Someone who makes a situation unnecessarily stressful or inconvenient in a manner that benefits nobody. Often includes usage of emotionally manipulative tactics such as gaslighting, moving the goalposts, and guilt-tripping.
P1: "If you don't buy this off me I'll burn it all."
P2: "What is the point of doing that? Just give it to me."
P1: "Nope, $600, take it or leave it."
P2: "Oh my god, you're such a psychological dickhead."
Popular in the early 2000s, they usually contained more obvious editing and special effects than regular Ghost videos, which were supposed to be taken seriously.
Guy #1: Omg this video is so creepy, I would've moved out of that house if I were them!
Guy #2: That's not a ghost, it just a Psychological Video.
Guy #1: Well then nice editing. I guess I'm gonna have nightmares now.
To achieve their objectives, the planners of psychological warfare campaigns first attempt to gain total knowledge of the beliefs, likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities of the target population. According to the CIA, knowing what motivates the target is the key to a successful PSYOP.
the use of propaganda or other psychological warfare means to influence or confuse the thinking, undermine the morale, etc. of an enemy or opponent
Smart Friend: "They are simply using their victim card to garner sympathy from everyone else. Although this is a common manipulation tactic perpetrated in online communities that doesn't mean we have to sit idly by while our fellow man fall victim to these sea witches."
You: "Wow you're psychologically smart aren't you?"
A state of mental and emotional honesty. When all pretense, prejudice, expectations, bravado, etc. are removed, and all that is left is the bare mind. Pure thought (not necessarily pure as in good) is more readily accomplished when one is psychologically nude. Note that psychological nudity has nothing to do with the amount of clothing one is (or is not) wearing; it is a mental state.
After half an hour of chipping away at my preconceived ideas, I could finally see what she was talking about. Fully clothed, I experiencedpsychological nudity.
When a series of letters are strung together, without any spaces, to create an ambiguous statement. The patient is then asked to read the statement. How the statement is read reflects the patient's personality. Also a good party joke.