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For more information on nutritional facts are of benefit to us. determines the health and risk factors. For example, when it comes to preserving and conserving the values corresponding glucose levels healthy, but when you have a higher risk of infection Persoon risk of diabetes should monitor the level of blood sugar.
Psychological tests to identify the person, in the case of many essential nutrients, minerals, when it gets beyond what is available. For diabetics, in response to self-help, psychological testing, you will know whether high or low glucose. Help test car for this type typically include questions about food, usually, and often eaten part. Salts and sugars, sweeteners are not required.
Good nutrition is important to keep in mind and healthy body. Proper nutrition can be derived from products such as fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry products. It 'also important to keep a daily intake of each nutrient needed. Balance the lack of essential nutrients can be serious...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 26-07-2010 |
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The next time you are browsing magazines in a shop, a look at pop psychology department and see what kind of stories on their front page. You will notice a pattern monotonous titles that everyone on the hard disk (ie your) wealth or focus seems accurate, as you can "feel" to your well. Typical products are as follows entitled "Know yourself, you are" really happy to feel "attractive" or "strengthen your self-confidence and so on.
It's really all that interested people read? I am the only one, as shameless self-indulgent of our culture seems to be like? When judging magazines, it seems like we obsessed with our desire to feel good about themselves.
You could say "what that?" But aside from the obvious implications of selfishness neurotic, there is another problem. All this seems at the expense of our interest in the understanding of our environment. These journals are not self-help magazines. His journals of psychology. Psychology is a fascinating area of science, extremely...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in General self help | Posted on 26-07-2010 |
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The self-help movement really began with the advent of psychiatry, and the first revolutionary ideas of Dr. Sigmund Freud. Although Freud's ideas have been largely completed and many of them actually replace his work on the unconscious, the way we and our future revolution.
Psychology actually started with Dr. Sigmund Freud and his entourage to produce students who later became the science of psychoanalysis and technology to increase the unconscious to the conscious level of awareness. This process of clinical psychoanalysis was the first rigorous science of the mind, which has since been used as the basis for many other procedures and techniques that have spread throughout the Western world.
Our consciousness is always a great value for the spiritual traditions and the state is far from being something new in history. Since 5000 BC, it is generally accepted that the Hindu rituals and practices of mediation techniques, methods to increase their subconscious to a higher level of...
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Thoughts may be intangible expression in you. But they have a much greater effect on the whole man, in the perspective in their lives. This is the way that acts and looks situations manifested. And so it is important to have a positive belief system. You can improve and lead to a happier life, you help to build strong relationships and a better life. Outlook Your life is shaped by your childhood. If you are used to thinking negatively, it can be restructured to keep positive thoughts. This is the main goal of the psychology of the self. The method allows direct your thoughts and positive energy resulting from free on your profile. If you have a positive attitude is everything you do, which in turn makes it easy for themselves to achieve goals influence to find.
Psychology of self-help and other counseling or therapy session with professional self-esteem is the first order. Similarly, negative or limiting beliefs, you must answer the following questions on self-psychology.
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Are you exhausted all the news from the financial crisis? The media seems to be inundated with contradictory messages about the depth of the recession and its impact on all aspects of the economy. Although the best advice is always so, as always, "Do not worry and do not sit down," the greatest news the Opposite WAS: Many people fear more Than to see and hear.
Energy Psychology Self-help for the rescue!
Over the past twenty years I have energy psychology techniques to help myself and my clients always difficult. Now is the time you want to know what you actually get close to you biting your nails and the nation went off financial worries can help you.
Here are some tips practical:
1) to confirm your strengths and resources with the statement: "I always had enough love and money to support me ... I swear, keep enough money for me." (Attention, love and connection with others is more important than money.)
