Ep: 143 - Case Profile: Gypsy Rose - The Psychology of Munchausen By Proxy (Preview)

We analyze the Psychology of Gypsy Rose, How do you tell the difference between Munchausen by Proxy and Psychosis? What do you do if you have a Munchausen case in your life? How to clinicians and medical doctors handle such clients? What to watch for when looking for Munchausens and how to find out if they’re fabricating medical/ psychological issues.

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Ep: 141 - Scale of Evil (Part 5) "In The Way" Killers - The Psychology of Murder

Continuation of the series on Scale of EvilWe review the case of John List, a semi-psychopath "In The Way" killer who murdered his entire family to save their souls. Level 10 on Dr. Michael Stones Gradation of Evil Scale.

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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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Ep: 120 - Black Mirror Season 5 Review - The Psychology of Black Mirror

We discuss Black Mirror Season 5 ! Did anyone catch the parental narcissism? How much is your sexuality influenced by your reality? How would we rate this season? We touch on episodes Striking Vipers, Smithereens, and Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too.

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Ep: 112 - Speaking of Gaslighting - The Psychology of Brainwashing

Along with Therapist Sam Manewitz we discuss "Gaslighting". Gaslighting is the term used for how someone in a relationship who manipulates you into feeling crazy. What is it? How can you tell it is being used against you? How to get some help.

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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: 108 - Black Mirror's “Hated in the Nation” - The Psychology of Black Mirror

Featuring Professor/Psychoanalyst Michael Drane (@upcmd), and guest host Dr. Pat Owen talk about this episode and discuss the psychology of Black Mirror’s “Hated in the Nation”. They will focus on both the psychological, technological, and medical aspects of this show. We hope you enjoy the show.

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Ep: 104 - Analyzing The Death of Elisa Lam - The Psychology Of A Murder Mystery

IWe discuss the mysterious disappearance and death of Elisa Lam. In 2013, Canadian college student Elisa Lam was last seen in an elevator acting very strangely..some say it was foul play, while others suspect mental illness. Was it a mental illness? Was it foul play? Was it drugs? We team up with Paranormal Investigator Jeremy Enfinger from the Weirdos and Wine Podcast.

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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: 42 - American Beauty (Movie Review) - The Psychology of American Beauty (Stalker Only)

We discuss the psychology of American Beauty. American Beauty is a 1999 American drama Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend.

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Ep: 5 - Comfy Compliance - The Psychology of Blind Obedience

We discuss The Psychology of Blind Obedience and how we are all complacent because it makes us comfortable. The Milgram Experiment, was conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960’s to study how people follow orders. Milgram got an alarming amount of people to shock another person to death. A caller leads Coon Rapids Burger King employees to smash their windows and a McDonalds Strip Search.

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Ep: 1 - The Story of David Reimer - The Psychology of Gender Identity

Michael honors the tragic life of David Reimer, the victim of a botched surgery at the age of 8 months, forced to live out his life as a woman. This terrible headlining story of the 1970's gave way to some of the most haunting and unethical decisions of our time, effectively starting the revolution for social change in the way of gender identity.

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