Category: Psychology

How do psychologists analyze the behavior/mentality of people like Bernard Madoff?

Bernard Madoff
geyamala asked:


everybody thought Bernard madoff as brilliant investor, philanthropist, pillar of community-was a phoney has shocked the world. the scale of his alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme is hard to comprehend( Paul Krugman—New York times news service)

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categories Psychology | admin, 7 Jul 09 | comments Comments (5)

How will the global financial crisis affect people’s mental health?

Global financial crisis
Psychstudent09 asked:


a) How will their behaviour be affected?

b) How will their relationships be affected?

c) How will this impact on society as a whole?

d) Will people in 2009 be as mentally equipped to cope with a depression as their ancestors back in 1929-32?

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categories Psychology | admin, 4 Apr 09 | comments Comments (2)