Category: Pop Culture & Mental Health
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The Abnormal Psychology of Munchausen by Proxy Disorder
Do you remember the scene in Sixth Sense when Cole attends a family party and meets a young girl who gives him a videotape showing her mother poisoning her with household cleaner? This scene was one of the first depictions of Munchausen by proxy disorder on film. Since then, the media has provided many reenactments…
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Women Who Kill: Andrea Yates
According to Andrea, she killed her children to save them from Satan and her own evil maternal influences… Andrea Yates’ life became a case study for the rare occurrence of postpartum psychosis, demonstrating the severe implications of untreated mental illness. From the re-telling of her story, we will see a woman whose hormonal shifts gave…
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Music and Mental Health II
ANXIETY Kacey Musgraves “Rainbow” When it rains, it pours, but you didn’t even noticeit ain’t rainin’ anymoreIt’s hard to breathe when all you know isthe struggle of staying above the rising water line Well, the sky is finally openthe rain and wind stopped blowin’But you’re stuck out in the same ol’ storm againYou hold tight…
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