tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post1580546632555342318..comments2024-02-12T06:23:51.153-06:00Comments on Deeply Trivial: Keep Telling Yourself It's Only a Movie: The Psychology of Horror Movie Enjoyment, Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post-76129977441328932252011-10-03T17:42:36.543-05:002011-10-03T17:42:36.543-05:00Thanks for the links! :) Broadmoor - isn't th...Thanks for the links! :) Broadmoor - isn't that where Sylvia Plath was inpatient for some time? I also think Susannah Kaysen (author of Girl, Interrupted) stayed there.<br /><br />It's actually a common misconception that people who use the insanity defense are "getting off easy". After the Hinckley trial (the man charged with attempted murders of Ronald Reagan and his press secretary, James Brady) ended with a Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity verdict, they actually passed some legislation making the insanity defense harder to prove, because the public felt that justice was not served. Many pointed to the fact that Hinckley could be out on the street in days if the doctors felt he was cured. I don't know what length his sentence would have been if he had been found guilty, but 30 years later, he's still in a mental hospital, and will probably spend the rest of his life there. <br /><br />There's also fear that people are faking mental illness to use this defense - there are actually tests (measures of what is called 'malingering' - faking illness) to pinpoint these people.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks again for sharing (and reading)!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213593768515404983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post-50024861425739200012011-10-01T13:54:12.395-05:002011-10-01T13:54:12.395-05:00Argh, why is the first link to Amazon? Let's ...Argh, why is the first link to Amazon? Let's try that again.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/385/pro-se" rel="nofollow">http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/385/pro-se</a>Jeff Bastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128075341421142000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post-87000631648656955562011-10-01T13:51:39.084-05:002011-10-01T13:51:39.084-05:00The Rosenthal study reminds me of a story I heard ...The Rosenthal study reminds me of a story I heard on This American Life about a guy who faked mental illness to avoid prison time, but once he was committed to Broadmoor Hospital, he could not convince the staff that he was actually sane. But maybe he really wasn't as sane as he thought he was.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Psychopath-Test-Journey-Through-Industry/dp/1594488010/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/385/pro-se</a><br /><br />Jon Ronson has written more about him in "The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Psychopath-Test-Journey-Through-Industry/dp/1594488010/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Psychopath-Test-Journey-Through-Industry/dp/1594488010/</a>Jeff Bastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128075341421142000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post-59496684196655033672011-09-21T21:02:51.712-05:002011-09-21T21:02:51.712-05:00I love it! How about I write, you direct? Who sh...I love it! How about I write, you direct? Who should we get to star? :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213593768515404983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594832939334410220.post-45719384516699398852011-09-20T21:53:47.678-05:002011-09-20T21:53:47.678-05:00Great post! If we take the first theme (scary movi...Great post! If we take the first theme (scary movies) together with the second (psychologist self-committing to a mental hospital for research), then we have the makings of at least five great horror movies (possibly all in one series).Math Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161207865921553046noreply@blogger.com