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An Absent Mind psychology_events.1

There have been reports of …, leader of the …, not attending meetings or fulfilling his obligations. We can no longer ignore … absence.

"… barely even responds when we call … name. A blank stare, … almost doesn't blink. "Let's go for a walk," we'd tell …, and … nods in silence, and in silence we walk."

A doctor needs to see …. Psychological Treatment: -20 Popularity
… can get the help … needs in an asylum. Officer in Asylum: -2 Interest Group Approval
Psychoanalysis has become a very promising trend.

Desperate Measures psychology_events.2

Concerns about the wellbeing of … … have been increasing throughout the country after … lack of public appearances. … spouse has tearfully confessed that no doctor seems to be able to cure ….

"I tried everything! But … illness comes from... the inside. No broken bones, not even a sore throat! I'm afraid we'll have to switch to other methods, and a good friend of my cousin, he was able to cure her! Just snapped his fingers, read her future in the cards and voilá! She was just as fine as when she was young, happy, full of life."

Nonsense! A real doctor should treat … with proper hypnosis. Hypnosis Treatment: -2 Interest Group Approval
It's worth a try.
An experimental treatment has been offered by the Philosophy Department.

The Soldier's Disease psychology_events.3

After his return from duty, … … has not been the same. … avoids the barracks like the plague, refuses to use a weapon and … has stated damn clearly that … doesn't want to hear a damn word about war.

"… wakes up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat, screaming, … looks at me and doesn't recognize me, just points and asks about … brother, … dear brother. Sometimes … even tries to get something to throw at me, "Where am I?!," … yells, … eyes seeing past me."

Those memories would wreck any man. This needs to be treated. Public Shame: -25 Popularity
… would get the appropriate treatment in an asylum. Far from the public eye. Officer in Asylum: -2 Interest Group Approval
This is just another instance of cowardice. Send … back to service. Officer Sent Back to Service: -1 Interest Group Approval

Questionable Practices psychology_events.4

Released patients from the … Asylum have steadily denounced the practices involved in their, supposedly, medical treatments. Mistreatment of the sick, withholding of personal letters, and disproportionate punishments were among the charges.

"They would make us sit in a chair for hours, if not the whole day. In silence. We couldn't talk to any other patient, not even read a book. They would only excuse us to go to the restroom, if we were lucky. Otherwise, it was just a rusty chamber pot. No food, no water. If we were not sick when we were admitted, we would be within just a few weeks."

Their judgement cannot be trusted. Asylum Mistreatment: -2 Interest Group Approval
We need to entirely revise how asylums work. Asylum Revisions: +1 Government Expenses Asylum Revisions: +1 Standard of Living for the Lower Strata, +1 Standard of Living for the Middle Strata
The … can take over the asylum administration. Asylum Owner: +2 Interest Group Approval Asylum Bureaucracy: -10% …Bureaucracy

The Interpretation of Dreams psychology_events.5

A respectable doctor from the … of … has been conducting newfangled investigations in the camp of psychiatry, emphasizing the role that the unconscious mind and buried childhood memories play in psychological pathologies.

"In the following pages, I shall demonstrate that there exists a psychological technique by which dreams may be interpreted and that upon the application of this method every dream will show itself to be a senseful psychological structure which may be introduced into an assignable place in the psychic activity of the waking state. This accomplished by investigation will terminate as it will reach the point where the problem of the dream meets broader problems, the solution of which must be attempted through other material."

He may continue his investigations at university. Supported Psychoanalysis: +10% University building Throughput Supported Psychoanalysis: +1 Interest Group Approval
A mind this brilliant deserves a prominent role! Supported Psychoanalysis: +1 Interest Group Approval
This sounds highly unconvincing. Rejected Psychoanalysis: -2 Interest Group Approval

The Journal of Philosophical Studies psychology_events.6

Members of the philosophy department from the … of … have signed a formal petition for governmental funding of their next project: a scientific journal.

"With the foundation of our Philosophical Studies, we welcome a new era in the scrutiny of the mind! An era of rigorous research and serious experimentation, an era of scientific collaboration among our foreign colleagues, a safe haven in which all investigations pertaining to this topic can be shared."

We have no resources for this.
Fund this journal! Philosophical Journal Expenses: +1 Government Expenses Funded Philosophical Journal: +10% Prestige

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