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Psychological movies are not all about pscyhotic individuals and psychologists, nor are they all thrillers. Some psychological movies portray hope and the triumph of human resilience; however, few film-goers would deny that Alfred Hitchock was the king of psychological film, and his films portray both darkness and possible redemption. The following top psychological movies of all time are just a sampling of some of the greatest psychological films produced by Hollywood (and elsewhere).

The movies are listed in order of release to show the vast difference in earlier movie portrayals of psychological issues and current perspectives on the same.

1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): Heroes and exemplars abound in this epic film about a white attorney in the Depression-era South, who defends a Black man accused of rape. Based upon Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this film serves as a historical note about prejudice and social inequality.
2. In Cold Blood (1967): Nominated for four Oscars, this film was based upon the book of the same name, penned by Truman Capote. The film goes into the lives of two men on trial for killing the Clutter family in Kansas. Some scenes were filmed on the locations of the original events, in Garden City and Holcomb, Kansas including the Clutter residence. In 2008, In Cold Blood was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
3. One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975): Look at this movie as an historic (yet satirical) venture into the barbaric and controlling treatment of patients at a psychiatric hospital during the mid-twentieth century. This film, which stars Jack Nicholson, remains as fresh and shocking as when it was released.
4. Taxi Driver (1976): Directed by Martin Scorsese, this is a gritty, disturbing, nightmarish modern film classic that examines alienation in urban society. It explores the psychological madness within an obsessed, twisted, inarticulate, lonely, anti-hero cab driver and war vet (De Niro). Jodi Foster, who also starred in Silence of the Lambs (see below), was required to undergo psychological tests to see if she would bear up during filming.
5. The Breakfast Club (1985): The Breakfast Club is a 1985 teen film widely considered a definitive work in the genre. A timeless film that takes on teen issues and group dynamics. As late as 2008, the film was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.
6. Fatal Attraction (1987): This movie struck so many chords that the term, “fatal attraction,” came to mean “murderous obsession.” Fatal Attraction spawned numerous other movies about middle-class families besieged by a lone psychotic intent on infiltrating and destroying the fabric of the family unit, including The Stepfather (1987), Pacific Heights (1990), The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992), and Fear (1996).
7. Silence of the Lambs (1991): An intelligent psychiatrist turned psychopath Hannibal Lecter (portrayed by British actor Anthony Hopkins) brought a major commercial and critical success to this film. This film remains so disturbing that it was rumored that co-star Jodi Foster refused to participate in the sequel. The film was a five-time major Academy-Award winner.
8. The Prince of Tides (1991): A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister’s psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process. A great portrayal of transference, as well as a taste of southern life. Although not as critically acclaimed as the novel by the same name, the movie was a box-office hit and was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
9. The Fisher King (1991): This movie script follows a path that is as convoluted as the personalities who fill that script’s roles. The film tackles homelessness, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PSTD), depression, manic flights, romance and a Holy Grail.
10. The Shawshank Redemption (1994): One of the most popular films ever made, perhaps due to the ease an individual can relate to the story of a man wrongfully imprisoned but never giving up hope. A great film to recommend as a treatment adjunct.
11. As Good As It Gets (1997): Ever wonder how obssesive compulsive disorder affects some relationships? This movie, starring Jack Nicholson, tries to improve his behavior to impress a single mom (Helen Hunt) with a chronically asthmatic young son.
12. American Beauty (1999): A depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter’s attractive friend. A great script centers this Oscar-winning film about mindfulness, finding beauty in each moment, and the possibility that each individual holds for change.
13. Analyze This (1999): Released just eight years after The Prince of Tides (see below), this movie shows the shift that the public took on analysts and psychologists. More of a pop culture film, Billy Crystal plays a psychologist to Robert Deniro’s gangster client character, creating less drama and more comedy.
14. Memento (2000): A man who suffers from retrograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife. This movie was an art-house noir made for $5 million and released by a novice distributor after no other company would touch it. After approximately months in release, the film even entered the list of top 10 highest-grossing films.
15. A Beautiful Mind (2001): Based upon the true story of John Forbes Nash, Jr. and his struggle with schizophrenia, this film pulls audiences into Nash’s harrowing journey. The film also is a note to triumph, as Nash receives a Nobel Prize later in life for his mathematical discoveries.
16. Donnie Darko (2001): This surrealist psychological thriller film depicts the reality-bending adventures of the title character as he seeks the meaning and significance behind his troubling Doomsday-related visions. Despite its poor box office showing, the film began to attract a devoted fan base. Additionally, the film received widespread critical acclaim.
17. Iris (2001): This film is bsed upon John Bayley’s memoir of his wife, Irish Murdoch, and is a portrayal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Jim Broadbent won an Oscar for his portrayal of John Bayley.
18. The Ted Bundy Story: Antisocial personality disorder personified in a killer who stalked and killed at least 30 women during the 1970s and 1980s. Sadistic and sociopathic, Bundy holds many of the disorders and personality traits that forensic police now use to profile other serial killers. In real life, Bundy underwent multiple psychiatric examinations and his diagnosis changed frequently.
19. Capturing the Friedmans (2003): This documentary film focuses on the 1980s investigation of Arnold and Jesse Friedman for child molestation. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Feature in 2003. Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times wrote, “Mr. Jarecki so recognizes the archetypal figures in the Friedman home that he knows to push things any further through heavy-handed assessment would be redundant.”
20. Running with Scissors (2006): The son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, Augusten Burroughs is handed off to his mother’s therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch’s bizarre extended family. A comedy-drama film, this is one of a few films based upon an actual memoir.

