Season 1 of Psyched is officially wrapped! We are taking the summer off to regroup and recharge, and will be back with more hot psychological takes in the Fall.

We debunk an article claiming 15 Disney princesses suffer from specific mental health disorders. Life lesson: don't trust mental health diagnoses from random internet articles.

References

https://www.therichest.com/world-entertainment/15-disney-princesses-who-suffer-from-some-kind-of-mental-disorder/

Kelsey explains the five categories of human cannibalism and you might be disturbed to discover that cannibalism is more common than you probably expect. Get ready for an episode on everything from Christian communion to vorarephilia.

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References

Clark, J. (2008, August 25). How cannabalism works. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://people.howstuffworks.com/cannibalism2.htm

Dolan, M. (2012, May 6). The gruesome history of eating corpses as medicine. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/

Dove, L. L. (2016, September 28). There's more to cannibalism than just people eating people. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://people.howstuffworks.com/different-types-cannibalism.htm

Fisher, F. (2008, March 24). Something to chew on. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/mar/24/somethingtochewon

Lester, D., White, J., & Giordano, B. (2015). Cannibalism. Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 70(4), 428–435. https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222815573732

Montgomery, S. (2017, January 31). Pass the fava beans: A new book on cannibalism says it's not as rare as we once thought. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/books/review/cannibalism-bill-schutt.html

Serena, K. (2017, October 12). This cannibal placed an ad to eat someone — and someone said yes. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://allthatsinteresting.com/armin-meiwes

Uruguayan air force flight 571. (n.d.). Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UruguayanAirForceFlight571

Watts, S. (2018, September 17). Jeffrey Dahmer, Albert Fish and more: Why do some serial killers turn into cannibals? Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/cannibal-serial-killers-jeffrey-dahmer-albert-fish-andrei-chikatilo-psychology-of-cannibalism

Whitfield, Jerome T.; et al. (2008). "Mortuary Rites of the South Fore and Kuru". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 363 (1510): 3721–3724. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0074. PMC 2581657. PMID 18849288.

Worrall, S. (2016, April 3). After the plane crash—and the cannibalism—a life of hope. National Geographic. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/04/160403-andes-uruguay-rugby-cannibal-plane-crash-canessa-ngbooktalk/

You can't always believe what you see! We'll explore the problematic use of eyewitness testimony in court cases and why we can't consistently trust our memory.

References:

Chew, S. (n.d.). Myth: eyewitness testimony is the best kind of evidence. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.psychologicalscience.org/teaching/myth-eyewitness-testimony-is-the-best-kind-of-evidence.html

Cognitive interview. (n.d.). Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_interview

Eyewitness testimony. (n.d.). Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_testimony

Leading questions: How interviewers influence eyewitness testimonies. (n.d.). Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.psychologistworld.com/memory/leading-questions-eyewitness-testimony

McLeod, S. (2009, December 14). Eyewitness testimony. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.simplypsychology.org/eyewitness-testimony.html

McLeod, S. (2018, February 5). Cognitive interview. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-interview.html

Mojtahedi, D. (2017, July 13). New research reveals how little we can trust eyewitnesses. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://theconversation.com/new-research-reveals-how-little-we-can-trust-eyewitnesses-67663

Stambor, Z. (2006, April). How reliable is eyewitness testimony? Monitor on Psychology, 37(4). Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/monitor/apr06/eyewitness

This week we'll tell you about pair of mom and daughter socialites who lived together in isolation for 25 years. We'll explain what factors contributed to the eventual life of squalor and cat collecting that came to be their new normal.

References:

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Acocella, J. (2014, December 8). Let it go. The New Yorker. Retrieved from https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/15/let-go

Animal hoarding. (2016, September). Retrieved May 19, 2020, from https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/hoarding-basics/animal-hoarding

Edith Bouvier Beale biography. (2014, October 23). Retrieved May 19, 2020, from https://www.biography.com/personality/edith-bouvier-beale

Frost, R. (2000). People who hoard animals. Psychiatric Times, 17. Retrieved from https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/people-who-hoard-animals/page/0/3

Frost, R. O., Patronek, G., Arluke, A., & Steketee, G. (2015, April 30). The hoarding of animals: An update. Psychiatric Times, 32(4). Retrieved from https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/hoarding-animals-update/page/0/3

Hoarding disorder. (n.d.). Retrieved May 19, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hoarding-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20356056

Krasner J. (2017). Cat Food in Camelot: Animal Hoarding, Reality Media, and Grey Gardens. Journal of Film & Video, 69(1), 44.

