Tune in to this week's episode of The Psychotic Break, as Madey and Kimi discuss tripartite theory and how acknowledging multiculturalism in our society plays a large part in therapy. 

Welcome to The Psychotic Break!

In this week's episode, Madey and Kimi discuss the main types of eating disorders. Tune in to learn more.

If you or a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder, resources can be found at: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/

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In this week's episode we talk about sex psychology. Where did the sexuality spectrum come from? Is it appropriate to talk about sexual experiences for the sake of science? Who is Alfred Kinsey!

Learn it all here on The Psychotic Break!

Episode 08: Cocktail Party Effect

Evolution! Multitasking Police Dispatchers! Selective Attention!

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! 

Above are just a few of the fascinating tangents Madey and Kimi went on during this episode about the Cocktail Party Effect.  CPE is an ever-popular AP Psych phenomenon that relates to attention. We all know what it's like to tune out the world around us in order to focus, but why do we do this? 

Tune in and have fun with us as we explore the topic together.

Episode 07: Introversion and Extroversion

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break!

Introducing the first episode of the Introversion-Extroversion mini series! This is a very special topic for Madey and Kimi, so they could not limit it to just one episode.

Hear them define what it means to be an introvert or an extrovert and join the beginnings of a fascinating discussion about ambiverts.

We hope you enjoy the journey with these two passionate undergrads!


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Sources:
Allport, F. H., & Allport, G. W. (1921). Personality traits: Their classification and measurement. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology, 16(1), 6-40. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.collegeofsanmateo.edu/10.1037/h0069790

Hansen, M. (2019, July 2). Introverts and Extroverts: The Brain Chemistry Behind Their Differences. Retrieved from https://therapychanges.com/blog/2016/12/introverts-extroverts-brain-chemistry-differences/ 

Episode 06: Stress

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! In this episode, Madey is stressing, so why not talk about it? Listen as we psychoanalyze the root of Madey's stress and the theory of why stress can be detrimental on your health. 

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Episode 05: Big 5 Personality Traits

Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism

Join Kimi and Madey as they unpack the main personality traits. Hear them psychoanalyze themselves by taking the Truity Personality Test!

Feel free to take the quiz yourself:
https://www.truity.com/test/big-five-personality-test

Sit back and enjoy Kimi screaming about humbleness and Madey finally cracking under the pressure of the one minute wrap up!

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Episode 04: Social Media
Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! 

Likes, comments... ACTION! 

In this week's episode, Kimi and Madey discuss their experiences with social media on a psychological level. They discuss in-depth about their own online habits and the deeper meaning behind social media. Tune in to hear about Instagram intricacies, FOMO, Finstas, and social HIPPO-criticism. 

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Episode 03: Emotional Intelligence
Welcome to the third episode of The Psychotic Break!

In this week's episode, Madey and Kimi go in depth about the five components of emotional intelligence(EI or EQ). They discuss why EI is important in the modern age, make applications to daily life, and connect it to IQ in the Bay Area.

Enjoy the relatable experiences Kimi and Madey share and laugh with them as they suffer from technological disruptions! 

Stay tuned until the very end for a surprise!

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Sources: https://web.sonoma.edu/users/s/swijtink/teaching/philosophy_101/paper1/goleman.htm
https://www.oed.com/

Episode 02: Effects of Virtual Learning

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! As you can tell, this episode is incredibly relevant to the times we live in. In a pandemic world where virtual learning is our only option, students, parents, and teachers alike struggle to adjust to this new reality. Please join Madey and Kimi as they take on this issue from a psychological standpoint. Allow their insights and experiences to open up the discussion for awareness about the impacts of remote learning.

Episode 01: Positivity
Welcome to the first episode of The Psychotic Break!

What is positivity? What is its relationship to negativity?  How can positivity be employed during a pandemic?

In this episode, Kimi and Madey will discuss what positivity is and how you can stay positive during a pandemic. From mispronunciations of an important leader in Psychology to Madey losing her literal train of thought, you are sure to get a laugh out of this first episode. Besides experiencing pure entertainment, you will also benefit from Madey and Kimi's discussion on how to be more positive. Tune in to their insights, experiences, and tips for implementing positivity into your own life.

What is The Psychotic Break? We thought you'd never ask. The Psychotic Break is a personal psychology podcast, where two Psych undergrads take on psychological concepts one episode at a time. Our discussions are based on our personal interpretations and experiences, so tune in to this introductory episode to learn a little more about us!

Welcome back Breakers!

DISCLAIMER: This topic may be triggering to some people. Please proceed with caution.

In this week's episode Madey and Kimi take on a heavy topic: Suicide. What is it? Why do people do it? What is the theory behind it? Learn more and contribute to the conversation.