Do you need to be reminded that your glass is half full? If you are frustrated, angry, sad, fearful, or stuck, these positive thinking blogs can help. If you are considering a Masters in Psychology, this blog list may prove useful as a learning tool. This list of 50 top blogs for positive thinking and visualization is organized into categories: informational blogs on positive thinking, blogs about marketing or business applications of positive thinking, blogs which report on individual journeys, blogs using Eastern principles, and blogs using metaphysical principles. Different types of visualization are a recommended practice on several of the blogs.

Inspirational and Informational Blogs

1. A Dose of Positivity: Pam wants to spread an optimistic attitude, the sense of the glass being half full, the idea of the innate goodness of human beings.
2. Encouragement Quotes: This site’s blog offers encouraging quotes, positive thinking news, and videos to help on life’s journey.
3. Encouraging Excellence The site’s blog “helps you bring your best potential to the surface.”
4. Enlighten Your World: Veronica Sierra talks about positive thinking, alternative therapies, “and other things to make you world a brighter, happier place.”
5. Kartika’s blog: “To live, to experience, and to share.” Posts accompanied by daily lessons.
6. Lyved: Posts that are “positive, motivating, and offer tips on how you can change the world.”
7. Mayo Clinic’s Stress Management: The “expert blog” on stress management offers tips on dealing with “stressors” in a positive way.
8. Moonpoppy’s Ramblings: “Life is what you make it.” This blogger writes about everything from the benefits of vitamin D to “letting go.”
9. OneIndia: 34 posts on this blog are tagged with “positive thinking” and how it relates to many aspects of life.
10. Positive Thinking: Sarah blogs about inspirational topics like loving life and living without aging and posts videos and challenges.
11. Positive Thinking Everyday: “Be happy. Be thankful. Be positive.” This blog tells you how.
12. Positive Quotes: Inspirational quotes and motivational sayings, updated daily.
13. The Benefits of Positive Thinking: This blog gives an antidote to frustration, anger, sadness, fear, and other negative emotions; it offers a program to “grab the reins of your life.”
14. The Lifestyle You Deserve! Inspirational quotes for making the most out of life.
15. The Positive Life: Raj discusses how a positive attitude can help you cope with many issues.
16. The Positivity Blog: A blog on thinking positive (but not blindly), getting answers, and good habits and strategies for dealing with life situations.
17. Think Positive! Blog: “Change your mind, change your life…one minute at a time.”
18. Transformation Tees: “Reflect your power.” Thoughts and guidance about transforming your life.
19. Whatnot Shop: A writer’s posts to help and inspire other writers.
20. Where Neat People Meet: “Varied topics pertaining to personal growth, positive thinking, spirituality, Law of Attraction and other Universal Love.”
21. You Make it Up! “The REAL story of happily ever after.” Most recent post is about the power of belief: “You’ve got to believe it to see it.”

