PsyDip: Psychological Diplomacy: China Reinvents Freud

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Psychological Diplomacy (PsyDip) is diplomacy that makes use of psychological tools, including psychological theories, research, and interventions. It is the diplomatic counterpart to Psychological Warfare (PsyWar). Whereas PsyWar uses psychology to reach military objectives, PsyDip uses psychology to reach diplomatic objectives. This blog both invents the term Psychological Diplomacy and actively explores the possibility that psychology can improve international relations.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

China Reinvents Freud

China Reinvents Freud

Stimulated in part by Hollywood's dream-drenched sci-fi flick, "Inception", psychology-hungry Chinese are reviving Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory.

"His psychoanalysis deals with ordinary things, such as quarrels, pride and pressure," added Huang (Harvard). "These things echo with the current state of mind of many Chinese."

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Screens and dreams fuel Freud fever