott

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780121346454500202

Rusbult, Kumashiro, Finkel, Wildschut (2002). Betrayal and Forgiveness.

Topic: Character Types

Psychology: Psychosocial Psychology- Identity, Moral Development, Attachment Styles, Diagnosis & Psychological Profiling.

Guests: Jacenta Irlanda, Christopher Chappell, and Michael Fiorini

Warning: There is one f-bomb in the track.

About the Podcast: This podcast is an audio recording of the Psych Hero panel presented at Denver Pop Culture Con on 1 June 2019. Over 150 guests appeared for the first ever Psych Hero panel. The presentation focused on diagnosis and psychological profiling of character comic book types is, superhero, hero, sidekick, vigilante, antiheroes, and villains. Due to time constraints, the audience chose which character types to discuss: vigilantes vs antiheroes. Discussion revolved around a powerpoint presentation with time-focused information. Psych Hero granted Pop Culture Classroom/Denver Pop Culture Con to also record the presentation and receive a copy of the powerpoint presentation.

Psychological References:

Lawrence Kohlberg

Erik Erikson

John Bowlby

Mary Ainsworth

Psychology: Attachment Styles- John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth

Diagnosis

Disclaimer: Please note that in discussing Erik Destler’s history, there may be triggered and graphic language relating to abuse during the length of this podcast.

Phantom Attachments is a special episode that steps away from the comic book culture into pop culture and other stories. This episode focuses on the story The Phantom of the Opera and the character Erik Destler(known at the Phantom). Get a quick overview of attachment psychology ad attachment styles in relation to Erik Destler's history of relationships. A clinical analysis of his history will lead into a diagnosis brought on by an old school project Jacenta and a classmate created in college.

References

Books and Articles

“Borderline Personality Disorder.” National Institutes of Mental Health, 2015. Web. 16 Sept. 2015.

Bretherton, I. (1992). The origins of attachment theory: john bowlby and mary ainsworth. Developmental Psychology. 28(5). Pp.759-775.

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed). (2013). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association.

Kay, S. (1990). Phantom. (pp 3-320). Coral Springs, Florida: Llumina Stars.

Schumacher, J. (Director). (2004). The Phantom of the Opera [Motion picture on DVD]. United States.

Leroux, G. (1987). The phantom of the opera. New York, NY: Harper and Row.

Film and Audio

Butler, G. The Phantom of the Opera Interview [Video file]. (2009, August 1). Retrieved February 2, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyfhQ44DZNo

Schumacher, J. (Director). (2004, December 22). The Phantom of the Opera. [Film].

Webber, A. L (Director). (1986) The phantom of the opera. Musical.

Psychology: Personality Disorders/Diagnosis, Archetypal Psychology

Topic: Diagnosing the Batman Villain Known as The Joker.

Disclaimer: As a disclaimer I want to caution people around potential risk of misdiagnosis or overdiagnosis and overidentifying with a diagnosis. This can be harming and dangerous. Diagnosis can be misplaced without having all the information. Also, I recognize there is a societal stigma around diagnoses while it can provide relief, resources, and help, due to the stigma it can also become labeling and discriminatory. Mental health challenges are not to be taken lightly, to make fun of, or discriminated against. Most important of all, it is gravely important that you understand not everyone living with a mental illness is dangerous, violent, or someone to be afraid of. This is especially vital to keep in mind when assessing comic book villains on this podcast.

This podcast is simply meant to combine some of my own passions and stimulate conversations around characters from Pop Culture.

Please note this is a podcast designed around fictional characters. Psych Hero has no affiliation with DC, Marvel, or any other publications discussed in this podcast.

Step into the world of diagnosis as Jacenta tackles one of the most challenging comic book character, The Joker. Begin with a brief history of the Jokers creation and the symbolic nature of his iconic look. Engage in a discussion of the archetype symbology of The Fool or Trickster archetype in relation to the Joker in order to build a clinical analysis of his character. There are references to his origin stories and how he interacts with others as the shadow of Batman. Once footing is gained, the diagnosis begins starting with just one cluster (out of three) personality types: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Histrionic Personality Disorder.

References

Books

Daniels, L. (1999). Batman: the complete story book. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, LLC.

Langley, T. (2012). Batman and psychology: a dark and stormy knight. John Wiley and Sons. New Jersey.

Pearson, C. S. (2015). Awakening the heroes within: twelve archetypes to help us find ourselves and transform our world. San Francisco: HarperElixir.

Audio Clips of Jokers:

The Batman Cartoons. Joker audio clips. [various tv series]

(1992-1995). 90s Batman: the animated series. Mark Hamill’s Joker audio clip. [film]

Burton, T. (Director). (1989). Batman. Jack Nicholson’s Joker audio clip. [film]

Cannon, D. (Director). (2014-2019). Gotham. Cameron Monaghan’s Joker audio clip. [tv series].

