Sentences with phrase «in psychological stories»

I've always been interested in psychological stories and character - driven stories.

The theme of the self's inner conflict and its bondage to powers which can not be broken by effort appears again in the psychological story of mental illness.

Players step into the shoes of Gitta and her Stockholm Syndrome and engage in this psychological story.

Not exact matches

Tracing the historical story of underground Christians in Japan in the mid-17th century, Endo offers a stark look at the realities of following Christ under persecution, and the intense psychological struggle of a particular priest to know whether it would be better for him to be martyred for his faith or to recant.

In what is ostensibly a coming - of - age story, the narrator never really shows psychological development.

William I. Thomas and Florian Znaniecki, The Polish Peasant in Europe and America (Boston: Gorham Press, 1918 - 20); cf. Herbert Blumer, An Appraisal of Thomas» «The Polish Peasant in Europe and America» (New York: Social Science Research Council, 1939); Ellsworth Faris, «The Sect and the Sectarian,» in The Nature of Human Nature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1938); Liston Pope, Millhands and Preachers, A Study of Gastonia (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1940); Raymond J. Jones, A Comparative Study of Civil Behavior Among Negroes (Washington: Howard University, 1939); Arthur H. Fauset, Black Gods of the Metropolis (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1944); J. F. C. Wright, Slava Boku, The Story of the Dukhobors (New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1940); Ephraim Ericksen, The Psychological and Ethical Aspects of Mormon Group Life (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1922); Edward Jones Allen, The Second United Order among Mormons (New York: Columbia University Press, 1936); Robert Henry Murray, Group Movements Through the Ages (New York: Harper & Bros., 1935); David Ludlum, Social Ferment in Vermont, Columbia Studies in American Culture, No. 5 (New York: Columbia University Press, 1939).

Yet Wilson is guilty of some over-interpretation here, as, for example, when he writes: «We hardly need to dwell on the psychological significance of the Wardrobe in the first story; we do not need, though some will be tempted to do so, to see in this tale of a world which is reached by a dark hole surrounded by fur coats an unconscious image of the passage through which Lewis first entered the world from his mother's body.»

This may be difficult to reconcile with Wilson's statement that Lewis had already begun trying to write the first of the Narnia stories in 1939, but, in any case, he regards its psychological impact as crucial.

In Munch's hands, the theme has a psychological intensity that is conveyed not merely by the conventional story, but by the visual impact of images as symbols.

In an interview several years ago she discussed the conventions of the detective story in which «the good triumph and the bad are punished... This is one reason why, for some people, the detective story — however good it is — will always be classified as a subliterary form: because of the contrivances, and because, in the past, psychological truth was too often sacrificed to the demands of plot» (Times Literary SupplemenIn an interview several years ago she discussed the conventions of the detective story in which «the good triumph and the bad are punished... This is one reason why, for some people, the detective story — however good it is — will always be classified as a subliterary form: because of the contrivances, and because, in the past, psychological truth was too often sacrificed to the demands of plot» (Times Literary Supplemenin which «the good triumph and the bad are punished... This is one reason why, for some people, the detective story — however good it is — will always be classified as a subliterary form: because of the contrivances, and because, in the past, psychological truth was too often sacrificed to the demands of plot» (Times Literary Supplemenin the past, psychological truth was too often sacrificed to the demands of plot» (Times Literary Supplement.

I'll also make up some convenient stories for you to believe in using a parental «reward or punishment» system with several nifty psychological control factors.

I am not entirely denying the validity of the psychological (and socio - cultural - historical) evaluation of what is involved in the fabrication of symbols, myths and stories.

It is a story which, in its telling, offers lessons for all the stakeholders - parents, coaches, administrators, and state and national sports governing bodies, in this case USA Hockey - and cries out for action to be taken to stem and control, if not completely eliminate the emotional and psychological abuse that is, all too often, being inflicted on the children of this country in today's ultra-competitive, adult - centered youth sports.

Implicit in this observation is that the story of Mario and Andrew Cuomo is as much a generational tale as a psychological one.

Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on studying marijuana use in teenage twins, building a better maze for psychological experiments, and a close inspection of the bugs in our homes.

The stories painted a grim picture of life in the lab, noting disturbing psychological responses in the chimps.

A moral story that praises a character's honesty is more effective at getting young children to tell the truth than a story that emphasizes the negative repercussions of lying, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

A Yezidi woman receiving psychological treatment in Germany ritually represents her life story, using stones to mark traumatic events and flowers to show happy events, as part of Narrative Exposure Therapy.

«When we think about quality of life for older adults, and improving quality of life, it seems like targeting the individual is only part of the story, and our findings suggests that for older adults, a larger part of individual well - being is defined by our partner's health and cognitive functioning as well,» said UA psychologist David Sbarra, a co-author of the paper, which will be published in Psychology and Aging, a journal of the American Psychological Association.

A study they published last month in the journal Psychological Science found that young 4 -, 5 - and 6 - year - olds who engaged in more conversation at home had more brain activity while they were listening to a story and processing language.

Now, installed in her old bedroom, Camille must unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story — and survive this homecoming.

