#Inside out the movie psychology update#

Such social isolation problems change Riley’s personality and even her parents notice that Riley is more reclusive and moodier than usual. This eventually becomes Riley’s sad core memory. Such feelings caused by Sadness, causes her to cry on the first day in front of the class. Riley struggles to make friends in the class and finds it very hard to feel comfortable with the new school environment. Moreover, according to socialization, “emotions organize our social lives… the emotions structure (not just color) such disparate social interactions as attachment between parents and children, sibling conflicts, flirtations between young courters and negotiations between rivals”. However, that’s when Joy tries to tell her how she can rearrange the furniture in her room to make it warm and comfortable. When Riley goes upstairs to take a look at her room, she feels sad and anxious because it didn’t look the way she wanted it to look. This is when Sadness tries to take control to change her emotional stage. In addition, when she realizes that the new house is extremely small, the pizza place only serves pizza with broccoli, and when she finds out that her dad is under job stress, she feels attacked and anxious.

This is most evident when Sadness adds blue hues to the images of Riley’s memories of her life in Minnesota”. For example, Riley’s well-being is deeply affected when “Sadness gradually takes control of Riley’s thought processes about the changes she is going through. There are many relevant scenes that display the psychological principles in this movie. Throughout the film, we find her struggling to be happy and to think about the positive thoughts only, yet she gets caught up in all that is going around her and struggles to enjoy what she has. Socialization and identity issues both cause Riley to go into depression. She finds comfort in her past memories in Minnesota and not in the new place their family moved to. Last but not least, Riley struggles to find her identity. They feel extremely unhappy with what they have to experience in their life. Socialization is when we have a strong need for a sense of belonging and that’s exactly what Riley struggles with in the film. The second psychological principle I noticed is socialization. This psychological principle is definitely associated with anxiety that she experiences in her new town. The transition makes very small events hard to enjoy and makes her suffer from viewing what she has in her life completely. Riley’s move from Minnesota to San Francisco bothered her emotionally because she was not comfortable and wasn’t ready for the change. There are three main psychological principles that are very evident to me in the reading as well as the movie.

#Inside out the movie psychology update#

An update in headquarters takes place, and more personality islands develop.Inside out is a film that revolves around Riley and takes us on an emotional journey she experiences throughout the entire film. With the help of Bing Bong, Riley’s imaginary friend, Joy and Sadness find their way back to headquarters and are able to stop Riley from running away. Joy witnesses the transformation of a sad memory into a happy memory, and finally realizes the importance of all emotions, including Sadness. Back in headquarters, Anger, Fear, and Disgust place the idea of running away into Riley’s head. As Joy and Sadness navigate through Riley’s brain in search of a way back to headquarters, they encounter many obsticles. Riley fights with her family, pushes away from her friends back home, and loses interest in hockey. Because Joy and Sadness are absent, Riley’s personality islands diminish one by one. With Joy and Sadness gone, Anger, Fear, and Disgust are the only emotions left in headquarters therefore, Riley cannot be happy or sad. When trying to protect Riley’s core memories from Sadness, Joy is swept from headquarters through the dump tube and Sadness follows. Although Joy puts forth great effort, Sadness takes over.

Riley’s emotions are led by Joy, who attempts to guide her through the stressful event.

The story is told from the perspective of her five emotions. The film Inside Out tells the story of a young girl named Riley and her changing emotions after she is forced to move from her home town in Minnesota to San Fransico for her father’s job.