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Psychology for Screenwriters

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by William Indick


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  SUBJECT INDEX

  A

  Age of Narcissism, xvii, 219-229

  Allies, 42, 96, 147-148, 150, 156, 162, 199, 202

  Alter Ego, 92, 166, 118, 132

  American Hero, 219, 227-228

  American Myth, 219-229

  Amnesia, 214

  Anal Expulsive, 33-34, 43

  Anal Retentive, 33-34, 43

  Anal Stage of Psycho sexual Development, 33-36

  Androcentric, 4, 165

  Androgyny, 138, 171

  Anima, 123-125, 129-140, 152, 161, 169-174

  Animal Heroes, 183-186

  Animal Mentor, 183

  Animus, 125, 130-134, 139, 166, 170-173

  Antihero, 22-23, 26-28, 80, 200-203, 227

  Anxiety, 34, 47, 53, 60, 69-74, 209-216, 225

  Anxiety Dreams, 70, 73

  Apotheosis, 153-154, 159-164, 224

  Archetypes, xiv-xv, 113-141, 145, 152, 155, 165-174, 192, 219-229

  Associations, 67, 113-114, 121, 129, 180

  Atonement with the Father, 152, 159-164

  Autonomy, 83-89, 105

  B

  Backstory, 92-96, 106-109, 119-120, 131

  Ballgame Metaphor, 209

  Belly of the Whale, 150, 159-164

  Beyond Duality, 170-174

  Birth of the Divine Child, 138, 170

  Body Switching, 10-12

  C

  Gall to Adventure, 147-150, 159-164, 200, 203

  Castration Anxiety, xii, 3, 8-9, 12-14

  Catharsis, xi, 49, 62, 138, 155, 214-218

  Child Hero, xvi, 180-187

  Childhood Fantasies, 180, 185

  Climactic Death, 157

  Climax, 17, 21, 35, 38, 117, 155, 211, 224

  Code of Honor, 52, 220, 221, 227, 229

  Collective Unconscious, xiv, 113-114, 122, 129, 133-135, 139

  Comeuppance, 17-18, 26-28, 221

  Comic Dyad, 33-34, 44, 46, 98

  Comic Relief, 22, 34, 44, 53-54, 59-65, 127, 130

  Communication Breakdown, 98-99, 106-109

  Compassionate Mediator, 99-100, 106, 109, 173

  Compensation, 177-179, 185

  Contrasting Duality, 117-118

  Cowardly Characters, 22, 26

  Creative Self-Consciousness, 211, 214-216

  Creator Archetype, 224-225

  Crisis of Conscience, 21, 26

  Crisis of Intimacy, 97-98, 106-107

  Crossing of the First Threshold, 150, 160, 163

  Crossing of the Return Threshold, 156, 162-163

  D

  Daemonic, 213-218, 224

  Dark Heroes, 118

  Daydream Sequences, 71, 72

  Death of the Innocent, 212, 218

  Defenselessness, 9

  Defensiveness, 48

  Denial, xi, 50-51, 62-65

  Denouement, 7, 71, 83, 141, 215-218

  Departure, 146, 160, 164

  Destructiveness, 35, 43

  Disney, 122, 180-185

  Displacement, 55-56, 62-65

  Dramatic Pause, 30-31

  Dreamwork, 67-108

  Duality, 116-118, 123, 125, 131, 170-174, 190-198

  E

  Earth Goddess, 114, 121

  Ego as Hero, 18

  Ego Defense Mechanisms, 47-65

  Electra Complex, 4, 12-13, 41, 44

  Emergent Hero, 212, 216, 218

  Epiphany, 34-35, 51, 67, 153-154, 211, 214-218, 224-225

  Eros, 4, 8, 12, 14-15

  Existential Conflict, 102-103, 209-218

  Existential Despair, 103, 209, 219

  Existential Reversal, 224

  Expressionism, 70-75

  External Goal, 192-196, 210-218, 224

  External Obstacle, 5, 7, 34, 68, 160

  F

  Fallen Hero, 23-28

  Falling Death, 18

  False Mentor, 123, 129

  Fantasizing, 71, 75

  Fate, 97, 137, 140-141

  Femme Fatale, 124, 130, 132

  Finding One’s Self, 96

  Forbidden Fruit, 6-7, 12-14

  Foreclosure, 94, 106-109

  Foreshadowing, 70, 195

  H

  Hieros Gamos, 138, 140-141, 152, 170

  I

  Intellectualization, 56, 62-65

  Internal Conflict, xiii, 4-11, 19-34, 43-48, 64, 74, 82-85, 95, 119, 121, 199, 211-214

  Intimacy, 41, 45, 53, 83, 96-109, 170

  Isolated Genius, 222-229

  J

  Jokes, 42, 59-65

  K

  Knight in Shining Armor, 167, 171-172

  L

  Latent Content, 67

  Leap of Faith, 80-82, 87-88, 152

  Libido, 15, 19-29, 32-40, 47-55, 62, 64, 73, 84

  Life Affirming Movies, 103-104, 107

  Lone Crusader, 220, 227-228

  Lone Hero, 58-59

  Love as Fate, 137, 141

  Love Interest, 5-6, 12-13, 87, 108, 119, 124-134, 138-141, 152, 161, 170, 192-196

