The Psychological Needs That QAnon Feeds
Part I: What to do when someone you love becomes obsessed with QAnon.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202008/the-psychological-needs-qanon-feeds
The Allure of QAnon: Cult, Conspiracy, and Role-Playing Game
The Allure of QAnon: Cult, Conspiracy, and Role-Playing Game
How does QAnon “hook” people into believing conspiracy theories?
4 Keys to Help Someone Climb Out of the QAnon Rabbit Hole
How Does QAnon Hook People In?
Many paths lead down the QAnon rabbit hole and getting out isn’t easy.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202009/how-does-qanon-hook-people-in
Is QAnon Replacing Child Protection Groups in the Public Mind?
Exaggerated child danger claims have prepped America for QAnon’s conspiracies.
Is QAnon a Shared Psychotic Disorder?
“These violent delights have violent ends.” — Romeo and Juliet
How Should America Deal With QAnon?
Recognition and engagement may be more effective than dismissal and silencing.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/knowing-ourselves/202102/how-should-america-deal-qanon
How Far Down the QAnon Rabbit Hole Did Your Loved One Fall?
What to do when someone you love becomes obsessed with QAnon, part 2.
Is QAnon a Mass Delusion?
Conspiracy theories aren’t delusions, but they can be just as unhealthy.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202010/is-qanon-mass-delusion
What to Do When QAnon Comes to Your Community
4 tips for addressing harmful conspiracies.
- What Kind of Person Believes in QAnon?Blog Entry by Joe Pierre M.D. – Sep 23, 2020… What Kind of Person Believes in QAnon? … Joe Pierre M.D. And how should we talk to those who … Attribution 2.0 Generic license Media attention around QAnon is buzzing as we head into election season. Here’s an interview I conducted for Julia Sachs’s article about QAnon for GritDaily: … Have you noticed specific traits in …
- Can the Online Proliferation of QAnon Be Stopped?Blog Entry by Joe Pierre M.D. – Sep 12, 2020… Can the Online Proliferation of QAnon Be Stopped? … Joe Pierre M.D. Should social media … for conspiracy theories? Source: TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay QAnon continues to receive considerable media attention as we … I did with Erik Hawkins for his recent article on QAnon for Heavy : … Have you engaged with any QAnon followers …
- The QAnon Conspiracy Theory: Mistrust and Mass AppealBlog Entry by Joe Pierre M.D. – Nov 4, 2019… The QAnon Conspiracy Theory: Mistrust and Mass Appeal … Joe … Pence meets a sheriff wearing a patch bearing the QAnon insignia Source: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain ” QAnon ” is an increasingly familiar term that refers to both …
- The Perfect Storm: Poor Leadership, Social Media, and the PandemicBlog Entry by Azadeh Aalai Ph.D. – Sep 8, 2020… Pandemic … Azadeh Aalai Ph.D. What explains the rise of QAnon and other conspiracy theories? The rise of interest in and belief in conspiracy theories—QAnon perhaps being the most explicit and visible in our … instance, this week there was a front-page article about QAnon’s global appeal that focused on the rise in popularity …
- For QAnon Believers Facing Reality, What Happens Now?Blog Entry by Joe Pierre M.D. – Jan 21, 2021… For QAnon Believers Facing Reality, What Happens Now? … Joe … on Twitter, YouTube, Parler, or Rumble by prominent QAnon influencers such as Lin Wood . That Trump would rise … of which have come to pass. Of course, that hasn’t stopped QAnons before—when Q’s predictions have previously failed, …
- OCD and QAnon: The Obsessive Appeal of Conspiracy TheoriesBlog Entry by Fletcher Wortmann – Jan 30, 2021… OCD and QAnon: The Obsessive Appeal of Conspiracy Theories … Fletcher … explanation, no matter how unlikely or unpleasant. So for QAnon followers, for example, the horrifying prospect of a … they can be interpreted as proof of almost anything. QAnon adherents soon began pouring over media, looking for …
- How to Fight Dangerous Mainstream Conspiracy TheoriesBlog Entry by Eric Haseltine Ph.D. – Sep 24, 2020… but counterintuitive. Q, according to adherents to the QAnon conspiracy theory, is a U.S. Government official with a … State, are working to undermine the president. Further, QAnon believers claim that these same evildoers are …
- Inquiry Without AtrocityBlog Entry by Ian Hansen Ph.D. – Jan 16, 2020… can be very well-motivated. Consider the infamous QAnon theory, for instance, which has gained disturbing political prestige among Republicans recently. QAnon theory has a very funny yet still quite sinister alien-focused variant that might be called “Alien QAnon.” The irony-free “documentary” Above Majestic is one …
- How to Repair the American MindBlog Entry by Guy P. Harrison – Jan 19, 2021… that many (possibly most) of the January 6 rioters were QAnon believers. Going all-in with QAnon means believing that a long list of celebrities and … poll, less than half (47 percent) of Americans say QAnon’s core claims are false. Seventeen percent of US …
- A Conspiracy Theory Vaccine?Blog Entry by Carol S. Pearson Ph.D. – Nov 10, 2020… savior. Source: Pixabay/Free for Commercial Use Part Two: QAnon As a Case Study As you might guess, my puzzlement has been triggered by the success of QAnon. News about this is all over the place, but one source … of The New York Times on September 28, 2020. He writes: “QAnon is the umbrella term for a sprawling set of internet …
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