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My research about the psychology of Harry Potter

This research delves into the psychology behind J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, exploring how they can be beneficial in our lives. It addresses questions about the popularity of the books, their relatability, the values they promote, and the potential use of HP in therapy.

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My research about the psychology of Harry Potter

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  1. My researchabout the psychology of Harry Potter Iina Lousa Academic Writing, Reading and Communication, XENY002 Ryhmä 4 (PSY) 2011

  2. Outline • Background • Researchquestion • Purpose for study • Hypotheses • Criticalsources • How is thisresearchdone • Summary

  3. Background: Me and Harry Potter…

  4. Researchquestion: Howcan J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter-books help us in ourlives?

  5. Purpose for study • The purpose of thisstudy is to examine in whatwayscan J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter –booksbehelpful in ourlives • Thisholdsquestionslike: • WhyareHP-bookssopopular? • Whydosomepeopleexperience the bookshelpful in theirlives? • In whatthings (orcharacters) canwerelate to in the books? • What messages does HP hold? • What kind of values can we learn from HP? • How can we use the ideas of HP in helping people (for example in different therapies)? • Does HP include thoughts/concepts from positive psychology?

  6. Hypotheses: • Reading Harry Potter can help us in ourlives • Reading HP can give us more courage and hope • Reading HP helps us find our “inner child” • Wecanlearnabout life from HP • We can learn various values  from HP, for example loyalty, equality, love and respect for friendship. • It is easy to identify with the characters in the book • Themes in the bookshavesimilarities to differenttherapymethods • HP –bookscanbesuccesfullyused in therapy • HP- bookspromote the ideas of positivepsychology

  7. Criticalsources… • Whatpsychoanalyticalthemesarethere in the books, and howcantheybeused in grouppsychotherapy for adolescents with mental health problems. (Noctor, Colman. (2006). Putting Harry Potter on the Couch. Clinical Child Psychology and Prychiatry, 11, 579-589.) • Whyare the bookssopopular and what is theirappeal.(Tucker, Nicholas. (1999). The Rise and Rise of Harry Potter. Children’s Literature in Education, 30, 221-234.)

  8. …and more • Howcan the books help a younggaymanfindsupport for his ”queer” identity.(Nylund, David. (2007). Reading Harry Potter: Popular culture, queer theory and the fashioning of youth identity. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 26, 13-24.) • Whatsimilaritiesaretherebetween the themesorcharacters in the book, and differenttherapymethods. Howcan the booksbeused in psychotherapy. (Mulholland, Neil. (2007). Using Psychological Treatment with Harry. In Neil. Mulholland (Eds.), The psychology of Harry Potter: an unautorized examination of the boy who lived. (265-282). Dallas: Benbella books)

  9. How is thisresearchdone • The research is donebyexaminingdifferentresearcharticleswrittenabout the books (especiallyfrompsychologicalperspective) • (Afterthat I willanalyze the articles, howtheyfit into my research and comparethemwith my ownreadingexperience of the books)

  10. To sumup.. In thispresentation I havetalkedabout.. • Why am I interested in thistopic • What is my researchquestion (Howcan J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter-books help us in ourlives?) • The purpose of my study • Some of the hypotheses I havecomeupsofar • My main criticalsources and theirbasicideas • How am I going to carry out my additionalresearch

  11. Thanks and have an niceholiday!

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