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What Is Behind the Enduring Appeal of Fascism?
22+ hour, 29+ min ago (246+ words) Posted April 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Scholars may not agree on a simple definition, but fascism is easy to recognize as a bundle of specific beliefs and behaviors. Typically, these include most or all of the following: General knowledge of…...
The Psychology of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Anniversary
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (774+ words) Posted August 6, 2025 | Reviewed by Davia Sills Hiroshima, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in a ceremony of remembrance, but it was an event also aimed, psychologically, at preventing a future repeat of the…...
Neuropsychological Lessons From 'It's a Wonderful Life'
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (472+ words) Posted December 23, 2025 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk It's holiday season, and, if you are like me, you'll probably be sitting down and watching at least a portion of "It's a Wonderful Life" yet again. In Frank Capra's timeless story, a core…...
A Peek into the Psychopathology of a Nazi
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) Posted December 19, 2025 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma The Tribunal was the first audience outside of the military to see the films of the Allied forces arriving at the concentration camps; they came upon massive numbers of murdered Jews, others barely alive,…...
Heinz Lehmann and Chlorpromazine
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (808+ words) The widespread acceptance of chlorpromazine (Thorazine) as a treatment for psychoses in the 1950s represented a change in understanding the nature of mental illnesses. Heinz Lehmann and Chlorpromazine How the psychiatric community came to adopt a new kind of treatment for…...
The Hidden Truth in Every Hero’s Journey
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (624+ words) Posted August 4, 2025 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Back in 1949, Joseph Campbell introduced a bold, reality-bending idea: There's really just one story'one great hero's journey'and every tale we've ever loved is simply a creative retelling of it. The hero's journey has always…...