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(Unit Quiz) Due Monday, January 14. Assignment: http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:TbgcZD0HeUgJ:www.amherst.k12.oh.us/steele/teachers/haber/personality_disorder_party_chuckoo.doc+personality+disorders+assignment&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=us Screening for Personality Disorders: http://www.med.nyu.edu/psych/screens/personality.html Treatment for Personality Disorders: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/personality-disorders/DS00562/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs Looking for an all-inclusive site pertaining to personality disorders? This is what you are looking for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_disorder (An excellent resource as you complete your unit quiz on Personality Disorders as well as informative for those of you choosing to focus on Personality Disorders for your final paper.)

What did you learn about the challenges any new parent faces with a newborn? How does Sam cope with his new responsibilities as a parent? What qualities does he possess? What does he lack? Why do you think society tends to be more accepting of the phobias/obsessive-compulsive tendencies of someone like Rita and less accepting of the autistic-tendencies Sam exhibits? What disorder did the character Annie suffer from? How did she cope with her disorder? Did any other characters exhibit symptoms indicative of one of the personality disorders we discussed in class? If so, who? What disorder(s)? What led you to this conclusion? Did this movie change your impressions of mental disorders and/or disabilities. If so, how? Resources: Agoraphobia - Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/agoraphobia/DS00894 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml Autism Speaks - An excellent resource on the topic http:/...

Links to sites of interest: Americorps http://www.americorps.org/ Teach for America http://www.teachforamerica.org/ Pay it Forward Foundation http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/ American Democracy Project http://www.aascu.org/programs/adp/ Service Learning Clearinghouse http://www.servicelearning.org/ Heifer International - Ending Hunger http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.183217/ Yes Magazine (many inspirational stories, excellent resources, etc.) http://www.yesmagazine.org/ Van Halen - "Right Now" http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1153&vid=47618

Watch "All the President's Men" and answer the following questions: 1. Who were the Washington Post reporters portrayed in the movie? 2. What techniques were used by investigative reporters in an effort to get information from their sources? 3. What ethical standards did journalists follow? Ethical standards for editors? 4. What risks are involved in running a controversial story such as the Watergate scandal? (include a brief discussion of the use of anonymous sources, challenging government leaders - even alleging criminal activity) 5. Discuss the competing interests in U.S. v. Nixon. 6. Briefly discuss the legacy of both the case and the scandal as a whole. Wikipedia Entry: U.S. v. Nixon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Nixon

Resources for students and teachers: (Note for Psychology students: We will be reading a case study and discussing it in class. If you would like to familiarize yourself with the questions ahead of time, visit the Teaching Tolerance site below. The questions we will discuss are 1-5 &7.) A Lesson Plan:  http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/psychology/psych2001/chapter16/webact.html Anxiety Disorders Checklist (for teens) http://www.adaa.org/Public/selftest_ADA.htm Anxiety Disorders Screening Test http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/anxiety.htm Discussion Questions: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/sidebar.jsp?p=0& si =515 Panic Attack Facts http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/sidebar.jsp?p=0& si =516 Psych Central http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2007/10/01/social-anxiety-disorder-and-its-cure/ Treatment G.A.D. http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx24t.htm OCD ( Wikipedia ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_...

Psychology Mood Disorders 1. What factors do clinicians consider when distinguishing clinical depression from normal sadness? 2. In class we discussed clinically depressed people as experiencing a "cluster" of biological, physical and cognitive symptoms. Briefly explain each category of symptoms. 3. Briefly explain two theories regarding why more women are diagnosed with clinical depression than men. 4. Although not every person experiencing a significantly stressful life event (recall those from the Social Readjustment Scale) becomes clinically depressed, some do. List four vulnerability factors. 5. Briefly, discuss several differences in the Social Readjustment Scale for minors (compare to the Social Readjustment Scale for adults.) 6. What is the difference between Cognitive and Interpersonal Therapy? 7. Briefly discuss the treatment methods for S.A.D. 8. How common is postpartum depression? Researchers are calling for increased sc...

