Categoria: International
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Some reasons why you should watch “Maid”
The TV series (2021), directed by John Wells, focuses on psychological violence, empathy, and courage. Alexandra (Margaret Qualley), the main character of the series, runs away from her abusive partner, Sean, taking her three-year-old daughter Maddy with her. This escape triggers a series of events, and the audience is completely absorbed in this introspective story.Alexandra…
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GASLIGHTING: THE MENTAL MANIPULATION THAT MAKES YOU DOUBT YOURSELF
Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that occurs through actions taken by one person to make the other doubt himself/herself and his/her judgments of reality, making him/her feel confused and mistaken. Gaslighting is psychological violence that deprives the victim of freedom and independence. The goal of this kind of manipulation is to control and denigrate…
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THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL: AN EXAMPLE OF TOXIC CONCEPTION OF MASCULINITY
The Catholic School is a film adaptation – realized by director Stefano Modini, of the homonymous novel written by Edoardo Albinati, the winner of Pulitzer Prime in 2016. The film tells the events that preceded the Circeo massacre, a chronicle fact happened In the Italian COMUNE of San Felice Circeo between the 29th and the…
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TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH COLOUR
When we look at certain colours we feel certain emotions, but why is that? “Inside out” is an animated film that allows us to understand the value of emotions and our behaviour. In Riley’s mind, an 11-years-old girl, there are 5 characters, each characterized by a specific colour: Joy is yellow. Disgust is green. Fear…
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“CERTAIN THINGS ARE BETTER DONE IN PRIVATE”: A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPLANATION OF HOMOPHOBIA
Voghera, March 2021: two girls, Aurora and Valentina, are standing unbothered in a park, kissing on the lips. This peaceful moment is interrupted by a man who approaches the girls and intimidates them to stop, because “there are children, and two women kissing is not a nice view”. Behind this man’s words, apparently calm, prejudice…
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A reflection on modern society: the Squid Game Case
Squid Game, a television series produced by Netflix, talks about characters and worlds completely different from the well-known North American context. The origins of success Why is Squid Game such a successful TV series? First of all, Squid game’s production took more time than the average series (to be more precise, ten years between its…
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How has the pandemic influenced the risk of developing an eating disorder and its symptoms?
The pandemic and the resulting change of our habits have remarkably influenced the possibility of developing an Eating Disorder (ED) and exacerbated the symptoms of those who previously suffered from it (Rodgers et al., 2020). It is easy to understand how “remote” working and academic activities have affected our habits, in particular, our physical activity…
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Emotional Eating
Nowadays we live in a world that seems to be going towards the path of ecology, reduction of consumption, pollution, and, in general, economic and social sustainability. In this panorama, people are implementing changes in their lifestyles, to follow a proper diet that does not include the use of junk food and, above all, waste,…
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Art Therapy
“No one has ever written, painted, sculpted, modelled, built, or invented except to get literally out of hell.” ― Antonin Artaud The expression “Art Therapy” was first used in 1942, in England, by the British artist Adrian Hill, who argued that, through the artistic work, the patient could rebalance his mind and body. While this…
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The Mandela Effect
The Mandela Effect, or “false memory syndrome” is a memory distortion and it occurs when people recall an event that never happened. Why is this phenomenon called this way? The phrase “Mandela Effect” came up during a congress, in which Fiona Broome said that Mandela’s death took place in a prison in the 80s and…
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