Pop Culture Case Study
Film and Psychology

#53 – Girl, Interrupted and Borderline Personality Disorder

Jolie Forever

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses the film the listeners chose for him, Girl, Interrupted. He takes a closer look at Borderline Personality Disorder and decides whether or not the film does a quality job of representing this disorder on screen. Britt also makes an appearance to talk about stigma and the effects of pop culture

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#52 – Gattaca and Privilege

He's too pretty

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses one of his old science fiction favorites, Gattaca.  Britt makes an appearance to talk about Dystopian movies, in general.  We discuss both the movie and how it connects to the touchy subject of privilege.

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#51 – Great Expectations (2012) and Loyalty

Greater and greater

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave takes on a classic, Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.  He discusses the psychological aspects of this work’s most common theme, loyalty.  Britt makes a triumphant return to discuss Helena Bonham Carter Listen! Check out the Show Notes here! Fangirl Fixation  

Introduction: 0:00:00

Fangirl Fixation: 0:03:57

Loyalty: 0:22:36

Great Expectations: 0:37:24

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#50 – The Fast and the Furious and Risk Taking Behavior

vroom vroom

Episode Notes

In this episode, just in time to go see Furious 7, Dave reviews the “classic” that started it all, The Fast and the Furious.  Instead of focusing on the obvious, Family, Dave discusses the inappropriately risk behavior of pretty much every single character in the movie.

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#49 – Shaun of the Dead and Change

grr argh

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave deals with his separation anxiety from the United Kingdom by watching Shaun of the Dead.  He takes a closer look at how the main character changes throughout the film.  To do this, he ties it to the Stages of Change.

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#48 – The Matrix and the Status Quo Bias

The good one!

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses a science fiction classic, The Matrix.  To deeper understand how difficult the choice of red pill vs. blue pill would be in reality, he shares some information on the status quo bias.  Britt returns with another episode of fangirl fixation and the Top 5 AI movies of all time!

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#47 – Memento and Anterograde Amnesia

I forget...

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave has a special guest, Michael from War Machine vs. War Horse !  They discuss Memento after Dave details the psychological literature on Anterograde Amnesia.  Also, Britt and Dave talk about Guy Pearce.

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#46 – Howl’s Moving Castle and Impression Management

Bale Supremacy

Episode Notes

In this episode Dave talks about Howl’s Moving Castle and how our thoughts and evolution affect how we present ourselves, also called impression management.  Britt joins him for Fangirl Fixation, or an excuse to gush about Hayao Miyazaki!  

Fangirl Fixation: 0:03:25

Impression Management: 0:22:29

Howl’s Moving Castle: 0:41:55

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#45 – The Graveyard Book and Attachment

More Gaiman

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses another Neil Gaiman work, The Graveyard Book.  He also asks the question, how does a child raised by ghouls and ghosts adjust and attach to parental figures?  Britt joins him for the main discussion and the Top 5 Neil Gaiman projects.  

Introduction: 0:00:37

Attachment: 0:04:54

Graveyard Book: 0:26:37

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#44 – Guardians of the Galaxy and Bonding in Stressful Situations

Best marvel?

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave invites a special guest, JD from the InSession Film Podcast to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy.  Dave also discusses whether or not stress helps people bond more quickly.  Dave and Britt talk about the awesomeness that is Rocket Raccoon!   Listen!

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