Introduction: Few will deny that music has a powerful impact on most of our lives, but it is interesting to think about why it is so powerful. Music can help put us into various emotional states, whether it be relaxed, focused, or even angry. I will discuss this topic in a Music Appreciation class. Why […]
Posts Tagged: psychology
Child Onset Schziophrenia and Example on Modeling and Imprinting
Author: Leighann OstrowskyLeonard Discipline: psychology Title: update of jani, childhood onset schizophrenia Categories: psychology, abnormal psychology, schizophrenia Tags: childhood, psychology, abnormal psychology, schizophrenia Introductory Text: This article and video is used in class when discussing child psychopathologies and how rare it is for a child to have schizophrenia and how hard it is on family with family […]
How reliable is Memory?
How reliable is working memory? We deal with memory everyday in the classroom, in the grocery store, on the road, and arriving home after work. If our entire class witnesses an event like a car crash, how many students would get the details correct? How reliable is your memory? Listen to this Ted Talk in […]
What has caused Autism Rates to soar?
Have you heard that Autism is on the rise and has increased dramatically the last few years? Have you ever wondered what causes Autism? Did you hear that vaccines cause Autism? Is it true or is it false? Have you had any students with Autism or what was formerly called Asperger’s Syndrome (it changed in […]
My Stroke of Insight, Jill Bolte-Taylor
A fascinating account of a neuroscientist’s personal experience of a ruptured blood vessel in her own brain, this TED talk captures attention and helps students to understand the differences between the left and right hemispheres of the brain and how they communicate. ted.com/lessons/jill–bolte–taylorb>-s-stroke-of-insight
VA Finds PTSD Linked to Heart Disease
Not only do I teach about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, in Abnormal Psychology but I also have had many students who served in the war and have/ as well as those who had PTSD. Research has found that there is a causal link between PTSD and heart disease among Vets. What is causing Vets with […]
Finding blogs, psychology
A good annotated listing of blogs in psychology: PsyBlog at http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/07/40-superb-psychology-blogs.php For collected posts from peer-reviewed research: http://researchblogging.org/