Morales, R. & Martinson, L. H. (Director). (1966). Batman. Cesar Romero’s Joker audio clip. [film]

Nolan, C. (Director). (2008). The dark night. Heath Ledger’s Joker audio clip. [film]

Phillips, T. (Director). (2019). Joker trailer. Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker audio clip [film]

DC Comics Discussed:

The emperor joker. (2000). New York, NY: DC Comics.

Dini, P, & Timm, B. Mad love. (1994). New york, NY: DC Comics.

Moore, A. The killing joke. (1988). New york, NY: DC Comics.

Snyder, S. Endgame. (2014-2015) New york, NY: DC Comics.

New earth. (1934). New york, NY: DC Comics.

Miller, F. The Dark Knight Returns. (1986). New york, NY: DC Comics.

Finger, B. Red hood. (2005). New york, NY: DC Comics.

Englehart, S. Detective comics: the laughing fish. (1978). New york, NY: DC Comics.

Other

Recap of The Jokers’ Origin Stories. The Nerdist [website]. Retrieved 2019 from https://nerdist.com/9-of-the-jokers-most-infamous-origin-stories/

The REAL Origin of Joker. NerdSync. [Video file]. (2017, October 26). Retrieved 2019 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJi7sy7I7j0

Why You Don’t Want a Relationship Like Harley and The Joker (90’s Batman Animated Series) [Video file]. Retrieved 2019 from, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGyp9P_EDm8

Zeman, J. (director). (2014). Killer legends. Netflix documentary.

Psychology: Emotional and Social Psychology

Topic: Angry Superheroes

Title: Hulking Out Anger and Coping Strategies

Disclaimer: Psych Hero has no affiliation with DC, Marvel, or any other publications discussed in this podcast.

This Psych Hero episode touches base on the comic book characters that are well-known for their anger. An evaluation is done on how comic book characters can be utilized in therapuetic practices to engage clients in emotional awareness. Jacenta breaks down the questions one would ask to promote a dialogue about anger and provides art interventions that could be used in relation to this topic. A break down of how anger shows up, the aftermath of anger, how anger feels in the body, and how anger can be coped with using comic book characters as models for such behavior.

Characters mentioned: The Hulk, Wolverine, Magneto, Sunfire, Sabortooth, the Juggernaut, Bishop, X23, Lex Luthor, Manchester Black, Jessica Jones, Raphael, Rorschach, Punisher, The Red Lanterns, Reverse Flash, Damien, Billy Butcher, America Chavez, Rogue, Storm, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

Please note some superheroes are more closely looked at while others are briefly named with examples.

References:

Books:

Rosenberg, R. S. (2008). The psychology of superheroes: An unauthorized exploration. Patrick, C. J. & Patrick, S.K. “The incredible hulk: origins of rage.” Dallas, TX: BenBella Books.

Rosenberg, R. S. (2013). Our superheroes, ourselves. Jordan, P. J. “Emotions in comics: why the silver age of comics made a difference.” Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

McLaren, K. (2010). The language of emotions: what your feelings are trying to tell you. “Anger: protection and restoration.” pp. 167-190. Boulder, CO: Sounds True.

Film

Leterrier, L. (director). (2008). The Incredible Hulk. Marvel Studios.

Russo, A. & Russo, J. (2019). Avengers: Endgame. Marvel Studios.

Whedon, J. (director). (2012). Avengers. Marvel Studios.

Whedon, J. (director). (2015). Avengers: Age of Ultron. Marvel Studios.

(1992). Xmen: the animated series. Fox Kids Network.

Psychology: Identity, Personality, and Masks

-Erik Erikson’s Eight Psychosocial Stages

-Carl Jung’s Masks, Personality attitudes and functions.

Guest: Kalond Irlanda

Disclaimer: Psych Hero has no affiliation with DC, Marvel, or any other publications discussed in this podcast.

Identity and Super Kent discusses the dynamics of identity formation in a character like Superman who has many names and identities such as Kal-El from Krypton, Clark Kent the reporter, Clark the son of Martha and John, Superman the ideal superhero, etc. By listening you will hear a break down of what Superman's personality type might be according to the Myer's Briggs test, and how he expresses who he is through a psychological identity lens.

References

Books

Engler, B. (2014). Personality theories: An introduction (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Music and Film Clips

Garth, J. (2009).“The New Adventures of Superman.” Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection. Various Artists Soundtrack.

Williams, J. (2009). “Theme from superman.” Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection. Various Artists Soundtrack.

Synder, Z. (Director). (2013, June 14). Man of Steel. [film]

Synder, Z. (Director). 2016, March 25). Batman vs Superman. [film].

(2001, October 16). Smallville. [Tv series]. The CW Network and the WB Network.

Superman Vs. The Elite, dreams save us. Taken from Youtube. Accessed 2019.

Centalynn Artworks presents an introduction to a brand new podcast called Psych Hero. This first track contains an introduction to the podcast including the podcasts disclaimers. In addition, this introduction is meant to present listeners with ideas on what to expect with Psych Hero episodes.