I have recreated my list of the 10 scariest movies of all time. While the term “scary movie” is somewhat subjective, I focused on four types of criteria: Is the movie so scary that it could change someone’s behavior? Does the movie have a high likelihood of producing nightmares? Do scenes in the movie make […]
How Horror Films Help Us Face Our Fears
When I discuss cinema therapy in my counseling sessions, people love to discuss horror movies and being scared by them. The fact that some people like to be scared out of their wits never ceases to baffle those of us who have to leave the theatre as the first hint of horror. But to masters […]
Zombie Movies in Cinema Therapy
Zombie movies have suddenly become highly respectable in the field of counseling psychology now that Harvard Professor Steven Schlozman has become a fan. Actually, Schlozman, a psychiatrist by trade, has actually long been a fan of zombie flicks and their respective place in psychology. An avid sci-fi and horror fan, especially if there’s zombies involved, […]
Psychopathy and Cinema Therapy
Many forensic psychologists, psychiatrists and criminologists use the terms sociopathy and psychopathy interchangeably. However, leading experts typically site a meaningful difference between the two conditions and draw clear and significant distinctions between them. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), released by the American Psychiatric Association in 2013, lists […]
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