psychology theme

Psychology is the science of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought. This theme is used whenever a topic in this science is notably featured.

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tftc1989e4x07 choice Alan was a child psychologist, and fancied himself one of the finest. His motto was "good psychology beats bad behavior", but in a moment of desperation he strangled the problem child, exclaiming "the only way to beat bad behavior is with worse behavior".
ahh2x01 major Dr. Fenwick was a fanatical proponent of "permissive therapy": the idea being that insane people could be made sane by treating them as one would normal people. He reiterated this theory on multiple occasions. To this end he let the inmates roam free once he gained control of the sanatorium.
movie: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920) major The lunatic asylum director was revealed to have had a live long desire to learn whether a somnambulist could be made to perform vile acts that they would never commit while in a waking state.
ahp5x10 minor Bill hypothesized gut feelings as "subconscious information that you finally get around to recognizing with your conscious mind".