How Do VIOLENT MOVIES Impact Us? The Psychology of Stylized Violence

What are the psychological affects of 'cool' violence? In today's Psych Cinema, therapist Jonathan Hetterly analyzes:

1) Detachment & Desensitization towards violence, and how that doesn't equate with romanticizing violence in real life — 2:32
2) Sensation-Seeking & Arousal, which is the chemical reaction that occurs during watching violent content — 5:25
3) Schadenfreude, which is pleasure derived from another's misfortune — 8:49

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