Marketing, Organizational, and Positivity at Work Blogs

22. Bock’s Office: A blog on investing in yourself and your team, on transforming your organization.
23. Chief Happiness Officer: Alexander Kjerulf is an expert on happiness at work, who speaks and consults around the world. He posts funny and inspirational words and videos.
24. Dave Egger’s Wish Blog: “Wishes big enough to change the world.” Dave Eggers and the TED team talk about the 826 project, a non-profit tutoring, writing, and publishing organization.
25. Dreams2Freedom.com: Shannon Herod is an Internet marketer, speaker, and coach. His blog is about positive strategies for direct marketing.
26. Hounds Good: A blog about virtual volunteering. Information about everything from blogging to fundraising to virtual networking to animal rescue.
27. Never the Same River Twice: A blog about personal and organizational change.
28. Possitive Blogger: Miguel, an internet marketer, blogs about marketing, making money on the Internet, and social networks.
29. The Mind Aware: Tips for healthy living and thriving as a network marketer.

Individual Journey Blogs

30. A Year of Positive Thinking: Mira Schor describes this blog as “a cheerful postscript to my recently published book…A Decade of Negative Thinking: Essays on Art, Politics, and Daily Life.”
31. A Year Without News: Blogger is a self-described “news junkie” who has given himself the project of living for a year without watching, reading, or listening to the news and engaging in self improvement, all the while blogging daily about the experience.
32. Cape Coop: The life of a mother, daughter, and cats. The mother is dealing positively with the late stages of lymphoma.
33. Colabears: is about leading a successful life with positive thinking (and taking photographs along the way).
34. Herbie J. Pilato: An actor, director, writer, reflects on his life and important lessons his parents taught him.
35. I’m Spiritual, Dammit: “Climbing the Mountain of Enlightenment with a martini in one hand, my pumps in the other.”
36. JSpeed — So What? “A blog intended to spark thought, creativity, action and/or change.” Related to parenting.
37. Positive Way of Life: Blogger converts life experiences into life lessons and posts videos about positive topics, including positive books he has read.
38. Practical Manifestations: Dave Lowell talks about using the Law of Attraction to help people live better through education and philanthropy — such as helping the street children of Brazil.
39. ScatnStyle: Deborah E, jazz singer, writes about “the jazzy side of life,” “musical musings,” and “a positive outlook.”
40. Think Big: “If you’re going to be anyone, you might as well think big.” Blogger hopes her life resembles that of Indiana Jones.
41. Vertical Minds: Nathan has decided, following the death of his mother, to live every day with “abundance, bravery, confidence, and continuous improvement.”
42. Wisdom Within, Ink: Blogger Joanna writes her way to an authentic life. The formula is, Reflection + Re(dis)covery = Self Confidence.
43. Won-a-day: The spirit is always whispering in the ear of this blogger, who wants to recognize wonderful things that happen in the course of an ordinary day.

Eastern Wisdom and Metaphysics Blogs

44. Divine Divination: self improvement, spiritual healing, wisdom and advice for dealing with negativity, doomsday prophecies, etc.
45. Metaphysical Junkie: Reflections on spirituality, personal transformation, nonduality and “all that mojo stuff.”
46. The Daily Mind: “Eastern Wisdom to make the daily grind more meaningful.” Posts on physical pain, natural disasters, etc.
47. To Free the Mind: Ideas to liberate your mind, body and soul.
48. Wisdom Quarterly: American Buddhist Journal: emphasis on meditation, self-development, and non-harming.
49. Your Daily Woo: “Metaphysical and Spiritual musings for joy and abundance.”
50. Zen Habits: A blog about living simply and mindfully. About breathing and going slow, sometimes with a minimalist’s perspective.

Psychology students often want to keep up with those who have been successful in the psychology field before them. There’s no better way than through Twitter. Twitter allows you to keep up with lots of different people without being too time consuming, because the information we send and receive is in little snippets. Check out these twenty successful psychologists you can find on Twitter.

