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Bizarre Psychological Studies Pt 2

Spooky Psychology

Release Date: 12/04/2020

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Trigger Warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics including murder, mental health disorders, and legal proceedings related to violent crimes.    Welcome, fellow curious minds, to another spine-tingling episode of Spooky Psychology. In Part 2 of discussing the insanity plea and the Sydney Powell case, we dive into some diagnoses that were brought up during her trial. What exactly is Schizophrenia? How is it different from Schizoaffective disorder?  Tune in and we'll unpack each one, and why diagnoses shared in expert testimony can vary so much.  We also debunk what...

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Trigger Warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics including murder, mental health disorders, and legal proceedings related to violent crimes.    Welcome, fellow curious minds, to another spine-tingling episode of Spooky Psychology.  Today, we venture into a very recent case in true crime- the Sydney Powell case.  But this isn't just an episode of discussing the horror that took place in Ohio. It's a dive into the complexities of the human mind and the intricacies of the insanity plea in our American justice system. We'll navigate the treacherous terrain of the...

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We are back! Big thanks to you all for your patience. Sources: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/understanding-adult-fire-setting-pyromania-arson https://crimestory.com/2020/01/24/a-convicted-fireman-arsonist-and-me-the-facts-as-i-knew-them/    

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Patreon:   Sources: https://www.agingcare.com/Articles/urinary-tract-infection-symptoms-151547.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8758130/ https://scienceline.org/2022/04/the-real-story-behind-the-tiktok-tics/  

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https://www.patreon.com/spookypsychology https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/statistics/mental-health-statistics-physical-health-conditions  

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Become a Patron at: Giveaway Entry link : https://forms.gle/xM8BPkg5apipjtvUA be sure to give pumpkingizzard a follow on insta! Follow us on tiktok: spookypsychology resources for this episode: https://www.verywellmind.com/thalassophobia-fear-of-the-ocean-4692301 https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-hallucination-22088 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2014/03/mad-as-a-lighthouse-keeper-not-the-solitude-but-the-mercury/ https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/general-geography/ocean-facts/ https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deepocean/...

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https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-mandela-effect-4589394 https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g28438966/mandela-effect-examples/?slide=12 How to with john wilson https://imec.world/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/priming Pandemics and infodemics: Research on the effects of misinformation on memory - elizabeth loftus and rachel leigh greenspan MEMES AND THE WAY THEY INFLUENCE MASS CONSCIOUSNESS IN CYBERSPACE

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Welcome to Spooky Psychology with Megan and Lauren. In this episode we discuss even more unethical and bizarre psychological studies.

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* Correction- I messed up and said the cold war was between the US and Russia, It should have said the Soviet Union. - Megan

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra

https://www.history.com/mkultra-operation-midnight-climax-cia-lsd-experiments

https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/history-of-mk-ultra

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chief

https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01070R000301530003-5.pdf

https://ahrp.org/1953-1964-operation-midnight-climax-cias-lurid-ventures-into-sex-hookers-and-lsd/

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-cias-operation-midnight-climax-was-exactly-what-it-sounded-like-fa63f84ad015

https://www.verywellmind.com/the-effects-of-lsd-on-the-brain-67496

The guardian 

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