Spooky Psychology

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Date created
2019/11/01
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75 min.
Release period
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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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INSANITY PLEA (PART 1)
2023/11/28
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics including murder, mental health disorders, and legal proceedings related to violent crimes.    Welcome, fellow curious minds, to another spine-tingling episode of Spooky Psychology.  Today, we venture into a very recent case in true crime- the Sydney Powell case.  But this isn't just an episode of discussing the horror that took place in Ohio. It's a dive into the complexities of the human mind and the intricacies of the insanity plea in our American justice system. We'll navigate the treacherous terrain of the insanity defense, unraveling why it's notoriously challenging to prove in a court of law. We'll also delve into the perplexing puzzle for legal professionals and mental health experts alike. Most importantly, beyond the sensational headlines lies a deeper exploration—considerations from a compassionate mental health perspective.  Tune in for part 1 as we break down the logistics of the case and some fundemental pieces that are important to note when it comes to the "insanity plea" in America.      We love to hear from you! Keep in touch:   Our new website: https://spookypsychpodcast.com/spookypsychologypodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spookypsychpodcast/?utm_source=qr Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology Email us with feedback and ideas!: Spookypsychpodcast@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------- References from today’s show:   https://www.courttv.com/news/oh-v-sydney-powell-mother-stabbed-murder-trial/ https://www.eonline.com/news/1388300/ohio-woman-23-sentenced-to-15-years-to-life-in-prison-for-stabbing-mom-over-college-suspension https://medium.com/illumination/she-died-in-the-hands-of-her-daughter-after-there-were-screams-and-thuds-452a954cd55e https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity.html    
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SLEEP DISORDERS
2023/10/31
TRICK OR TREAT, Spooky Peeps!  After a spellbinding hiatus, Spooky Psychology is back, resurrected from the depths of eerie silence and now more bewitching than ever. We've conjured a host of audio enhancements that'll send shivers down your spine this season! Gather around, because tonight, under the shadowy cloak of the moon, we delve deep into the spine-chilling realm of Sleep Disorders. Join us as we discuss the stages of sleep deprivation, sleepwalking, confront the sinister specter of sleep paralysis, and uncover the eerie enigma of exploding head syndrome. Plus, we dare to ask, what exactly is 'normal' when the realm of sleep is so paranormal? Be sure to visit our brand-new, website and Instagram. And if you'd like to support our more professional journey, consider becoming a Patron. If this episode leaves you enchanted, kindly leave us a review. We're just dying to hear from you! Our new website: https://spookypsychpodcast.com/spookypsychologypodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spookypsychpodcast/?utm_source=qr Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology Email us with feedback and ideas!: Spookypsychpodcast@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------- References from today’s show: TV static sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf7NbRFyg3Y https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/index.html DSM V The Mayo Clinic https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150409-i-have-exploding-head-syndrome#:~:text=The%20physician%20Silas%20Weir%20Mitchell,would%20wake%20them%20from%20sleep. https://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/wake-up-wake-up-wake-up https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-deprivation/sleep-deprivation-stages   https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21974-sleep-paralysis https://www.thensf.org/sleep-facts-and-statistics/  
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Arson
2023/02/06
We are back! Big thanks to you all for your patience. Sources: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/understanding-adult-fire-setting-pyromania-arson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-new-brain/201811/inside-the-mind-arsonist https://www.blueline.ca/the-psychology-of-arson-part-one/ https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/understanding-adult-fire-setting-pyromania-arson https://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug04/types https://www.hopkinsallchildrens.org/Patients-Families/Health-Library/HealthDocNew/Firesetting https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/arson https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691822002499?via%3Dihub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Leonard_Orr https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-pyromaniac-arson-investigator-113f22171a52 https://www.oxygen.com/a-lie-to-die-for/crime-time/john-leonard-orr-serial-arsonist-unpublished-book-arrest/california https://crimestory.com/2020/01/24/a-convicted-fireman-arsonist-and-me-the-facts-as-i-knew-them/    
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Incels
2022/11/22
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
2022/08/12
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."  Become a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology 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
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Mental and Physical Health pt 2
2022/07/07
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology   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
2022/05/12
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
2022/04/03
Become a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology Giveaway Entry link : https://forms.gle/xM8BPkg5apipjtvUA be sure to give pumpkingizzard a follow on insta! Follow us on tiktok: spookypsychology 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!
