Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

The idea of working from home sounds great - but be aware of the downside.  In this episode of The Psych Files I talk about what factors influence your job satisfaction and motivation when you work f…

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a patient in an "insane asylum"?  "Asylums" changed names over the years (including "State Hospital" and "Psychiatric Center") and so did the treatment o…

We all know that adolescence is a time of change and often a tough time for the teen.  But what about the parent?  Today's parents are often older than years ago, and today's parents are sometimes go…

We don't have to pay you to get you to do things - you're already a curious person.  How does our attraction to puzzles, questions, and unsolved mysteries get used to get us to click on videos or blo…

What are the psychological themes in the movie the Matrix?  In this episode I talk about connections between the Matrix and Jung's idea of the Collective Unconscious, Joseph Campbell's notion of the …

Need to memorize Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development really quickly?  This is what you're looking for - a brief audio podcast in which I give you some crazy images that will stick in your…

In this actual fake recording we hear how Freud might have handled your call to an anonymous technical support service.  Can you identify each of the following Freudian techniques in this episode?

Its time to hear from someone who has been diagnosed with autism what life is like.  Alex Lowery joins us to talk about growing up with autism - about the heightened sensations, the frustrations of n…

In this interview with Paul Brodie, author of Secondhand Autism, we talk about what it is like to grow up in a family with an autistic individual.  As you can imagine, there are challenges, but ultim…

How do you use psychology persuasion techniques to get people to contribute to your cause?  That's what I discuss in this episode of The Psych Files.  I'm trying to help my friend raise money and in …

What are psychologists doing watching dancers?  They're trying to get a better understanding of how a dancer's emotions affect the way they move.  These researchers used some sophisticated equipment …

Need to memorize Freud's stages for a test?  Here's a mnemonic that should do the trick.  This is the audio version of video episode 202 in which the founder of psychoanalysis gives you a mnemonic an…

We know that many people have a tendency to blame victims even when something tragic and unexplainable happens to them.  But did you know how easily this blaming can be triggered?  If I were to descr…

Thank you so much for listening to The Psych Files  for the past 6 1/2 years.  In this episode I provide a little background on how the podcast started and what has happened as it grew over the years…

A lot of people find psychology interesting.  But what is it really like to work in the field?  A tough question to answer because the field is so broad.  In this episode of The Psych Files podcast I…

Should we stop using "Guys" to refer to groups of women and mixed sex groups?  Why do we (particularly men) refer to many objects - like cars and boats - as "she"?  Are everyday foods actually "Super…

Are jail time and new laws the only answers to men's violence against women, children, and other men?  Or is there something every man can do to end these tragedies?  In an earlier episode of The Psy…

What do I/0 psychologists do anyway?  Are you interested in this subfield of psychology?  Well, here are a few things they DON'T do: they don't do "therapy in the workplace" and they don't do "motiva…