Tag: psychology
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How Prolonged Role-Playing and Social Contagion Enabled the Columbine Tragedy—and Why No One Intervened
Abstract The 1999 Columbine High School massacre, perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, remains a stark reminder of how untreated psychological vulnerabilities, combined with immersive violent fantasies, can culminate in catastrophe. This paper theorizes that the shooters’ years of role-playing murders—through journals, videos, and video games—desensitized them to violence, blurring the lines between fantasy…
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The Impact of Media, Government, and Hollywood Narratives on Core Beliefs and Automatic Thoughts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract This article investigates how persistent narratives from media, government, and Hollywood during the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped individuals’ core beliefs and automatic thoughts, as described in Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky (2015). It examines how these sources, including celebrity endorsements like…
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