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Mandela/ Misinformation effect
2022/02/25
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
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
2022/01/24
  https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=285217&brand=fiverrcpa https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662   https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9742-narcissistic-personality-disorder https://www.emedicinehealth.com/what_are_the_nine_traits_of_a_narcissist/article_em.htm https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662   https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9742-narcissistic-personality-disorder https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-narcissism/202102/7-myths-about-narcissistic-personality-disorder-and-why-theyre https://www.emdrtherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Understanding-and-Treating-Narcissism-with-EMDR-Therapy.pdf https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20366690 Understanding and Treating Narcissism With EMDR Therapy - dolores masquera and jim knipe 2015 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819598/  
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Fugue States
2021/11/29
https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=285217&brand=fiverrcpa https://thejaycfoundation.org/ Sources:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/dissociative-fugue-psychogenic-fugue https://www.healthline.com/health/dissociative-fugue#symptoms https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9789-dissociative-amnesia https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201803/the-most-extraordinary-amnesia https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277313898_A_Case_of_Dissociative_Amnesia_With_Dissociative_Fugue_and_Treatment_With_Psychotherapy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3680202/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15373503 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201203/dissociative-fugue-the-mystery-agatha-christie
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Vampires, Zombies and Mummies
2021/10/31
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/fear https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-think-neandertal/202110/why-we-enjoy-horror-films Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds (Yale University Press, 2016). https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/201510/dracula-the-couch-the-psychiatry-vampires Rodriguez de la Sierra L. Origin of the myth of vampirism. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1998; 91:290. Henry C. Pop vampires, Freud and primary masochism. Psychoanalytic Review 2014; 101:25-38. 4. Vanden Bergh RL, Kelly JF. Vampirism: A review with new observations. Archives of General Psychiatry 1964: 11:543-547. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-ooze/201810/why-we-fear-the-zombie-apocalypse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/mummys-curse-brain-patterns-coincidence-correlation-connection-causation-imagination https://medium.com/applaudience/why-we-fear-mummies-and-should-we-8770016a856a https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/babbie-center/_files/Babbie%20center%20fear2021/blogpost-americas-top-fears-2020_-21-final.pdf
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4.5 out of 5
44 reviews
Vicreader 2021/12/07
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 a...
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Kg1996** 2023/10/14
Speak up!!!
I like this podcast a lot but one of the girls talks so quiet I can hardly hear at full volume!! I’ll change the stars if fixed
Brookiesookie 2023/01/03
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...
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CheriToutou 2022/11/16
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 sha...
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Missgoodwines 2022/03/09
Excellent content, inconsistent audio
Finally some INTELLIGENT "spooky" podcasting! But oftentimes Megan's audio is so much quieter than Lauren's that it's tough to hear, even on the highe...
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Cassie_Jo_360 2022/01/24
I wanted to like it
All of the episodes sound so interesting. I really wanted to like this podcast. I couldn’t get through the first episode I tried to listen to. Can hea...
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Annabelle Rush 2021/09/11
Spooky, educated, and just hilarious!
I am an LPC and I find it hard to find people to listen to that actually do their research while still being able to be funny and light hearted! I am ...
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Amber_Roses 2021/08/12
Thank you
As someone who as major depression and anxiety, y’all really make me feel seen and not alone and I really appreciate it. I also really enjoy learning...
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Hannnah_2003 2021/04/25
Amazing podcast
This is honestly my favorite podcast and has motivated me to apply for a psychology degree after high school. I have listened to every episode and lea...
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asdfghjklbrooke 2021/02/23
Informative & Interesting!
Absolutely loving this podcast, it’s incredibly well researched and I appreciate the respectful approach to all the topics. As a social worker-in-trai...
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