The Big Five – Openness to Experiences
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today, Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall begin a weeklong series on the Big Five Personality Traits, which include:
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The Big Five – Extroversion
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today, Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall begin a weeklong series on the Big Five Personality Traits, which include:
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Heather Ness and the Psychology of Superheroes
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Heather Ness! Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall recently had the privilege of interviewing Ms. Heather Ness, a therapist and instructor at Middle Georgia State University where she teaches a course on psychological aspects of film and is working on a textbook on the psychology of superheroes. You can learn more about Heather by reading her blog, listening to her Psychology of Superheroes podcast (on iTunes and Soundcloud), and by following her on twitter.
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Defense Mechanisms – Rationalization
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today, Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall begin a weeklong series on defense mechanisms. Originally described by Sigmund Freud, defense mechanisms are strategies we use – consciously or unconsciously – to protect ourselves from challenging and potentially traumatizing experiences. Throughout this week, we will discuss five major defense mechanisms, including:
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Defense Mechanisms – Intellectualization
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today, Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall begin a weeklong series on defense mechanisms. Originally described by Sigmund Freud, defense mechanisms are strategies we use – consciously or unconsciously – to protect ourselves from challenging and potentially traumatizing experiences. Throughout this week, we will discuss five major defense mechanisms, including:
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Defense Mechanisms – Sublimation
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today, Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall begin a weeklong series on defense mechanisms. Originally described by Sigmund Freud, defense mechanisms are strategies we use – consciously or unconsciously – to protect ourselves from challenging and potentially traumatizing experiences. Throughout this week, we will discuss five major defense mechanisms, including:
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Defense Mechanisms – Projection
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today, Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall begin a weeklong series on defense mechanisms. Originally described by Sigmund Freud, defense mechanisms are strategies we use – consciously or unconsciously – to protect ourselves from challenging and potentially traumatizing experiences. Throughout this week, we will discuss five major defense mechanisms, including:
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Defense Mechanisms – Denial
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today, Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall begin a weeklong series on defense mechanisms. Originally described by Sigmund Freud, defense mechanisms are strategies we use – consciously or unconsciously – to protect ourselves from challenging and potentially traumatizing experiences. Throughout this week, we will discuss five major defense mechanisms, including:
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Ryan Anderson and Mate Copying
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Have you ever wondered why we are attracted to certain people? Or why some people seem more interesting, simply because of who they have dated in the past? Today, Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall interview Mr. Ryan Anderson, a researcher from Australia, who’s studies have focused on human relationships and mate copying. Follow Mr. Anderson on Twitter, Facebook, or on his blogs The Love Report and That Psych Site.
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Changeability vs. Unchangeability
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today, Dr. Berney and Dr. Marshall continue our week-long introduction to five major personality continua, including:
Freedom (people are free to choose and are responsible for their own choices) vs. Determinism (external forces and unconscious drives control people’s behavior)
Rationality (people make decision logically and try to understand the world) vs. Irrationality (people are driven by their emotions and other irrational influences)
Proactivity (changes occurs from within) vs. Reactivity (external forces, including reward and punishment, change behavior)
Homeostasis (people seek balance and the status quo) vs. Heterostasis (people are motivated t change and grow)
Changeability (people are constantly changing and growing) vs. Unchangeability (people do not have the capacity for fundamental change)
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