Elise van Graven, Author at Spiegeloog

Nature: Free Therapy for Our Mental Health?

Hearing the songs of the birds and feeling the fresh air against your skin while you enjoy an outburst of green: nature seems to be…

Elise van GravenSeptember 20, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 411: Power

Can the Power of Authority be Used to Improve Behaviour?

‘The disappearance of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority’, said Stanley Milgram once. In this article, I will compare different studies…

Elise van GravenApril 14, 2021

Camera Obscura Culture Spiegeloog 409: Conflict

Camera Obscura: Abducted in Plain Sight

Abducted in Plain Sight, a true-crime documentary from 2017 that recently debuted on Netflix tells the shocking story of the kind-hearted and friendly neighbour of…

Elise van GravenJanuary 4, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 408: Consequences

A Child Changed Forever

The Physical and Psychological Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse & the Current Pandemic Lockdown Although studies agree with the countless gruesome consequences of childhood sexual…

Elise van GravenDecember 3, 2020

Science Spiegeloog 407: Motivation

The Scientific Code of Productivity

Being aware of the amount of work that needs to be done, and actually finishing this, is separated by a bridge that – among other…

Elise van GravenOctober 21, 2020

Camera Obscura Society Spiegeloog 407: Motivation

Camera Obscura: The Social Dilemma

The two-time award-winning documentary The Social Dilemma investigates the dangerous impact of social networks – such as Twitter, Youtube or Facebook – on society, civilization…

Elise van GravenSeptember 28, 2020

People Spiegeloog 403: Global

Travel blog: ‘Koselig’

While enjoying the view of a snow-covered mountain and adjusting to the strange letters on my Norwegian-installed keyboard, I cannot help but think about how…

Elise van GravenApril 24, 2020

Science Spiegeloog 400: Psychology & Writing

Hekserij, demonen, gekkenhuizen en hersenoperaties: denkbeelden over psychopathologie, hebben een dynamische en veranderlijke geschiedenis achter zich liggen, net als de bijbehorende behandelingen. Hoe werden de technieken vroeger…

Elise van GravenJanuary 17, 2020

Bacchus News & opinion People Spiegeloog 399: Attention

Bacchus: Do We Care?

Back in the days when I tried the study Applied Psychology for a year, I ambitiously started with an internship at an organization whose mission…

Elise van GravenDecember 30, 2019

Camera Obscura Culture Spiegeloog 399: Attention

Camera Obscura: Hors Normes

The drama Hors Normes starts in the heart of Paris. Here, the audience is immediately introduced to a child diagnosed with a severe form of…

Elise van GravenDecember 9, 2019

Science

Een Ondraaglijk Groot Geluk? Ongelukkig door de loterij

Stel je voor: je hebt het winnende lot op zak. Feitelijk niets meer dan een stukje papier, maar nu onvoorstelbaar waardevol door de miljoenenprijs die…

Elise van GravenSeptember 4, 2019