If you or a loved one struggling and in crisis, call or text 988

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In this week's episode, Madey and Kimi discuss the various types of mental disorders. Stay tuned to learn about depression, sexual dysfunction, and psychopaths!

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Welcome back Breakers!

In this week's episode of The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi explain why Astrology is so popular in today's culture and how it connects to Psychology.

It has been nearly two years since the first distance learning episode and almost the third year of living in a world of COVID-19. 

In this week's episode of The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi return to an open conversation about the transition from distance learning and if they miss it with the return to in-person/hybrid.

Animality, what is the first thing you think of? Maybe it's animals or the idea that nature is living and connected within us. 

To find out what animality is, tune in to this week's episode of The Psychotic Break where Madey teaches animality within humans and its impact on the planet.

Have you ever wondered what physiological health has to do with psychology? 

This week on The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi explain Health Psychology from the approaches to how T-cells impact your body when stressed.

And we are back with another Psychobabble! On this week's episode of The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi attempt to tarot cards over the phone with a bit of over-analyzation.

Disclaimer: This topic may be triggering to some, please proceed with caution and understand that the speakers may have a different opinion than yours.

On this week's episode of The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi explain the different forms of psychoactive drugs and the reason tolerance and addiction has on our brains.

How do we learn? Where did we gather these thoughts and values from? These are all questions that can be answered with the idea of socialization. 

Tune in to The Psychotic Break to understand socialization and the theories we use to explain how we have been taught in a both unconscious and conscious manner.

This week on The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi have a nostalgic return to emotions. Listen in as they go through the old characters/emotions from "Inside Out" and go in-depth to new one's, like Anxiety and Embarrassment, in "Inside Out 2."

Happy Holidays from The Psychotic Break!

This week we have a very special episode for you. Kimi and Madey unpack the music genius and concerning public icon: Kanye West.

Listen in as we unpack many controversial topics related to Kanye and his actions.

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Hello Breakers! Welcome back.

Apologies for the unexpected --short-- hiatus, The Psychotic Break is continuing its regular scheduled programing...

Adding onto the evolution of emotions episode, Madey and Kimi discuss some really fascinating topics and theories relating to emotion. Anyone who has had an emotional episode will feel extremely validated by this episode.

The yearbook study Madey mentioned: 
https://local.psy.miami.edu/faculty/dmessinger/c_c/rsrcs/rdgs/emot/keltner_harker.yearbooksmiles.jpsp.pdf

What do you think of when you hear the psychology of color? Is it about the mind of color? How colors impact us? 

Well if you have any of these questions, listen to this week's episode of The Psychotic Break to learn about Color Psychology in emotions and our perceptions!

Here's what VeryWellMind has to say about colors: https://www.verywellmind.com/color-psychology-2795824

Happy belated Thanksgiving The Psychotic Break listeners! For the holiday season Madey and Kimi looked at the psychology behind gratitude and the positive benefits of practicing gratefulness.

Here's the gratitude study Madey referenced: 
Emmons, R. A., & McCullough, M. E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(2), 377–389. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.2.37

People may have thought they would never follow up, but they did. This week on The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi bring back the Red Flags series in dating. 

Tune in to hear the accidental red flags done by your very own Madey and Kimi!

Disclaimer and Trigger Warning: This topic is heavy and shifts into an open discussion of modern Eugenics. If you do not feel comfortable, please listen at your discretion and take care of your mental health. 

On this episode of The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi tackle a historically challenging topic of eugenics, in regards to ableism, racism, colorism, and homophobia.

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! 

The stats have spoken, people enjoy the developmental and clinical psychology episodes. So, Madey and Kimi brought the James Marcia Theory of Identity. Join them as they apply the chart to themselves, with some slight existential crises, and find out what you are/were in the chart.  

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Worried you wouldn't hear the rest of your favorite characters from Stranger Things? 

Well worry no longer! The Psychotic Break is back with the part 2 psychoanalysis of Stranger Things! 

Listen in to Madey and Kimi analyze Lucas, Dustin, Billy, and Max.

Disclaimer: Please acknowledge that these do not reflect our full beliefs and that we do not know her personally, only from the content which is displayed online. 

Welcome to the world of Emma Chamberlain analyzed by fellow 21-year old's. On this week's episode of The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi do a deep dive into the platform and history of Emma Chamberlain.  Stay tuned for some juicy gossip and important considerations!

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Do you ever feel like you do not belong? That you aren't supposed to be in the position you're in? Whether it's the role of student, manager, child, etc. 

If these questions relate to you, listen to this week's episode of The Psychotic Break! Madey and Kimi explain imposter syndrome and share some personal experiences of feeling undeserving as university students and young adults.

