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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...