Ep: 201 - Diagnosing Batman - The Psychology of Batman (Preview)

We discuss possible diagnoses of Batman. Is Batman a Psychopath? Is he Depressed? Maybe he has PTSD? We psychoanalyze this iconic character. Michael Drane is a masters degree level counselor and has diagnosed and teaching diagnostics for years.

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Ep: 159 - Borderline Personality for "Bees with Boots - The Psychology of Borderline Personality Disorder

We discuss Borderline Personality Disorder. Attachment wounds and intense fear of abandonment lie at the heart of what is clinically known as Borderline Personality disorder. Many of us have features of this disorder. In this episode, we explain how this looks early and late in life, what to do if you have it, and how to get some help

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Ep: 129 - Scale of Evil (Part 2) Provoked Self-Defense & Desperate Measures Murder - The Psychology of Murder


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Prof. Michael Drane reviews level 4 & 5 in this multi-part mini-series


Self-Defense Murder: Level 4

These people kill in self-defense, but they aren't entirely innocent themselves; they may have been "extremely provocative" toward their victim. Traumatized, desperate persons who killed abusive relatives or other people, but who show remorse for their crime and are not psychopaths.

Desperate Measures Murder: Level 5

These are traumatized, desperate killers of abusive relatives or others -- but they lack “significant psychopathic traits” and are genuinely remorseful.

Check out The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime. Copyright © 2019 by Michael H. Stone, MD, and Gary Brucato, PhD.

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a psychology podcast hosted by Professor & Psychoanalyst Michael Drane. With help from professionals in different fields, he seeks to shine light into the broken underbelly of society.

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True Crime: serial killers, murders, stalkers, cults, forensic analysis

Psychology: mental illness, social phenomenon, mob mentality, psychoanalysis, etc. 

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, love, Tv analysis, movie analysis. 

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Ep: 111 - The Trauma Finds Us All - Three Therapists React (Preview)

Therapists read and analyze traumatic stories that listeners wrote in. This content is intense, which is why it's so important for people to hear. You are not alone. Thanks to my very talented PhD clinicians Jessica Gaul & Nikki Golden helping out in this episode.

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Ep: 98 - My Trauma - The Psychology of Trauma

How does trauma affect us as humans? How do these traumas change us and make us unable to handle certain things. In what way Professor/Psychotherapist Michael Drane explains- What is trauma?

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Ep: 77 - How to Get Over Your Ex - The Psychology of Breaking Up

Have you ever had your heart broken? What was it like for you? We talk about the psychology of breakups. He provides neurological analysis and guidelines to overcoming the grief of the breakup.

1. What happens to your brain when it's in love?

2. When your brain is going through a break up

3. What NOT to do when going through a breakup

4. How to get over your Ex for good and move on with your life

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