Post Partum Depression Basics: 60-70% of new mothers experience "The Baby Blues" lasting between one and two weeks 10-15% of new mothers experience post partum depression lasting weeks to months Post partum depression, more serious and long-lasting that the "baby blues" can effect a new mother's ability to care for her baby and function effectively in her daily life. Feelings of sadness and anxiety can become overwhelming rendering her unable to function. Many women experiencing post partum depression also report feeling exteme fatigue and either a lack of concern for her baby or overconcern for her baby. A much more serious related disorder is called, post partum psychosis. Feature associated with this disorder include: constant fear of harming one's baby, hallucinations, extreme mood swings. More on this in the wikipedia link below. It is believed the drastic decline in the hormones estrogen and progesterone following birth trigg...

S.A.D. - is unlike the "Winter Blues" or "Holiday Blues "in intensity and duration . The "Holiday Blues" for example, tend to result from unrealistic expectations of the holidays, anxiety over gift-giving (financial difficulties), remembrance of loved ones lost or memories of past holidays with loved ones lost. The duration is temporary, lasting days to possibly weeks. S.A.D. -believed to be associated with decreased exposure to sunlight in the winter months . Treatments often include exercise - preferably outdoors, cognitive therapy, photo therapy and/or medications. Women seem to experience S.A.D. more often than men - perhaps this is because men are less likely to seek treatment. Resources: Mayo Clinic - Information about S.A.D. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/seasonal-affective-disorder/DS00195 National Alliance on Mental Illness - Information about S.A.D. http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Seasonal_Affective_Dis...

First, answer the assigned questions from the November 17 th post entitled, "Depression and Teenagers." You may post your answers online or hand them in on a separate piece of paper. Assignment is due at the end of the period. Second, if you finish early, spend some time looking at the "Ending Hunger" and "Coats for Kids" posts. Visit the links listed under each post. (I suggest looking at the ABC news story under the "Coats for Kids" post and the CBS news story under the "Ending Hunger" post.) If time permits, after reading and/ or viewing some of the news stories, post your comments. Social Readjustment Scale (Wikipedia Entry) Definitely check this out. Included is a scale particular to the stressful life events of minors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale If you have time, comment on the scale for minors. Does it seem realistic? Any other comments about this site? Also note the links on the "Depres...

Lesson Plans - "Good Will Hunting" http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/good-will-hunting.html Psychology and "Good Will Hunting" http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view& annid =10169 Wikipedia entry - "Good Will Hunting" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Will_Hunting Wisconsin State Journal Article - Risk Factors and Child Abuse http://www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/index.php?ntid=257656 Additional Information (Long-Term Effects of Child Abuse) http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_consequences.cfm Answer the following questions (Use the links above to help you answer the questions): Trauma as a young child can manifest itself in a number of ways later as an adult. How does the trauma Will experienced as a child manifest itself? Give three specific examples from the movie. 1) 2) 3) What other examples did we talk about this semester with regard to the lasting effects of childhood trauma? Provid...

APA Report: Sexualization of Girls - Depression, Anxiety http://www.apa.org/releases/sexualization.html APA - "Rumination" Not so good... http://www.apa.org/releases/co-rumination.html Reviving Ophelia Discussion Questions (Book) http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides_R/reviving_ophelia1.asp Reviving Ophelia Questions (Video) http://www.mediaed.org/videos/MediaGenderAndDiversity/RevivingOphelia This is an assignment for all Psych students. You may post your answers online or give them to me on a separate piece of paper. Assignment due: Nov.27 1. According to Pipher , how is the media toxic to both boys and girls? 2. Briefly discuss the psychological implications of this. 3. What advice does Pipher provide girls for combating the barrage of cultural negativity they are confronted with (especially from the media)? 4. What advice does Pipher give boys with regard to their relationships/friendships with girls? If you enjoyed this video, I recommend the book, Reviv...

Last night on WPR I heard about this amazing website. Check it out. Play the game. Let me know what you think about the site. http://www.freerice.com/ Check out this site as well! http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1&link=ctg_ths_home_from_ths_linktous_sitenav

Links from WPR's "Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders" http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_071107k.cfm This link contains links to a New York Times article on the issue as well as several NGO sources containing more information on the topic.

