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Does Nostalgia Have a Psychological Purpose? with Krystine Batcho, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Are You Longing for the Good Old Days?

Nastalsia is kind of like a measurement. We monitor progress through life, not just for ourselves, but even for other people to whom we are very attached. So when you're going through a difficult experience or a new changeyou might find yourself thinking, alalw about ries fom the past. Ona flip that on the other a bit and talk about to day's political climate, where many people are longing to return to what i was say, su the good old days in the united states.

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