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DBSAllianceSupporting Survivors of Suicide Loss - Young Adult CouncilNearly 46,000 Americans died by suicide in 2020. That’s one death every 11 minutes. Coping with the loss of a loved one is challenging. It can also be difficult for people around them to know how to best support them. DBSA Young Adult Council members Olivia Eiler and Jamie Vaughn spoke with two co-facilitators from the Survivors of Suicide (SOS) bereavement support group at UMPC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s STAR-Center in Pittsburgh. They share their personal experiences with suicide loss, offer practical tips for supporting survivors, and discuss resources for survivors. For Immediate Help:National Suic...2022-09-2941 min
Horror ScienceEpisode 8: ScreamEpisode eight focuses on media effects. The top of the show explores a couple copycat crimes related to the Scream franchise; however, copycat crimes are less common than the news media would have you believe. The episode closes with a look at George Gerbner's cultivation theory, with a focus on mean world syndrome. 2017-03-1730 minHorror ScienceEpisode 8: ScreamEpisode eight focuses on media effects. The top of the show explores a couple copycat crimes related to the Scream franchise; however, copycat crimes are less common than the news media would have you believe. The episode closes with a look at George Gerbner's cultivation theory, with a focus on mean world syndrome.2017-03-1700 minHorror ScienceEpisode 7: The Silence of the LambsEpisode seven explores the criminology behind The Silence of the Lambs.
What is life like at the FBI Training Academy at Quantico? How are
serial killers profiled, and what role do modus operandi and signature
play? Which real-life serial killers inspired the characterization
of Buffalo Bill? Finally, would an incarcerated killer ever help with a
current investigation? 2017-03-1049 minHorror ScienceEpisode 7: The Silence of the LambsEpisode seven explores the criminology behind The Silence of the Lambs.
What is life like at the FBI Training Academy at Quantico? How are
serial killers profiled, and what role do modus operandi and signature
play? Which real-life serial killers inspired the characterization
of Buffalo Bill? Finally, would an incarcerated killer ever help with a
current investigation?2017-03-1000 minHorror ScienceEpisode 6: Let the Right One InEpisode six explores several questions raised by the Swedish vampire horror Let the Right One In.
What medical conditions could have lead to the creation of the burning
in sunlight myth? Have children ever been part of a serial killing team?
How have animals adapted to survive on blood? What do the history books
leave out about the creation of Morse Code? What are the side effects
of hydrochloric acid spills? Finally, how long can humans hold their
breath underwater?2017-03-1000 minHorror ScienceEpisode 6: Let the Right One InEpisode six explores several questions raised by the Swedish vampire horror Let the Right One In.
What medical conditions could have lead to the creation of the burning
in sunlight myth? Have children ever been part of a serial killing team?
How have animals adapted to survive on blood? What do the history books
leave out about the creation of Morse Code? What are the side effects
of hydrochloric acid spills? Finally, how long can humans hold their
breath underwater? 2017-03-1043 minHorror ScienceEpisode 5: HalloweenEpisode five covers the science behind John Carpenter's 1978 Halloween.
Is Halloween more dangerous than any other day of the year? What
happened in the case of the Liske family murders? Could Michael's
parents have been warned about his violent tendencies by the MacDonald
Triad? Why does Michael wear a mask? Finally, would Michael really have
been able to escape from Smith's Grove? Ask John Straffen, who escaped
from a mental hospital for the criminally insane in England.2017-03-1000 minHorror ScienceEpisode 5: HalloweenEpisode five covers the science behind John Carpenter's 1978 Halloween.
Is Halloween more dangerous than any other day of the year? What
happened in the case of the Liske family murders? Could Michael's
parents have been warned about his violent tendencies by the MacDonald
Triad? Why does Michael wear a mask? Finally, would Michael really have
been able to escape from Smith's Grove? Ask John Straffen, who escaped
from a mental hospital for the criminally insane in England.2017-03-1032 minHorror ScienceEpisode 4: Pan's LabyrinthEpisode four differs from the usual content of the podcast; it begins by
providing historical context for the film. Who is Pan, and how does the
translation of the film's title from Spanish to English affect its
meaning? What was life like for the Republicans in Francoist Spain?
After this, we get back to the usual science. What are the uses of and
symbolism behind labyrinths? Is there any truth behind the myth of the
mandrake root?2017-03-1000 minHorror ScienceEpisode 4: Pan's LabyrinthEpisode four differs from the usual content of the podcast; it begins by
providing historical context for the film. Who is Pan, and how does the
translation of the film's title from Spanish to English affect its
meaning? What was life like for the Republicans in Francoist Spain?
After this, we get back to the usual science. What are the uses of and
symbolism behind labyrinths? Is there any truth behind the myth of the
mandrake root? 2017-03-1028 minHorror ScienceEpisode 3: The ShiningEpisode three looks into the medical science of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
and offers a case study. Could the weather be to blame for Jack's
mental decline? What impact would alcoholism have upon the father? Is
there any scientific basis for the shining abilities, including
precognition, telepathy, and retrocognition? The end of the episode
offers a case study of Charlotte Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain, who
claimed to have experienced something like the shining.2017-03-1000 minHorror ScienceEpisode 3: The ShiningEpisode three looks into the medical science of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
and offers a case study. Could the weather be to blame for Jack's
mental decline? What impact would alcoholism have upon the father? Is
there any scientific basis for the shining abilities, including
precognition, telepathy, and retrocognition? The end of the episode
offers a case study of Charlotte Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain, who
claimed to have experienced something like the shining.2017-03-1041 minHorror ScienceEpisode 2: The BabadookEpisode two provides psychological, biological, and physiological explanations for Jennifer Kent's 2014 The Bababook.
What effects can mental illnesses, such as postpartum depression and
psychosis, have upon a new mother? What is the normal response to grief,
and how do complicated grief and stress manifest themselves physically?
Finally, what would Sigmund Freud have to say about The Babadook?2017-03-1000 minHorror ScienceEpisode 2: The BabadookEpisode two provides psychological, biological, and physiological explanations for Jennifer Kent's 2014 The Bababook.
What effects can mental illnesses, such as postpartum depression and
psychosis, have upon a new mother? What is the normal response to grief,
and how do complicated grief and stress manifest themselves physically?
Finally, what would Sigmund Freud have to say about The Babadook?2017-03-1020 minHorror ScienceEpisode 1: A Nightmare on Elm StreetEpisode one explores the biology, psychology, and culture surrounding Wes Craven's 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Why do we have nightmares? Why do some people act out their dreams? And
is it possible to die as a result of your nightmares? Learn the story
of the Hmong people, an inspiration for Craven's script.2017-03-1000 minHorror ScienceEpisode 1: A Nightmare on Elm StreetEpisode one explores the biology, psychology, and culture surrounding Wes Craven's 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Why do we have nightmares? Why do some people act out their dreams? And
is it possible to die as a result of your nightmares? Learn the story
of the Hmong people, an inspiration for Craven's script. 2017-03-1021 min