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Hello! Welcome back to The Psychotic Break. In this week's episode, Madey and Kimi tackle the topic of psychotropic medication. Tune in to learn how medication works in the brain and other things to consider about taking medication.

Have you ever wondered why we express emotions the way we do? Where do you think they came from? 

To find out these answers, listen to this week's episode of The Psychotic Break as Madey explains what the evolution of emotions is. And a special shoutout to Cal prof for their contribution to the Pixar movie, Inside Out.

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Do you often worry about how your texts may come off? Do you believe emojis are the greatest thing to have been invented? 

Well, this week on The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi will teach you about language and the different elements that go into how we speak and interpret language. 

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Disclaimer: Spoilers ahead 

YOU ARE LIKE PAPA 

If you can't guess from the title or that iconic line, this week's The Psychotic Break TV show analysis is based on Stranger Things. Listen in to Madey and Kimi breakdown Eleven, Mike, Hopper, and The Papa or Dr. Brenner. And stay tuned for part two!

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Hello to season 5 episode 2 and The Psychotic Break listeners! 

In this episode, Madey and Kimi attempt shorter episodes and address the neurological disorder of Alzheimer's. 

Here are the articles Madey mentioned:
CREB helps with Alzheimer's
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21476939/

Ultraprocessed foods lead to inflamed brain:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/08/01/health/ultraprocessed-food-dementia-study-wellness/index.html

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Hello and welcome Breakers to The Psychotic Break season 5!

We are so happy you're here. Please enjoy part 2 of Drinking Psychobabble. No intro, we just jump right in and continue our very funny and problematic conversation. Special guest appearance in this part of the episode.

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Disclaimer: Madey and Kimi are both 21, everything was safe and legal! The crunchy sounds are popcorn.

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! To wrap up Season 4, your co-hosts have decided to do a fun drinking psychobabble. Listen in as the conversation becomes less and less coherent but all the more hilarious. Stay tuned for the second half of the episode which will premiere next week as the start of Season 5!

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Hello Breakers! Welcome back to The Psychotic Break.

In this week's episode Kimi and Madey unpack a seemingly simple yet destructive tactic. Learn about Bait and Switch in everyday life and what it looks like in relationships!

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Imagine this: You're meeting your Tinder date for the first time. What is the initial ick? 

We have all heard about red flags in relationships, and maybe even come up with our own. In this episode, Madey and Kimi begin a two-part series on their dating red flags. Join in and send Kimi and Madey some you've noticed!

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Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! This week's episode unpacks the halo effect and the reverse effect of the horn. Listen in for tons of chaos and digressions!

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! 

In this episode, Madey and Kimi break down Baumrind's 4 parenting styles. Learn about the four main types of parenting and discover how your parents may have shaped your personality! Keep in my mind these parenting styles are limited to Western standards and from the 1960s. 

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break!

This week Kimi and Madey tackle The 4 Horsemen of Relationships. Developed by John and Julie Gottman, The 4 Horsemen are 4 types of communication that predict relationship failure. Stay tuned to learn more and hear about Madey and Kimi's personal examples!

On this week's episode of The Psychotic Break, Madey and Kimi explain the Ripple Effect as seen in our every day. Listen in for some digressions and examples from Madey and Kimi's lives!

Hello and welcome back to The Psychotic Break! 

This week Madey and Kimi take a heavier dive into bullying. Bullying is a large problem amongst people 7 years old and above, so Madey and Kimi have decided to tackle it by addressing effects, causes, and prevention! 

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! 

Do you fear your intelligence is declining? Or perhaps it is improving in ways you can't explain? Well, in this episode, Madey and Kimi explain the difference between crystalized and fluid intelligence from the 1960s. Listen in as Madey and Kimi digress about skills, history, and much more!

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Disclaimer: talk of vomiting from 21:00 to 25:45

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! This week Madey and Kimi lead their first Phobia episode,  setting the scene for some more elaborate phobia episodes. Listen in as we squirm and freak discussing things like heights, blood, spiders, and milk!

Here’s the picture Madey was referring to. See bottom right, particularly Glossophobia:
https://www.verywellmind.com/thmb/MZcUgIy0WYQ4YlVnnNXdlbz9_cM=/1333x1000/smart/filters:no_upscale()/list-of-phobias-2795453-5c7fdac2c9e77c0001e98f5a.png

Welcome back to another episode of The Psychotic Break, where Madey and Kimi break into the controversial opinions of pseudoscience, specifically psychics. Listen in as Kimi and Madey discuss their beliefs on if it is real or a hoax. 

Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! 

On this episode, Madey and Kimi finish The Office psychoanalysis from the tv show psychoanalysis mini series.  Btw Kimi gets cut off in the last 3 minutes but she is an editing goddess because you can barely tell.

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