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Psychobitches

Psychobitches is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Psychobitches rather than just read about it. In short: Psychobitches is a Sky Arts British sketch comedy show directed by Jeremy Dyson, in which famous women from history and fiction seek help from a psychologist (played by Rebecca Front). Broadcast history Psychobitches was originally aired as a one-off pilot in 2012, as part of the Sky Arts Playhouse Presents self-contained TV plays.

Key takeaways

Psychobitches belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Psychobitches to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Psychobitches from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Psychobitches is a Sky Arts British sketch comedy show directed by Jeremy Dyson, in which famous women from history and fiction seek help from a psychologist (played by Rebecca Front).

Broadcast history Psychobitches was originally aired as a one-off pilot in 2012, as part of the Sky Arts Playhouse Presents self-contained TV plays. The pilot was originally aired on 21 June 2012 as episode 11 of series one of Playhouse Presents and lasted 30 minutes. After the successful pilot, a five-part series was released in 2013 during series two of Playhouse Presents (episodes 7, 9, 11, 13 and 14). Following the success of the first series, a full six-episode series was commissioned by Sky Arts as its own entity and was aired from 25 November 2014 with a double bill.

Regular cast Rebecca Front as The Therapist Sharon Horgan as various roles Samantha Spiro as various roles Frances Barber as various roles Selina Griffiths as various roles Katy Brand as various roles Morgana Robinson as various roles Seb Cardinal as various roles Dustin Demri-Burns as various roles Julia Davis as various roles Michelle Gomez as various roles Catherine Tate as various roles

Episodes

Pilot (2012) as part of Playhouse Presents

Series 1 (2013) as part of Playhouse Presents

Series 2 (2014)

References

External links Official website Psychobitches at IMDb Psychobitches at IMDb

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Psychobitches

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Psychobitches claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Psychobitches before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Psychobitches ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Psychobitches

In research: Psychobitches appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Psychobitches in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Psychobitches is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2010s British comedy-drama television series, 2010s British television sketch shows, 2012 British television series debuts, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Psychobitches outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Psychobitches in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Psychobitches means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Psychobitches out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Psychobitches in simple terms?

Psychobitches is a Sky Arts British sketch comedy show directed by Jeremy Dyson, in which famous women from history and fiction seek help from a psychologist (played by Rebecca Front). Broadcast history Psychobitches was originally aired as a one-off pilot in 2012, as part of the Sky Arts Playhouse…

Why does Psychobitches matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Psychobitches?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Psychobitches.