A Hogwarts Psychology Professor Counts Down to Mockingjay! Part one of Hunger Games and PTSD

Tonight, I had the privilege of speaking on behalf of the Mary Baldwin Psi Chi psychology honor society about psychology in the Hunger Games series, in honor of the premiere of the last Hunger Games movie.  I have recorded the talk in three parts and I invite Hogpro readers to view and comment.

Part one focuses on the fear conditioning process that was used to hijack Peeta, and how it develops, in some patients–including several of our favorite Hunger Games characters–into post-traumatic stress disorder. Which characters would genuinely be diagnosed with PTSD?  Tune in and find out!