
Does Nostalgia Have a Psychological Purpose? with Krystine Batcho, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
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Nastalgia
There's two types of nastalgia: personal and historical. Personal nastalgia means that you are longing for aspects of your life already lived through. Historical nastalsia is more oriented toward history and society cross the years. Your research has shown that nestalgia can be stabilizing force and comfort us during times of change and transition.
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