1. Dr. Mollie Marti: Dr. Marti is a performance psychologist and Bestlifedesign.com founder. Dr. Marti has over 13,000 followers on Twitter.
2. Dr. Leah Klungess: This psychologist writes for the Single Mommyhood Blog. She’s also known as “the sanity fairy”. Over 9000 people follow her on Twitter.
3. Dr. Sam Hackworth: Dr. Hackworth is a child psychologist in Austin Texas. He takes questions via Twitter.
4. Psychologist: Dr. George Simon takes questions via Twitter on any area of psychology.
5. Donna Ferguson: Ferguson is a clinical psychologist in Toronto who treats addiction, phobias, depression and anxiety without the use of drugs.
6. Dr. Christine Blake: Blake is a psychologist and relationship expert. Dr. Blake has over 12000 followers on Twitter.
7. Child Psych: Dr.Laura Kauffman is a well known child psychologist. She is an expert in parenting and educational issues. She has more than 50,000 followers on Twitter.
8. Our Psychologist: A Calgary psychologist who treats depression, trauma, addiction, anxiety, stress and chronic pain.
9. Dr. Jerry Kropp: Clinical psychologist in Vista, California who tweets regularly about mental health topics.
10. Encino Psychologist: Psychologist from Encino, California shares mental health articles and information via Twitter.
11. Dr. Victoria G: Victoria Galbraith is a clinical psychologist and life coach who offers information and advice via Twitter.
12. Dr. Steve Wright: Wright is a popular research psychologist. More than 5000 people follow Dr. Wright on Twitter.
13. US Psychologists: A community site of and for psychologists. Keep up with what’s new in the world of psychology.
14. Dr. Carl Hindy: Hindy is a clinical psychologist, marriage counselor and author. Nearly 7000 people follow him on Twitter. Dr. Hindy is the co-author of relationship book, If This is Love, Why Do I Feel So Insecure?
15. Dr. Phil: Everybody’s favorite tv psychologist is also on Twitter.Over 600,000 people follow Dr. Phil on Twitter. Though today he is mostly an entertainer, Dr. Phil McGraw does have a PhD in psychology.
16. Dr. Phil Hari: Dr. Hari is a London based psychologist who focuses on helping relieve stress and anxiety. This is an area of particular interest in today’s stressful world. Drug free coping mechanisms and stress relievers are more popular than ever.
17. Dr Alice Boyes: Boyes is a clinical psychologist in New Zealand who uses cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as acceptance and commitment therapy. Dr. Boyes writes a clinical psychology blog.
18. About Psychology: Part of the “about” series on the web, Kendra Cherry writes about psychology and science, geared toward psychology students. This is a great place to learn about advancements and keep up to date on treatment trends while you’re in school. There are lots of great articles on this Twitter page, and it gets regular updates.
19. Dr. Finnerty: Dr. Finnerty is a clinical psychologist who shares information on the mental health field on Twitter. More than 1500 people follow Dr. Finnerty’s tweets.
20. Dr Marsha Lucas: Lucas is a clinical psychologist and author. Dr. Marsha has over 10,000 Twitter followers. She is the author of an upcoming book on mindfulness meditation, the brain and better relationships.

Following these and other psychologists on Twitter is a great way to stay abreast of what’s going on in the world of psychology. It’s also a great way to see what questions are coming up from patients on a regular basis and keep up to date on the most recent treatment trends.

Many of these psychologists are accomplished clinicians as well as well known authors in their field of expertise. Regardless of which area of psychology you’re pursuing, you can certainly learn something by following these well known psychologists.

Having a useful psychology studies online is great way to get out of difficult routine for those busy professionals who balance work, family and education for earning a psychology degree. An online psychology degree can be considered as the quickest and most flexible means to develop a career in human services, counseling or psychology. The online courses are very helpful for those professionals who are self-disciplined, highly motivated and keeps an excellent time management skills.

As far as  Psychology studies online are concerned both for undergraduate and graduate students are preferred and are available in a very wide range of specialties like as clinical psychology, counseling, organizational psychology, social services, marriage and family therapy, sports psychology and many more. Some common programs for online education and studies are:

• Online Bachelor’s Degrees: This is an initial step while progressing towards a bachelor degree in psychology or in other related field to practicing psychology or become a counselor. A bachelor’s degree in psychology or counseling does also become a wide variety of career opportunity in subjects like law, public relations, research and administration. A bachelor’s degree program generally takes four years of full time study to complete a bachelor’s program; however, with online course you can complete that program in much easier and accomplished manner.
• Online Post Graduate Degrees: In order to work as practicing psychologists or counselor a master’s degree is the minimum level of education that is required for employment as a licensed counselor or school psychologists and counselors.  A master’s degree is also needed for if anyone wishes to work as a licensed counselor or school psychologist. A doctorate degree is also needed for employment and licensure as a psychologist. Online post graduate programs are great choice for working professionals who advance their field or transition to a new career in psychology.
• Various Types of Online Psychology Degrees: If attention is there focused upon online psychology degree programs than there a different type of opportunities are offered and provided to the students. There a few online programs let you to learn you on your pace with ready made programs available to you at any period of time and instance.  These programs provide too much flexibility as there is no specific beginning or end to the programs. Where there are other types of programs that expect a student to log on at a certain time every day, week or month and one could participate in a live session or program. Under, these programs a student accomplishes their programs in an environment where he remains in touch with other students as well as with professors too.
• Online Hybrid Programs: These types of program mix up on-campus classroom settings with online sessions. There a student needs to travel to the campus or on campus classroom settings along with online sessions. Generally, hybrid classes are provided closer to the places which are convenient and in proximity to your location.  There you can attend weekly or monthly sessions.