Lyrics: http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/hurricane.html Wikipedia Entry on the Song: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_(song )

Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope... and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. ~Robert F. Kennedy The time is always right to do what is right. ~Martin Luther King Jr. More reason to do good: ABC News story: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2685717&page=1 Research on the "helpers high" http://www.actsofkindness.org/inspiration/health/detail.asp?id=1 More on "helpers high" http://www.smm.org/buzz/buzz_tags/helpers_high Christian Science Monitor Article: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0725/p13s02-lire.htm Boston Globe Article: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2003/11/28/for_good_health_it_is_better_to_give_science_suggests?mode=PF MSN Article: http://health.msn.com/centers/depression/artic...

Wisconsin was the first state in the country to enact a law guaranteeing equal access to curriculum and extracurricular activities to all students, regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation. Information about starting a GSA http://www.tolerance.org/teens/stories/article.jsp?p=0&ar=48 In its 2005 National School Climate Survey , the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) found: 75% of students heard derogatory remarks such as "faggot" or "dyke" frequently or often at school, and nearly nine out of ten (89%) reported hearing "that's so gay" or "you're so gay" -- meaning "stupid" or "worthless" -- frequently or often. Over a third (37.8%) of students experienced physical harassment at school based on sexual orientation and more than a quarter (26%) based on their gender expression. Nearly one-fifth (17.6%) of students had been physically assaulted because of their sexual orientation and o...

GLSEN's December 2003 National School Climate Survey, for example, revealed a direct link between at-school harassment and the declining grade-point averages and college aspirations of LGBTQ students. "It's really simple: If you don't feel safe at school, you can't learn -- you're thinking about the next insult, the next throw against the locker," says Brian Juchems, program director for GSAs for Safe Schools. Based in Madison, the group provides leadership development and technical assistance to GSAs across south-central Wisconsin. In June 2004, GLSEN surveyed state policies to determine how well states were protecting LGBTQ students from harassment. Arranged report card-style, the survey assigned each state a grade: 42 states received F's, and only two received an A. Alarmingly, only eight states prohibited harassment based on sexual orientation, and seven states criminalized any positive mention of LGBTQ issues or people in the classroom. Wisco...

Every hour someone commits a hate crime. Every day at least eight blacks, three whites, three gays, three Jews and one Latino become hate crime victims. Psychology Students- Respond to A&E Investigative Reports Video 1. For many teenagers who join hate groups, what attracted them to the group? 2. What methods do some hate groups use to entice young people into their organization? (How do many hate groups go about expanding their base?) 3. According to the  ADL , what is one of the worst ways of dealing with this issue? 4. Why are many police/DA offices reluctant to label crimes against gays as hate crimes? 5. How are police departments working to be more proactive in preventing hate crimes? When you are finished with the questions, visit the interactive map and the hate symbols, graffiti sites (highlighted in light blue). Also, check out the video linked below. See how one community responded to hate.  http://www.facinghistory.org/ctp/ctp.nsf/All+Docs/C...

PBS Lesson - White Privilege http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2002/twotownsofjasper/classroom_lessonplan02.html White Privilege Checklist http://www.unh.edu/residential-life/diversity/aw_article17.pdf Much more on White Privilege including a link to the essay http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/White_privilege Resources on WhitePrivilege http://www.canopyweb.com/racism/ http://www.mtholyoke.edu/org/wsar/index.html

DeJure and DeFacto Segregation/NPR Story http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1872946 Key Findings in Harvard Research on Increasing Segregation: Increasing Segregation in States with Substantial Black Enrollment: Virtually all states with substantial black enrollments increased integration during the 1970's, but showed a rise in segregation between 1980 and 1996. The largest increases in segregation occurred in Rhode Island (20%), Wisconsin (13%), Florida (12%), Oklahoma (12%), Maryland (9%), Delaware (9%), and Massachusetts (9%). http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/features/1999/orfielddeseg06081999.html New York Times Lesson Plan (Little Rock to Jena) http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20070924monday.html

3rd and 4 th Period Psychology classes: Visit the following sites and take the online quizzes. Some of the sites contain activities pertaining to the issues of prejudice, discrimination and racism. Do the sorting activity. When you are finished with the quizzes and activities, post a comment. What did you learn from the quizzes and activities? Online Quiz: http://inequality.cornell.edu/~webmaster/cgi-bin/inequiz Sorting Activity: http://www.pbs.org/race/002_SortingPeople/002_00-home.htm "What's Race Got To Do With It?" http://www.pbs.org/race/005_MeMyRaceAndI/005_00-home.htm A NOTE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING QUIZZES: Although this web site is intended to supplement a McGraw -Hill anthology entitled Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination , all pages and activities are freely available and can be used with other texts or on their own. http://www.understandingprejudice.org/anthol.htm Online Quiz - Prejudice http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/ Images in A...

