Doctor Ali Mattu | The Last Jedi psychology explained @drali | Uploaded December 2017 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
How The Last Jedi is the most psychologically complex story in the Star Wars saga.

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Topics Discussed:
- Mindfulness
- Experiential Avoidance
- Fear
- Fight or Flight
- Tend and Befriend
- Trauma

Learn more:
- Mindfulness is the Essential Psychology of the Star Wars Universe: brainknowsbetter.com/news/2014/10/22/mindfulness-is-the-essential-psychology-of-the-star-wars-universe
- The Psychology of Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Could a Stormtrooper Become a Hero? brainknowsbetter.com/news/2015/12/30/the-psychology-of-star-wars-the-force-awakens-could-a-stormtrooper-become-a-hero
- Fight or Flight versus Tend and Befriend: apa.org/monitor/jan04/habit.aspx
- Original Tend and Befriend article: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10941275
- Inequality in 900 Popular Films: Examining Portrayals of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, LGBT, and Disability from 2007 - 2016: https://annenberg.usc.edu/sites/default/files/Dr_Stacy_L_Smith-Inequality_in_900_Popular_Films.pdf
- Trauma and Cognitive Processing: apa.org/ptsd-guideline/treatments/cognitive-processing-therapy.aspx
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: the backlash explained: vox.com/culture/2017/12/18/16791844/star-wars-last-jedi-backlash-controversy
- Part Kurosawa, part Wile E. Coyote, The Last Jedi boldly rewires Star Wars' origins: avclub.com/part-kurosawa-part-wile-e-coyote-the-last-jedi-boldl-1821291545
- ‘The Last Jedi’ Doesn’t Care What You Think About ‘Star Wars’ – And That’s Why It’s Great: slashfilm.com/the-last-jedi-defense

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