So considering all above discussed programs, an online degree program is a highly customized curriculum that is related and directed to student’s individual career goals.  Moreover an online psychology program provides a simpler and straight access to their professors who are experienced, practicing psychologist or counselors and provides advantage more than the traditional university classroom.

Knowing yourself or self-advocacy is the capacity of understanding and effectively communicating one’s need to other people and individuals. Learning, one is a regular activity as a need of an individual changes over period of time.  There are many parts to become an effective self learner. And you can become an effective self leaner by following steps as mentioned for becoming a self learner.

• Make note every time you are praised: Note down something said about you which makes you happier or make a mental note of it. And keep that note at a place or into a box and daily read that note about you. This will help you to improve your personality to a greater and huge extent.
• Be compassionate about yourself: If you’re feeling somewhere afraid or insecure about yourself than go deeper into that thought and try to understand evolution of that thought and bad ideas. You can act as a friend to yourself and console yourself against that adversary and situation that depress or insecure you.
• Also Praise Something in You Daily: Though praising oneself is considered to be boasting yet self approvals makes ones confident to a level. It is sort of self love that makes one happier than others and become more true to one selves.
• Love yourself being like your own friend:  This you can do by closing your eyes and thinking about yourself as a person who you deeply love and trust being like a lover and friend this way you become and goes more closely and nearer to you.
• Make a list of what people like in you: For the purpose you can ask your friends and close ones about the qualities and features that they like most in you and thus learning that you can improve yourself during your daily routine life and activities.
• Learn about self criticism: There are many thoughts of self criticism that many a time comes over us many a time. A person therefore should listen about them and should improve temperament and habits accordingly based upon self criticism.
• Learn that you can only improve yourself: Some times you fail to get that much love and appreciation that you need and desires for yourself from yourself and family. But the kind of love you need that you can get by self appraising and love. So get connected with that little child inside you that needs that much love and acceptance.
• Use Affirmations: Moreover, as much you would listen about yourself, so you should note down some good points about you at a place and keep repetitively look at them. The points should be like as, I utterly and completely deserve love and kindness; I am a very loveable person, etc.

An online master in psychology is the first step in upgrading your career prospects in this highly valuable field. With this degree you are able to work in just about any professional setting and this may include in the corporate field as an industrial psychologist; in the field of sport as a sports and nutritional specialist; or one may also work in the medical facilities as well as in government and non-governmental sectors. A master of psychology offers you the advantage of taking up an academic or a non-academic career either of which allow you to help people at a very personal level. In addition to these options one may also decide to start their own practice within the community. Trends show that psychologists are amongst the most on demand professionals due to various factors such as high retirement rates and equally high rates of mental disorders, and the general need for psychological guidance.

An online master in psychology degree allows you the flexibility that a classroom setting does not. This is especially so if you have other commitments such as family and work; so you are able to keep earning while still upgrading your professional and academic life. An online degree program does however demand that you show a lot of discipline to clear the program in the prescribed time. There are a good number of higher learning institutions that offer accreditation for a master in psychology online programs that you may get into. Given that this is a very specialist field of study most of these programs will have very stringent admission requirements and some may require proof of working experience. Universities offering online degree programs in Master in Psychology have more or less the same prerequisites for their online students as those that are taking actual classroom sessions.

Given that there are numerous higher learning institutions claiming to offer online Master in Psychology programs, it is important that one does their research thoroughly. It is a fundamental consideration to ensure that the accreditation being offered by this online program is recognized by the national bodies that are concerned with the country’s psychology programs. Ensure that the degree will meet your career and professional objectives with regard to the areas of specialization that you would like to take up. The program rankings are also an important thing to factor in before one settles for any of the universities offering online master in psychology.

In conclusion, the average salary for an individual with a Master in Psychology is bound to be higher than that of most professionals. Although this is determined by various factors such as the level of experience, the field of specialization and its marketability as well as the working environment. This is a very lucrative field and taking up an online master in psychology sooner rather than later may just be the boost that your professional life requires.