Lessons/Activities/Resources: Exploring Unintentional Racism: A Case Study: http://www.sciencecases.org/racism/racism.asp U.S. History Recovery/Civil Rights Mini Course Assignment: Click on the link below. Click on "Handout." Print a copy. Ask me for a copy of the transparency with the photo of the young child at the Klan rally in Gainesville Florida. If you would like to see the image online, click on "Picture." Answer all of the questions on the handout. "Kiddie Klan" Discussion Activity: http://www.bsu.edu/learningfromhate/t_kiddie.htm La Crosse Tribune Article/Mascot and Logo Issue http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/10/10/news/z01mascots1010.txt#COMMENT_FORM UW Eau Claire - Ethical Implications Native American Mascots and Logos http://www.uwec.edu/ais/Mascot%20Ethics%20Website/Education.html Psychological Considerations/Use of Native American Mascots and Logos http://www.aistm.org/fr.2002.of.polls.htm Institutional Racism in t...

*12% of American Children don't have any insurance coverage at all *The U.S. Ranks 37th in the world for infant mortality *One-in-five U.S. jobs does not provide health insurance, a pension, or wages high enough to support a family *For a family of 4, one year of health insurance costs an average of 11,000 *Over 1/2 of all bankruptcy filings in 2001 were a result of medical expenses How much do you know about inequality? Take this on-line test to find out! http://inequality.cornell.edu/~webmaster/cgi-bin/inequiz http://inequality.cornell.edu/academics/Aug%2022%20controversies_2007_syllabus1.pdf Los Angeles Program - Meals in a Backpack - Story and Video http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/15/eveningnews/main3369975.shtml

Lessons and Activities (Blood Diamonds and Adbusting) http://lessons.ctaponline.org/~bchavanu/ http://urbandreams.ousd.k12.ca.us/lessonplans/consumerism/worksheet9.htm Diamonds - Facts and Links http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/diamonds/facts.html Diamonds in Advertising - Photogallery http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/diamonds/ads.html http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/diamonds/sierraleone1.html Assignment: You are going to be an " adbuster ," creating an " advertisement " reflecting the sometimes grim reality of the diamond trade. The links above, the movie "Blood Diamond" as well as class lecture and discussions should provide you with the foundation to create an effective " adbusters style" advertisement . The Adbusters and " badvertising " websites contain many examples of adbusters style advertisements. Spend some time on these sites explo...

Read more about the controversy surrounding "reparative therapy." http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/educator/library/record/278.html

Fast Facts: A 2001 GLSEN survey found that 80 percent of GLBT students report verbal, sexual or physical harassment in school. Nearly one-third reported missing at least one day of school in a 30-day period due to personal safety fears. And one in five of the students reported being physically assaulted. Thirty percent of workers say they've heard colleagues use racial or ethnic slurs in the last 12 months. The same number report hearing sexist comments. Twenty-one percent of workers say they've overheard age-related ridicule, and 20% of workers report hearing jabs aimed at sexual orientation. One in 10 students say that someone at school has called them a derogatory word related to race, religion, ethnicity, disability, gender or sexual orientation in the past six months. Lessons, Activities and Information on Improving School Climate: IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO BIAS INCIDENTS: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=867&pa=3 Speaking...

Thank you Nicole for sharing your experiences working for the United Nations with us. Your stories and photographs will forever be imprinted in my memory (and I'm sure the memories of all the students). Your work with refugees is inspiration to all of us that we can indeed make a mark - and work toward making the world a better place! 2nd Period Civics: Don't forget to comment on one of two websites I asked you to visit. In your comment, relate what you've learned from the website to what you learned from our guest speaker, Nicole Brudos. You may post your comment here or on the Sierra Leone post. http://www.itvs.org/beyondthefire/master.html http://www.un.org/works/goingon/goinghome.html

Here are two good on-line quizzes identifying where you are with regard to political ideology. The image above does not represent where I stand ideologically. I found this image on flicker. I posted the image so you could get a better idea about what the test measures. Feel free to post comments on either of these "quizzes." http://www.politicalcompass.org/ http://typology.people-press.org/typology/

Missing Points? Visit the website below, watch four PSA's (public service announcements)created by Middle School students at Harmony Middle School in Kansas City. Let me know which PSA's you watched. What new information did you learn from the PSA's you watched? http://www.un.org/works/goingon/goinghome.html I'd also recommend reading the stories and watching the clips detailing these issues from the perspectives of the aid workers.

Time Magazine Photogallery http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519,00.html Feeding Minds: http://www.feedingminds.org/yw/index_en.htm

Children's Drawings of the conflict in Darfur. (ABC News) http://abcnews.go.com/International/popup?id=3443875 AOL Video/Children's Drawings of the Darfur crisis. http://video.aol.com/video-detail/childrens-drawings-of-darfur/3578469062 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site. Information about Darfur and other genocides here. Very extensive coverage. http://www.ushmm.org/conscience/ Online simulation - Refugee Camp http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5386745

Briefly discuss how Elliott's low expectations of those "on the bottom" became self-fulfilling prophesies. Use any example from "A Class Divided." http://www.janeelliott.com/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/ If time permits, this is a on-line baseline survey measuring prejudice. Your results are confidential. https://secure.understandingprejudice.org/index.php?section=baseline&action=showRegistration This is an interesting quiz you may want to take measuring hidden bias. http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/ Take the slide-show tour of prejudice. http://www.understandingprejudice.org/slidetour/

Additional information for those interested in learning more about Stereotype Threat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype_threat http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/199908/student-stereotype http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/interviews/steele.html Stereotype Threat Lesson Plan: http://www.kzoo.edu/psych/StereotypeThreat.pdf

I've provided some supplemental information here if you are interested in learning more about the issue of conflict diamonds. Warning, some of the links contain material that may be disturbing to some viewers. Exploring all of these links therefore, is not mandatory. We will, as a class, discuss the questions listed below. If time permits, we will examine the wikipedia link and the official movie site in class. Watch the following videos on the topic of conflict diamonds: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=295472232087924986 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6025953320962921907 http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/diamonds/index.html http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/082200debeers-diamonds.html Story: Movie Sparks Debate over Diamond Trade, 12/04/06 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec06/diamonds_12-04.html Reading Comprehension Questions: 1.What is a conflict diamond? 2. What is the movie Blood Diamond about...

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. Martin Luther King, Jr. The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. Martin Luther King, Jr. http://www.facinghistory.org/ctp/ctp.nsf/All+Docs/CTP+Our+Town+Movie?OpenDocument After watching the video, comment on how the people of Billings, Montana embraced the meaning of King's words. What did they do? Do you think their actions were courageous? Why?

http://www.psychologymatters.org/wiseconsumer.html Read the tips listed in this brief essay provided by the American Psychological Association. What two criteria do they deem most important when evaluating the validity of good psychological research? Select an article from the links provided below. Using what you learned from the American Psychological Association essay, briefly discuss questions, concerns or comments you have about a particular psychological study. More recent studies: (Caring for Pets - Good for Mental Health?) http://www.newsweek.com/id/91445 (Doing Good - Feel Better? "The Helpers High") http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2685717&page=1 Older studies: (Why Women Read More Than Men) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14175229&ft=1&f=1007 (Stress and New Motherhood) http://www.psycport.com/stories/bhsuper_2007_08_29_TDMA_0000-3303-KEYWORD.Missing.xml.html (Women and Body Image) http://www.psycport.com/stories/bhsgml_2007_08...

We've already discussed your perspectives on the proper role of government. Many people suggested that at minimum, the government should provide a sort of "safety net" for people in need. View the following stories dealing with communities in crisis. Do you think the government is serving the needs of the people? If so, what is the government doing to help people? If not, what should the government do to help people? If addressed in the clip, how do the people experiencing crisis view the government's reaction to their situation? Are they satisfied or dissatisfied with government reaction? Explain. http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/9267491.html http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/Soledad.childrenofstorm/index.html