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In this viewer submitted story, fresh out of college, this guy moves to Beijing, China... A recent study from the American Psychological

In this viewer submitted story, fresh out of college, this guy moves to Beijing, China... A recent study from the American Psychological Association found some interesting results regarding the statistics of

In this viewer submitted story, fresh out of college, this guy moves to Beijing, China... A recent study from the American Psychological Association found some interesting results

In this tense, psychological thriller based on the notorious true story, Billy Crudup stars as Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison systeIn this tense, psychological thriller based on the notorious true story, Billy Crudup stars as Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison systein 1971, cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison systein a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison systein the prison system.

A decent character study whose main strength lies in two great performances by Foster and Harrelson, who shine in a sad story that deals with the psychological consequences of a terrible job, but the film also suffers from some tiresome pacing and unnecessary scenes.

Loosely inspired by a shocking true story, this chilling psychological horror story follows a bickering couple on vacation in the Caribbean who are accidentally abandoned during a diving expedition and forced to fend for themselves in the ocean as they are surrounded by sharks - while the tour operators back at the harbor take 24 hours to realize that they have left a pair of customers stranded.

Superb central performances from rising stars Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn provide the visceral spark that fires the story — a game of psychological cat and mouse in which desire and danger, innocence and guilt, are intriguingly intertwined.

In episode 103, Penn & Teller spend three days at a UFO convention and visit an alien - abduction group therapy session as they explore the psychological explanations for - and the influences of pop culture on - the typical abduction story.

As far as psychological horror goes, the films work well, and that they realize Poe's stories were mainly internalized distortions of the world works to their advantage, even as they approach the material in vastly different ways.

But I was really looking forward to «The Haunting» for many reasons: the actors (Liam Neeson, in particular), the story (I haven't seen any of the other Hill House movies, but my dad seems to like them and the plot intrigued me), and I was hoping for a movie that would scare me by being subtle, psychological, and spontaneous, like the kind «ol Hitchcock made.

Here's the official synopsis: In this remarkable true story set in the height of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcomIn this remarkable true story set in the height of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcomin the height of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcomin a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcome.

Alex Garland's screenplay is pretty lean in terms of story (in the way that Jaws can be described as lean) and is more concerned with psychological suspense as opposed to philosophical speculation.

And because this is the story of a family stuck in psychological limbo between Israel and Palestine, most of those spaces are marked with blood.

Saw creator James Wan directs in fine fashion, relying less on gimmicks that have been part of his prior films, though there are still a handful of standard cheap scares that do seem out of place in this more psychological terror - driven story.

With both actors performing against type — Jonah Hill in particular is known for melodramatic roles in «The Wolf of Wall Street,» about a financial tycoon, and «Moneyball,» about the use of technology in baseball — «True Story» is a gripping, fascinating film, a psychological thriller without the melodrama we associate with highly commercial works.

[Watch the trailer for true story - inspired The Disappointments Room right HERE] Disturbia director D.J. Caruso returns to the horror genre with a haunted house film that was inspired by true events in The Disappointments Room, a psychological thriller that they are saying is in the same vein as The Shining.

Battle Hymn, a psychological drama set during wartime, tells the story of Colonel Dean E. Hess, an Ohio minister who flew with the US Air Force in the Korean War during the early 1950s.

It's equal parts horror, comedy and psychological thriller with a story that twists and turns in surprising, marvelous ways.

Exercises include learning how to build provocative and complex back stories by opening up your instrument emotionally and finding triggers and psychological gestures in your work.

In this promising English debut from Park, we have taboos explored through the style of classic psychological horror, in a story that owes more than just a tip of the cap to Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a DoubIn this promising English debut from Park, we have taboos explored through the style of classic psychological horror, in a story that owes more than just a tip of the cap to Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubin a story that owes more than just a tip of the cap to Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt.

Christian Petzold's last film, the masterful Phoenix, drew complex undercurrents of suspicion, psychological unease, and suspense (not to mention one of the greatest endings in contemporary film) out of the noirish story of a disfigured Holocaust survivor who returns to post-war Berlin and is roped into a scheme by the husband who mistakes her for a stranger.

He follows a psychological (rather than chronological) narrative into an interactive patchwork of long flashbacks that reveal the genesis of the haunting and tie the whole six - degrees - of - separation story together in its latest victim — an exchange student played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.

The film is the latest true - story based projected directed by Bennett Miller; part psychological drama / thriller, part sports drama, Foxcatcher reads as being a hybrid of genre tropes presents in Miller's previous biographical features, Capote and Moneyball.

It doesn't indulge in psychological underpinnings or great philosophical conundrums beyond the need to keep the story going.

This however isn't a horror story in space, á la Event Horizon, as the synopsis might make it appear — it could be better described as a psychological drama or perhaps even as a metaphysical love story.

But 2015, like every year before it, was brimming with quality cinema, whether it was in telling stories of futuristic dystopias where gas and water are at a premium, of dogged journalists hunting down the truth behind decades of sexual scandals in the Catholic Church, of human emotions personified, or real - life psychological experiments.

His film is a suspenseful, black and white psychological horror in the vein of M.R. James» ghost stories and their atmospheric BBC adaptations.

In this remarkable true story set in the height of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcomIn this remarkable true story set in the height of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcomin the height of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcomin a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcome.