Right-Wingers Lead Simulated Global Politics Game. Guess How Many Virtual People They Killed.
It looks like Team Australia, smells like Team Australia, sounds like Team Australia. But in…More
Author: Dr Lissa Johnson
Dr Lissa Johnson
Dr Lissa Johnson is a clinical psychologist and practice principal in private practice. Prior to becoming a psychologist she qualified in Media Studies, with a major in Sociology. Lissa has a longstanding interest in the psychology of social issues and the impact of social issues on psychology, and is a former member of the Australian Psychological Society Public Interest Advisory Group.
Truth Hurts: The Science Behind Why People Don’t Care About The Death Of Our Planet And Democracy
Activists and environmentalists take note. In this special essay, Dr Lissa Johnson explains how to…More
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Why We Torture Asylum Seekers, But Were Too Afraid To Ask
Are you wondering why the deaths of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran resonated, and Reza Barati’s…More
Dying Like An Animal: The Price Of Empathy And How Governments Use Yours Against You
Everything you ever wanted to know about empathy, but were too upset to ask, from…More
At All Costs: The Dark Psychology Of Abbott Government Climate Policy
In a fitting irony, Tony Abbott is beginning 2015 amid a rapidly changing political climate.…More
The Political Capital Of Fear: How It Helps Governments And Why
On Thursday last week, two days after the harrowing hostage crisis in Martin Place came…More
What Makes Them Tick: Inside The Mind Of The Abbott Government
If the Abbott Government was an individual, he would be a psychopath. And you wonder…More