Popcorn Psychology

Welcome to Season 3! This film received the most fan requests movie we have had so far and we are excited to open our new season with it! In this episode we cover Bipolar Disorder with Psychotic Features, the realities of living with chronic mental illness, and the importance of BioPsychoSocial assessment in the differential diagnosis process. This episode will be available on Patreon Only for a time prior to general release! Tune in and Put on a Happy Face!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support.

[Content Warning: This episode discusses consent and sexual coercion] Happy Valentine’s Day, listeners!! We are back with our second annual fan-picked Valentine’s Day episode! We will be breaking down Cruel Intentions, specifically the relationships between Sebastian and our three main female leads: Katherine, Annette, and Cecile. We discuss a multitude of topics: enmeshment, power dynamics, parental neglect, boundaries, consent, sexual coercion, and manipulation. We also explore the realism behind the narrative of love as a fix for deep-rooted mental health issues and would Annette and Sebastian have really been able to make it as a couple. Join us and find out!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support.

Jump for our love!! For our second Christmas episode of 2019, we are cozying up with the beloved holiday movie, Love Actually! While all the storylines in the movie are near and dear, we will be focusing on three: the Alan Rickman/Emma Thompson story and the slippery slope of infidelty, the Liam Neeson story and the theme of grief and the shifting of a parental role, and lastly, the Laura Linney story and the importance of setting boundaries. It’s a jam packed episode for a jam packed classic!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support.

What’s this? What’s this?! Why it’s our first holiday episode of 2019! We are exploring The Nightmare Before Christmas and the theme of identity. How is our identity shaped? By our childhood? By our experiences? By the roles we play within our communities? The expectations of others? Join us as we dive into these questions via the characters of Jack Skellington and Sally!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support.

The hosts analyze neglect and dismissive family dynamics in the movie Matilda, exploring the character's resilience and problem-solving ability. They discuss protective factors and at-risk features, Matilda's strong moral compass, and the portrayal and characteristics of the villain. They also examine dedication, attention-seeking, and conditional love, and discuss the unhealthy manifestations of Olympian dedication. The podcast concludes with a discussion about the movie Matilda and its comparison to other Roald Dahl adaptations.

You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain. But are those the only options?? In this episode we are breaking down The Dark Knight as fan requested many times over! We will be diving into the topics of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), burnout and work-life balance, and Anti-Social Personality Disorder. We also discuss the rigidity of identity as displayed by Harvey Dent and the possible psychological backgrounds of The Joker. So put on a happy face and join us!!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support.

In this very special bonus episode we Assembled with 4 other Mental Health Podcasts (PopPsych101, Freudian Sips, Guardians MH, and Capes on the Couch) to form the Mental Health Avengers! We discuss why we started, what each of our missions are, and how we got started in mental health with the singular mission to team up and destroy the stigma that prevents people from reaching out for help when they need it! Mental Health is Health!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support.

[Content Warning: this episode contains discussion of self-harm, sexual assault, and suicide] For our second Halloween episode, we will be diving into the movie, Black Swan and it’s portrayal of psychosis via the character played by Natalie Portman. We will be discussing a multitude of topics: self-harm, hallucinations, delusions, psychotic breaks, and schizophrenia. We will also be examining the myriad of external factors that impacted the main character’s mental health: her relationship with her mother, her high pressure career as a ballet dancer, and varied sexual violations she experiences via her employer. Join us for a jam-packed episode that will definitely get under your skin.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support.

[Content Warning: this episode contains discussion about sexual abuse]In our first Halloween episode of 2019, we will be exploring fear as shown in the 2017 adaptation of It by Stephen King! We break down the fears experienced by each main child character in this movie and how these fears are overcome. We also address how fear is avoided by the adults in the town of Derry via stigmatizing and other maladaptive behaviors, such as Factitious Disorder (preciously known as Münchausen syndrome). Happy Listening!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support.

The first rule of Fight Club is about to be broken because all we do this episode is talk about it. We will be diving head first into a discussion on the depiction of Dissociative Identify Disorder (DID), aka formerly Multiple Personality Disorder, in the film and evaluate whether the presenting symptoms better fit DID or Psychosis and the clinical accuracy of the portrayal in the film. We also discuss the true impact of chronic insomnia, existential crises, and dissociation. And lastly, we deliberate on the impact of toxic masculinity in current culture as well as how it is represented by Tyler Durden and the Narrator.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support.