  Love Scenes, 138, 141

  Lucky Coincidences, 135-136, 140

  M

  Mad Scientist, 222-229

  Magic Flight, 155-164

  Maiden in Distress, 9, 18, 123-132, 161, 167, 172, 214

  Manifest Content, 67, 73

  Marriage Saving, 182-183

  Master of the Two Worlds, 156, 162-164

  Meek Heroes, 117

  Meeting with the Goddess, 151-152, 159-164

  Mentors, 19-28, 52, 58, 62-65, 80-83, 89, 96, 101-109, 123, 129-141, 146-164, 183, 191-194, 202, 220, 226

  Midlife Crisis, 100-102, 106

  Mistrust, 80-82, 87-89, 97

  Moratorium, 94-95, 106, 109

  Mother Goddess, 114, 121-123, 129-134, 139, 151-152, 166, 170

  Myth of Dependency, 166, 172

  Myth of Female Inferiority, 166-167, 172

  Myth of Oedipus, 3-8

  Myth of Romantic Love, 166, 167, 172

  N

  Narcissism, 219-229

  Nemeses, 189, 190, 194

  Neurotic Conflict, xiii-xvi, 5, 12, 15-28, 33-34, 43, 47-48, 55, 73

  Normative Conflict, xiv, 79-89

  O

  Oedipal Complex, xii, 3-15, 26, 36, 40, 43, 51, 84, 177

  Oedipal Rivalry, 5, 12, 14, 177, 189

>   Ogre Tyrant, 167, 171-172

  Opposing Archetypes, 117

  Oral Fixation, 29-33, 43, 45

  R

  Renegade Cop, 150, 220-221, 227-229

  Repression, 48-50, 62-65

  Rescue from Without, 155-156, 162-164

  Return, 146-148, 154-164

  Return to the Goddess, 158

  Reuniting with the Parents, 182, 184

  Revealing the Inferiority Complex, 178-179, 185

  Revenge, 212-214

  Reward, 42, 124, 138, 153-154, 158

  Rivalry (see oedipal rivalry, romantic rivalry, and sibling rivalry)

  Road of Trials, 151, 159, 161-166, 172-174

  Role Model (see Mentor)

  Role Reversal, 9-14, 182, 185-187

  Romantic Rivalry, 192-196

  S

  Sacred Marriage (see Hieros Gamos)

  Sacrifice, 23, 81-82, 155, 157, 162, 193, 202, 224-226

  Secondary Mentor, 146, 149, 153, 157

  Self-Consciousness, 210-217

  Separation from the Feminine, 165-166, 172-174

  Sex Scenes (see love scenes)

  Sexual Demons, 69

  Shadow, 116-139, 153, 156, 190, 225

  Shadowy Pasts, 119

  Shapeshifters, 127-132, 152

  Sibling Rivalry, 177, 189-196

  Smoking, 30-31, 43

  Spectator Role (see Ballgame Metaphor)

  Stagnating Mentor, 101-102, 107, 109

  Star Power, 116

  Straight Man, 33-34

  Strong Women Can Say No, 168-174

  Sub-Hero, 156-158

  Sublimation, 52-53, 62-65, 85

  Succubus, 69, 73-75

  Superego, 19-28, 41, 43, 84

  Superiority Complex, 177-180, 185-187, 197-203, 223

  Supernatural Aid, 149, 153, 159-164

  Supervillains, 179, 185-186

  Superwoman Mystique, 168, 172

  Surrealism, 71, 75

  Suspension of Disbelief, 71-72, 75, 136, 183

  Symbolic Death, 153, 156

  Synchronicity (see Lucky Coincidences)

  T

  Teen Sex Movies, 42, 44

  Teen Temptresses, 41, 46

  Thanatos, 4, 8, 12, 14-15

  Threshold Guardian, 150, 154, 160-161

  Tragedy, 6-8, 23-24, 41, 60, 102, 135-137

  Tragic Misunderstanding, 98-99, 106, 109

  Tragic Past, 58, 65

  Tragic Transformation, 119, 135

  Transcendent Function, 133, 139

  Trickster, 126-132

  Trust, 72, 80-82, 87-89, 97, 105-106

  Two-Headed Dragon, 166-167, 171

  Typecasting, 115, 129

  U

  Ultimate Boon, 153-154, 161-164

  Underdog, 85-89, 197-198

  Urgent Yearning to Reconnect with the Feminine, 169, 173

  V

  Vampires, 15-16, 32, 128

  Vengeance (see revenge)

  Vigilante Heroes, 118

  Virgin Heroes, 42-44, 46

  Visualizing the Mentor, 19

  Voiceover Narration, 92, 106-107

  W

  Weapons of Power, 149

  Wild Woman Archetype, 169, 171

  Willing Lamb, 225-226

  Wise Old Man, 123, 129-134, 139, 146, 161, 166, 171-172

  Wish Fulfillment, 67-75, 181, 185

  Woman as the Temptress, 152, 159, 161-164

  World of the Common Day, 146-147, 156, 160, 163

  Wounded Hero, 136-137

 

 

 


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