Identity, Power & Narcissism: The Hidden Psychology of Mean Girls & Regina George

Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement

The Art of War: High School Edition

Mean Girls was one of the biggest movies of 2004 - Twenty years later it still touches the themes that teenagers struggle with the world over.

Navigating cut-throat social hierarchies and the urge to morph our identity to fit in.

Regina George is the villain of the movie. She is always ready to take others down and manipulate anyone around her to retain power. But there is more going on than meets the eye.

In this episode:

• Where narcissism comes from
• How high-school screws with our morals
• Why do we become submissive to mean people
• What people get wrong about Mean Girls and Regina George

By revisiting the story of Mean Girls and examining the character of Regina George in detail we can learn a lot about how we navigate the world ourselves.

This movie is full of psychological goodies for those looking for them and totally worth a re-watch for the curious amongst us.

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Chapters:

00:00 Psychology and Writing in Mean Girls

01:27 Relational Aggression in Adolescence

03:34 Regina George: The Rulebook

06:47 Social Dynamics Manipulation Tactics

10:17 Diagnosing Regina George's Personality Disorder

10:51 Antisocial Personality Disorder

11:48 Borderline Personality Disorder

13:27 Histrionic Personality Disorder

14:38 Narcissistic Personality Disorder

17:38 Understanding someone through their Relationships

21:22 The Real Tragedy of Regina George

25:52 Final Thoughts and Trivia

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