Skip Dine Young

Psychology at the Movies

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Produktbeschreibung

Appealing to film buffs, students, and academics, Psychology at the Movies provides a concise, interdisciplinary overview of the psychology of film. This book explores how psychologists have interpreted movies as well as how psychology--specifically psychotherapy and psychopathology--have been portrayed in film. Featuring examples from popular films, analyses of legendary directors and actors, and an accessible writing style, Psychology at the Movies offers a front row seat to the love affair between cinema and the human mind.

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Psychology at the Movies explores the insights to be gained by applying various psychological lenses to popular films including cinematic depictions of human behavior, the psychology of filmmakers, and the impact of viewing movies.

Uses the widest range of psychological approaches to explore movies, the people who make them, and the people who watch them
Written in an accessible style with vivid examples from a diverse group of popular films, such as The Silence of the Lambs, The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, Taxi Driver, Good Will Hunting, and A Beautiful Mind
Brings together psychology, film studies, mass communication, and cultural studies to provide an interdisciplinary perspective
Features an extensive bibliography for further exploration of various research fields

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14597177000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9780470971772
• ISBN-10: 0470971770
• Artikelnr.: 34547102

Autorenporträt

Skip Dine Young is a Professor of Psychology at Hanover College in Indiana. He is a licensed clinical psychologist with interests in popular culture, narrative psychology and human development.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations and Figures xi Acknowledgments xiii 1.
Introduction--The Many Sides of Psychology and the Many Faces of the Movies
3 Goals of Psychology at the Movies 6 Story, Entertainment and Art in the
Movies 9 A Liberal Use of Psychology 10 A Symbolic Framework for the
Psychology of Film 12 Organization of Psychology at the Movies 14 Further
Reading 16 2. The Search for Meaning--Psychological Interpretations in the
Movies 19 Human Behavior in the Movies 21 Unconscious Conflict in the
Movies 24 Archetypes in the Movies 28 Ideology in the Movies 30 Spectators
in the Movies 33 Closing Shots: The Boons and Banes of Interpretation 37
Further Reading 39 3. Psychopathology, Psychotherapy and
Psycho--Psychologists and Their Patients in the Movies 43 Representations
of Psychological Disorders 44 Representations of Psychologists and
Psychological Treatment 49 Closing Shots: The Impact of Representations of
Psychology 55 Further Reading 60 4. Crazy Genius--The Psychology of
Filmmakers 63 Psychobiography and Filmmakers 64 Auteurs: Profiles of
Directors 65 Star-Gazing: Profiles of Actors 69 Psychology for Filmmakers:
The Case ofWoody Allen 73 Closing Shots: Evaluating Psychobiography 76
Further Reading 77 5. Picturing the Audience--Psychological Profiles of
Moviegoers 81 Movie Audiences through the Years 83 The Movies PeopleWatch
85 The Movies People Like 88 Closing Shots: The Viewers behind the Numbers
91 Further Reading 91 6. The Cinematic Moment--Emotions and the
Comprehension of Movies 95 Cognitive Psychology and the Movies 96 The
Perception of Movies 97 The Narrative Comprehension of Movies 99 The
Emotional Comprehension of Movies 101 Brain Functioning and the Movies 107
Closing Shots: An Unlikely Partnership 109 Further Reading 110 7.
Reflecting on the Screen--The Reception of Movies 113 Viewer Enjoyment of
Movies 115 Viewer Interpretations of Movies 120 Closing Shots: The
Challenges of Audience Response 126 Further Reading 127 8. The Movies Made
Me Do It--The Effects of Film 131 Effects on Behavior 133 Effects on
Thoughts and Emotions 139 Propaganda and Effects on Culture 143 Closing
Shots: The Great Debate over Media Effects 145 Further Reading 149 9.
Movies as Equipment for Living--The Functions of Film 153 Professional
Functions of Movies 155 General Functions of Movies in Everyday Life 159
Personal Functions of Movies in Everyday Life 161 Closing Shots: Seeing
Movies from a Different Angle 168 Further Reading 169 10.
Conclusion--Putting the Pieces Together 173 An Appeal for
Interdisciplinarity 177 Movies as Art 179 Appendix A: Mental Health
Professionals in Top Box Office Grossing Movies, 1990-1999 181 Appendix B:
Three Top 50 Lists of Acclaimed Movies 183 Appendix C: Emotionally Arousing
Movie Scenes 187 Appendix D: Therapeutic Movies 189 Endnotes 191
Bibliography 219 Filmography 239 Index 249