2024

Folie á Deux: Joker, Harley, and the Folly of Two

Given the film’s lack of popularity and the fast growth in number of reads for an article posted later, this comparison of Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment to modern concerns looks likely to overtake the Joker article as the most read post from 2024: “Is Society a Prison That Makes Guards and Inmates of Us All?”

2023

Pulling Hair in “The Handmaid’s Tale” Sequel, “The Testaments”

2022

Batman, the Riddler, and Borderline Personality Disorder

A close second, formerly in first place: Why Does COVID Cause “Brain Fog”?

2021

What “Squid Game” Reveals About Human Psychology

2020

Why Was Jeffrey Dahmer Sane if John Hinckley Jr. Was Not?

Formerly in first place for 2020:
A Projection of Treason

2019

Psychological Reasons Why Batman Does Not Kill the Joker

2018

Purpose: What Drives All the Things We Do?

2017

“The True Story” of Wonder Woman’s Marston Ménage à Trois

 

2016

Naming Evil: Dark Triad, Tetrad, Malignant Narcissism

 

2015

Presidential Candidate Says Psych Degree Means Fast Food Job

 

2014

What Is Superhero Therapy?

 

Formerly in first place for 2014:
“Are We Blaming the Famous Victims of Nude Photo Theft?”
(I didn’t choose the title. My Psychology Today editor changed it to this.)

2013

A Clinical Perspective on Panic and PTSD in Iron Man 3

Formerly in first place for 2013:
“Does Iron Man 3’s Hero Suffer Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?”

2012

A Dark and Stormy Knight: Why Batman?