The mirror of neuroreductionism; it explains all behavior, social structures, and historical events solely through psychological mechanisms—usually Freudian, behavioral, or trauma-based—while ignoring material, economic, and political realities. It psychologizes dissent, pathologizes ideology, and treats society as a therapist's couch.
Example: Explaining a political revolution not through analysis of famine, inequality, or oppression, but by claiming, "The populace was acting out a collective Oedipal complex against the father-figure dictator." This psychoreductionism turns systemic struggle into a case study, blaming psychology for politics.
by Dumu The Void February 9, 2026
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