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Psychology at the movies
- Title
- Psychology at the movies / Skip Dine Young.
- Author
- Young, Skip Dine.
- Publication
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 253 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: the many sides of psychology & the many faces of the movies : Goals of Psychology at the movies ; Story, entertainment and art in the movies ; A liberal use of psychology ; A symbolic framework for the psychology of film -- The search for meaning: psychological interpretations in the movies : Human behavior in the movies ; Unconscious conflict in the movies ; Archetypes in the movies ; Ideology in the movies ; Spectators in the movies ; The boons and banes of interpretation -- Psychopathology, psychotherapy & psycho-psychologists & their patients in the movies : Representations of psychological disorders ; Representations of psychologists and psychological treatment ; The impact of representations of psychology -- Crazy genius: the psychology of filmmakers : Psychobiography and filmmakers ; Auteurs: profiles of directors ; Star-gazing: profiles of actors ; Psychology of filmmakers: the case of Woody Allen ; Evaluating psychobiography -- Picturing the audience: psychological profiles of moviegoers : Movie audiences through the years ; The movies people watch ; The movies people like ; The viewers behind the numbers -- The cinematic moment: emotions & the comprehension of movies : Cognitive psychology and the movies ; The perception of movies ; The narrative comprehension of movies ; The emotional comprehension of movies ; Brain functioning and the movies ; An unlikely partnership -- Reflecting on the screen: the reception of movies : Viewer enjoyment of movies ; Viewer interpretations of movies ; The challenges of audience response -- The movies made me do it: the effects of film : Effects on behavior ; Effects on thoughts and emotions ; Propaganda and effects on culture ; The great debate over media effects -- Movies as equipment for living: the functions of film : Professional functions of movies ; General functions of movies in everyday life ; Personal functions of movies in everyday life ; Seeing movies from a different angle -- Conclusion: putting the pieces together : An appeal for interdisciplinarity ; Movies as art -- Appendix A. Mental health professionals in top box office grossing movies, 1990-1999 -- Appendix B. Three top 50 lists of acclaimed movies -- Appendix C. Emotionally arousing movie scenes -- Appendix D. Therapeutic movies.
- Call Number
- MFL 13-4923
- ISBN
- 9780470971772 (pbk.)
- 0470971770 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2011042656
- OCLC
- 758845002
- Author
- Young, Skip Dine.
- Title
- Psychology at the movies / Skip Dine Young.
- Imprint
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- Research Call Number
- MFL 13-4923