AMIR ALI MOHAMMADI

PSYCHOTHERAPIST | RESEARCHER

publications

Lecture
| Winter 2025

Psychopolitics and Gender

Main Language:
Persian
This lecture explores narratives of abuse in psychotherapy and examines how culture, power, and the positions of therapists and clients influence the therapeutic process.
Original Article
| January 2025

A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Text‐Based Crisis Intervention and Phone‐Based Crisis Intervention in Reducing Emotional Distress Among Texters and Callers

Main Language:
English
Text-Based Intervention and Emotional Distress: The present study indicates that text-based interventions, such as SMS, can help reduce emotional distress and, particularly for at-risk youth, appear to be more effective than phone calls. This approach can be utilized in prevention programs.
Original Article
| January 2025

Psychopolitics and Instagram: A Qualitative Study of the Psychic Life of Iranian Women Micro-Celebrities on Instagram

Main Language:
English
Female Micro-Celebrities on Instagram: This study investigates how Iranian female micro-celebrities engage with dominant discourses and neoliberal mechanisms through visual narratives and analyzes the psychological impacts on their experiences.
Original Article
| September 2023

Mourning during corona: A phenomenological study of grief experience among close relatives during COVID-19 pandemics”

Main Language:
English
Grieving Experiences During COVID-19: Research findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions may have transformed grieving processes and increased the prevalence of unresolved grief.
Book Translation
| April 2023

The End of Dissatisfaction? Jacques Lacan and the Emerging Society of Enjoyment

Main Language:
Persian
The Society of Enjoyment and Cultural Effects: This book examines how the transition to a pleasure-based society has complicated the pursuit of pleasure and, through the analysis of literary and cinematic works, sheds light on the social consequences of changing social orders.
Original Article
| March 2023

“4. Outsiders on the storm: Precarity, persecution, and despair in Iranian political‐economic context”

Main Language:
English
Hegemonic Psychodynamics in Iran: The present study shows that hegemonic psychodynamics can reinforce feelings of insecurity and instability, affecting social bonds and collective cohesion.
Book Review
| December 2021

The Telemachus Complex: Parents and Children after the Decline of the Father.

Main Language:
English
Telemachus and the Absence of the Father: In the epic narrative, Telemachus faces challenges arising from the violence and injustice of the princes during his father’s absence and embarks on a perilous journey to restore his father and preserve the kingdom.
Book Review
| Spring 2021

The Summary of “Lacan’s Seminar on Anxiety: An Introduction” by Roberto Harari

Main Language:
Persian
Anxiety as a Node of the Psyche: Anxiety is a nexus of the most diverse and critical questions, a puzzle whose solution requires illuminating the entirety of our psychological existence. (Introductory lectures on psychoanalysis, Freud)
Book
| April 2021

Instagram: An Apparatus of Late Capitalism – A psychoanalytic treatise on the subjectivity of Iranian Micro-celebrities on Instagram

Main Language:
Persian
The Influence of Instagram on User Experience: This book examines how Instagram, as an ideological mechanism, shapes the experiences and perceptions of Iranian users and reproduces their subjectivity within the framework of modern capitalism.
Original Article
| July 2021

Psychoanalytic explanation of key personality traits of instagram micro-celebrities: A qualitative study

Main Language:
English
Narcissistic and Depressed Behaviors on Social Media: The study shows that social media, by reinforcing and normalizing certain behaviors, including narcissism and depression, can influence the personality traits of popular users.