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

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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