Well, I'm not sure what pop psychology is, but I don't like it.
Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost.
If what you're doing isn't working, change it.
You don't need a rope to pinch a stranger's butt.
If your neighbor has a completely different view on abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, all of those things, you still are both Americans. Neither one of you is necessarily more patriotic than the other. Neither loves their country any more than the other one does.
Life Is Managed; It Is Not Cured.