The Psychotic Break

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break!  Have you ever wondered why sporting events or concerts get out of hand? Some even violent? Well, this week Madey and Kimi explain the social psychology phenomenon of deindividuation. Listen in as they explain the causes, history, and possible prevention.  Instagram: @thepsychoticbreak.pod

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! As the year comes to a close, so does Season 2 of the podcast. For this special season finale Kimi and Madey summarize each and every one of the episodes from both Season 1 and Season 2.  Your co-hosts illuminate the main concepts and elaborate on the most significant topics. Tune in to hear the very best of the podcast episodes!

Send us Fan Mail Happy Holidays and welcome back to The Psychotic Break!  Adding to the character analysis series, Madey and Kimi welcome the hit comedy, Parks and Recreation. Madey and Kimi will deep dive into the character's roots and their issues to understand the individual on the screen. Get excited for next week's season finale airing on New Year's Eve! Instagram: @thepsychoti...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break!  If given the task of waiting for a marshmallow with the reward of a second after 15 minutes, would you do it? This week Madey and Kimi tested the Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel. They will break down the controversies and benefits of this revolutionary experiment from the 1970s.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break!  This week Madey and Kimi discuss the prevalent stereotypes displayed in the media about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD for short. Madey and Kimi will discuss the symptoms and myths and discuss the facts and how these myths may have become the overarching beliefs on OCD. Apologies for the weird audio at the end. Kimi got cut off!

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break!  Have you ever wondered if you weren’t the standard academic smart? Well this week Madey and Kimi will boost your ego by teaching you the traditional 8 intelligences by Howard Gardener, with a possible bonus intelligence thrown in for good measure! Join Madey and Kimi as they break down each intelligence into basics and professions.  Which inte...

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Send us Fan Mail ***BONUS EPISODE*** Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! Madey has a very exciting presentation for you! She has been rigorously studying the psychology of sleep at UC Berkeley this semester and she wants to share important information that could save a life! Tune-in to hear what you are doing wrong in sleep. The more you know, the better off you are at improving your quality of l...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! In this episode, Kimi and Madey discuss problematic coping strategies, otherwise known as Freudian Defense Mechanisms. Perhaps you yell or get yelled at by loved ones after a hard day at work. Perhaps you journal or make beautiful songs about your trauma. Perhaps you are like Madey who is in denial about her denial. Wherever you are in life, yo...

Send us Fan Mail Hello! Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! Today we discuss the pain that is group projects, specifically what tends to go wrong in group projects: Social Loafing. Have you ever been in a group and exerted less effort or found someone who was exerting less effort? Turns out this is a common phenomenon and it pisses Madey and Kimi off! Tune into this hilarious and relatable episod...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! In this episode Madey and Kimi discuss Attachment Theory and it's three forms: Secure, Anxious-Ambivalent, and Anxious-Avoidant. They explore attachment both in infants and adults. Learn which attachment style you are and listen in as Kimi and Madey expose their insecure attachments in romantic and family relationships! Here's more on...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break!  In honor of spooky season, Kimi and Madey have an intriguing and hilarious pod episode for y'all. In this episode Kimi presents some mind-blowing facts about the human body/sexuality. These topics may be unsettling, so tread carefully... IF YOU DARE. Check us out on Instagram: @thepsychoticbreak.pod

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! Have you ever subliminally associated something or consciously picked up another person's common phrases? Well if so, today's episode is for you as Madey and Kimi talk about the mind art of priming. Listen in as Madey and Kimi use the media from studies to movies to explain what priming is and how it happens. Here are the studies we m...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! This week Madey and Kimi are sharing their insights and knowledge about dreams. You get to learn about how we dream and what dreams could mean. Additionally you get a peak into the minds of your co-hosts as they share a bit of their dreams! Dream analysis is a topic that is very intriguing for Kimi and Madey, so please feel free to share some o...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Psychotic Break! We've all heard about the famous mid-life crisis, but what about the adolescence crisis or the infancy crisis? It turns out we are always facing some sort of major challenge at each point of life.  Proposed by Erik Erikson (yes that is his real name), the Stages of Development provide insight into how people grow up and form relationships with...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to this very special episode of Kimi and Madey analyzing the childhood favorite: Spongebob!  We all know and love (or hate) the yellow sponge under the sea who has the most hilarious adventures with his friends-- but is there more to this show under the surface?  Does Spongebob have ADHD? Does Mrs. Puff have PTSD? Is everyone a narcissist?  Check us out to learn our t...

Send us Fan Mail Hello pod listeners! The Psychotic Break presents a fun episode about associations.  Why do our minds connect ideas and memories together? What does this have to say about our unconscious motives? Why is Madey afraid of beans? Does Kimi have a sexy-time playlist? Listen in to learn more and have a laugh along the way! Comment your associations below! Don't be shy :{) Here&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break!  This week Madey and Kimi enter a new miniseries: Experiments. For the first episode of this miniseries, Madey and Kimi will tackle the famous social psychology experiment from Dr. Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University, also known as The Stanford Prison Experiment. Listen in as they tackle topics of obedience and ethics from a modern standpoin...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Psychotic Break! Today we are taking another step into positive psychology with a dear topic to Madey: Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Maslow created this triangle to help people gauge for their physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization needs. Do these sound like random words to you? Do you want to learn more? Jump on in to this fun anal...

Send us Fan Mail Disclaimer: PG-13  Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! For this Friday, Madey and Kimi discuss Sigmund Freud and one of his ever-more popular, yet controversial topics: the Oedpius Complex.  Madey and Kimi will attempt to crack the mere surface of Oedpius Complex and like the disclaimer, the analysis will get a bit gritty.  Prepare for a bit of psychoanalyzing with the first intr...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! Are you an addict? Don't worry , we're not talking about drugs. We're talking about social media.  Here we have part two to our Social Media series. We are focusing on the all to prevalent addiction side of social media. Your co-hosts took a week off of social media as an experiment. Tune in to find out why social media is addict...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! This week on The Psychotic Break we go into a heavier topic: The Stages of Grief by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Madey and Kimi will break the stages down in a lighthearted way to lower the tension and apply these five stages to our own lives. In this episode, the controversial five stage proposal will be met with the seven stage model, or maybe our own ideas for a new pro...

Send us Fan Mail Bystander effect, ripple effect, death, and gluten! Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! We have a casual episode for you guys where Madey and Kimi talk about whatever is on their minds. Your co-hosts have turned digression into an art form and highly recommend you check it out.  Sit back, and tune into the crazy rollercoaster that is their Psychobabble! Follow us on Instagram: @...

Send us Fan Mail Season 2 baby! Madey and Kimi are kicking off this season with a hot social Psych topic: Conformity Why do we follow a crowd? How does it make us feel? What are the positive and negative things that come from conforming? Tune in to learn more! Kimi and Madey are also proud to announce that this is the first episode that has been filmed as well as recorded. Make your way over to Yo...

Send us Fan Mail E15: Placebo Effect Welcome back to The Psychotic Break! This week Madey and Kimi explore an interesting concept by doing a bit of storytelling. Using the creative adventures of Madey, your co-hosts present a prime example of the placebo effect. Morals will be questioned and the gullibility of humans will be made prevalent in this weeks episode. Join the ride on this wild episode!...