Maysles, D., Maysles, A., Hovde, E., & Meyer, M. (Directors). (1975). Grey Gardens [Motion picture]. United States: Portrait Films.

Olsson, G. (Director). (2017). That summer [Motion picture].

Petrison, L. (2017, September 27). Did the mold at Grey Gardens affect Big Edie and Little Edie Beale? [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://paradigmchange.me/wp/grey-gardens/

Reinisch, A. I. (2008). Understanding the human aspects of animal hoarding. The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 49(12), 1211-1214. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2583418/

Taylor, T. (2018, May 14). Watch Grey Gardens' Little Edie talking about her cats in lost documentary. Interview. Retrieved from https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/watch-grey-gardens-little-edie-talking-cats-lost-documentary

What is hoarding disorder? (n.d.). Retrieved May 19, 2020, from https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/hoarding-disorder/what-is-hoarding-disorder

Wilkinson, J. (n.d.). Inside the infamous NY Grey Gardens and its very historic yard sale. The Daily Mail. Retrieved from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5095053/Inside-infamous-Grey-Gardens-historic-yard-sale.html

Wilkinson, S. (2015, July 10). Grey gardens, the story of two fabulous women let down, is one you need to know. Grazia. Retrieved from https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/grey-gardens-real-story/

The brilliant ladies from Behavior Bitches Podcast join us to explain how dating works and why so many of us fall into the trap of dating complete and utter assholes. Want to know how to stop? The Behavior Bitches will explain it to you!

Did you know that Camille Preaker's word carving ritual is a real thing? Kelsey breaks down how the HBO miniseries, Sharp Objects, portrays self-harm and surviving child abuse.

References

Black, E. B., & Mildred, H. (2018). Characteristics of non‐suicidal self‐injury in women accessing internet help sites. Clinical Psychologist, 22(1), 37–45. https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12094

HBO. (2018). Sharp Objects.

Nicolaou, E. (n.d.). What Exactly Happened In The Creepy Shack In Sharp Objects? Retrieved from https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/07/205763/sharp-objects-cabin-camille-rape-what-happened

Walsh, M. (2018, July 23). There's A Reason Behind The Words On Camille's Body In 'Sharp Objects'. Retrieved from https://www.romper.com/p/what-words-does-camille-have-on-her-body-each-sharp-objects-episode-is-named-after-her-scars-9848017

Witt, K., Milner, A., Spittal, M. J., Hetrick, S., Robinson, J., Pirkis, J., & Carter, G. (2019). Population attributable risk of factors associated with the repetition of self-harm behaviour in young people presenting to clinical services: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 28(1), 5–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1111-6

Why do people create false online identities? Why are some people so susceptible to being catfished? We'll answer these questions and more as we dive into the motivations behind deceptive online relationships.

References:

Bargh, J. A., McKenna, K. Y. A., & Fitzsimons, G. M. (2002). Can You See the Real Me? Activation and Expression of the “True Self” on the Internet. Journal of Social Issues, 58(1), 33. https://doi-org.ezproxy.bellevue.edu/10.1111/1540-4560.00247

Bargh, J. A., & McKenna, K. Y.A. (2004). The internet and social life. Annual Review of Psychology, 55, 573-590. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141922

Bates-Duford, T. (2016, December 23). Catfishing: 12 dangers [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationship-corner/2016/12/264/

Campbell, K. (2013, June 24). Catfish and secrets [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/more-chemistry/201306/catfish-and-secrets?amp

Donohoe, A. (n.d.). Catfishing: The devastating impact of being cheated in love online. Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://www.shemazing.net/catfishing-the-devastating-impact-of-being-cheated-in-love-online/

Dunn, M. (105, July 23). Teenager addicted to catfishing reveals secrets of her sinister world. Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/teenager-addicted-to-catfishing-reveals-secrets-of-her-sinister-world/news-story/77caabe0aab1768126211087b9d749e2?pg=1#comments

Lapidot-Lefler, N., & Barak, A. (2012). Effects of anonymity, invisibility, and lack of eye-contact on toxic online disinhibition. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(2), 434-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2011.10.014

Lewis, T. (2016, February 4). The psychology of catfishing. The Buff and Blue. Retrieved from https://www.thebuffandblue.net/

McClellan, D. (2019, October 24). What Is catfishing online: history, meaning, psychology and everything else about catfish scams [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://socialcatfish.com/blog/what-is-catfishing-online-dating/

Murti, A. (2020, February 13). The psychology of catfishing. The Swaddle. Retrieved from https://theswaddle.com/why-do-people-catfish/

Online disinhibition effect. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onlinedisinhibitioneffect

Self-discrepancy theory. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-discrepancy_theory

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Teens and the psychology behind "catfishing". (2020, August 12). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://www.sovteens.com/addiction/teens-psychology-behind-catfishing/

Vanman, E. (2018, July 26). It's not about money: we asked catfish why they trick people online. Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://theconversation.com/amp/its-not-about-money-we-asked-catfish-why-they-trick-people-online-100381

Whigham, N. (2018, July 27). 'It's hard to stop the addiction': The reasons why people become catfish. Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/its-hard-to-stop-the-addiction-the-reasons-why-people-become-catfish/news-story/9259328a281c24d4d6f6593750c71320

We explore the life of the real individual Frank Meeink, who inspired the film. We also discuss how people like Frank come to experience such extreme hatred that they would get involved as a Neo-Nazi skinhead.

References:

Abrams, A. (2017, March 9). The psychology of hate [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/nurturing-self-compassion/201703/the-psychology-hate

Davies, D. (Host). (2010, August 7). A 'recovering skinhead' on leaving hatred behind [Audio podcast episode]. In Fresh air. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125514655

Ehrlich, H. J. (2009). Hate Crimes and Ethnoviolence : The History, Current Affairs, and Future of Discrimination in America. Routledge.

Former Philly skinhead: 'I was a monster [Audio podcast episode]. (2015, July 20). In NewsWorks. Retrieved from https://whyy.org/articles/former-philly-skinhead-i-was-a-monster/

Former skinhead looks back on life of hate [Radio episode]. (2012, August 21). In Here & Now. Retrieved from https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2012/08/21/skinhead-hate-groups

Hatred [Blog post]. (2019, May 13). Retrieved from https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/hatred

Lockhardt, C. T. (2010). Psychology of Hate. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Meeink, F., & Roy, J. M. (2010). Autobiography of a recovering skinhead. Hawthorne Books.

Michener, W. (2012). The Individual Psychology of Group Hate. Journal of Hate Studies, 10(1), 15–48. https://doi-org.ezproxy.bellevue.edu/10.33972/jhs.112

Rapgay, L. (2018, March 31). The psychology of hate [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anxiety-fear-and-hate/201803/the-psychology-hate

Williams, C. (2019, July 6). Racial discrimination is the legacy south Philly can't seem to outgrow.

City Life. Retrieved from https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/07/06/racial-discrimination-in-south-philly/

Kelsey explains why ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) is such a radical idea for therapy, and tries not to sob as she discusses her deep and abiding love for it. She also pays tribute to her mentor, Dr. Norwood, who taught her about this therapy in school and is responsbile for her obnoxious devotion to 3rd wave CBT.

References

Hayes, S. C. (2017, December 7). Kissing the Banana Trunk: Will You Commit and Act in the Fight Against Ebola? Retrieved from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kissing-the-banana-trunk-b5839680

Wakefield, S., Roebuck, S., & Boyden, P. (2018). The evidence base of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in psychosis: A systematic review. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 10, 1–13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.07.001