2), coming alongside the competition venue at the top center of...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Brain | Posted on 18-07-2010 |
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I've been able to purchase and read several books this past spring and summer. I will be posting about several of them. The first summer review is The Human Brain Book by Rita Carter (the subtitle is "An illustrated guide to its structure, function, and disorders). The book makes for not just a great coffee table book (it's over sized), but also includes a DVD that has some additional features one can use in class. The publisher is D/K, the wonderful publishers whose books are among my favorites.
Oh, how I wish I had a book like this when I began teaching psychology. From a visual learner's point of view, this book hits the jackpot. It begins with a history of studying the brain, landmarks in neuroscience and photos of a series of brain scans. You know all those pesky little questions that your students ask, but you're not sure of the answer because your neuroscience course was 20+ years ago and the images (I mean drawings) were in black and...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 09-07-2010 |
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Time magazine (July 19, 2010 issue) came out today with a cover story about the "Myth of Only Children." The article goes over the claims by G. Stanley Hall in the early work of developmental psychology. The fight of research conclusions attempting to go against popular thought is explored along with the research citations. Current stats along with various quotes from only children and an examination of families and their decision making process are included.
There is some good background/history of psychology research discussed as well as the social/economic context for having larger families and the current changes many couples are dealing with.
A second article on hoarding and the emotional attachment to things follows the cover story article. Check it out here at "Cleaning House." In addition to the disorder, the article examines the television imitations to "Hoarders" on A and E television.
Posted by Chuck Schallhorn
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 07-07-2010 |
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For me, this blog falls under the category of "Why didn't I find this before?" David Mcraney (who describes himself as a a journalist who loves psychology, technology and the internet") writes a provocative blog called You Are Not So Smart where he posts thoughtful musings about common "misconceptions", such as:
Most opinions are the result of years of rational, objective analysis.In romance, opposites attract.After you learn something new, you remember how you were once ignorant or wrong.These ideas probably seem familiar to most of us psychology teacher-types - we talk about them (often in the research methods or social psych. chapters) and often they start lively, important discussions in the classroom.
I've always wanted to have a psychological version of the great "Bad Astronomy" webpage, and this blog comes darn close, in a way.
(personal note: I found out about this blog through a great friend, Jim Hanna. Thanks Jim!)
posted by Rob McEntarffer
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 07-07-2010 |
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I had a lovely young woman come in to tell a story of violence. She was claiming compensation for a specific event of violence. The premise of compensation is that society pays for an injury that results from the violence. Life or "functioning" in psychological speak has got to have got worse as a result of the violence to claim compensation.
She had a miserable life. She lived in our very anglo-celtic town and was from a mixed heritage background. She suffered what we all dread for our children - merciless bullying. She was called ugly to her face because she had obvious racial characteristics thought unattractive by simple, basic, culturally poor children. I felt ashamed to be anglo.
Her mother and father separated and her mother brought her up in way thought abusive in our culture, possibly just "traditional" in her own. Regardless the girl felt unloved and completely alone. She began self-harming with enthusiasm and began acting-out at home. The bullying continued well into...
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I'm catching up on podcasts that I missed during the pre-grad and graduation time. I caught this Point of Inquiry interview with Scott Lilienfeld, author of 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions About Human Behavior. The interview is a solid one which can describe for teachers (and advanced students) that makes the distinction between scientific and pop psychology. He and the interviewer also go through a number of the myths covered in the book. Great reading and great listening.
Posted by Chuck Schallhorn
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 30-06-2010 |
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This is a new documentary about the Oregon State Hospital (made famous by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). It documents the struggles of 5 people in the hospital. It also touches on the history of mental hospitals and the legal struggles these patients face.
http://www.guiltyexcept.com/index.php
It was shown in Portland at the end of June and there is no word on when the full version will be available for the public, but there is contact information for the people involved in the documentary.
Here is little excerpt from the website:
"Guilty Except for Insanity follows the journeys of five people who enlist the insanity defense after being charged with serious crimes. The documentary portrays the circumstances surrounding their crimes and the dilemmas they confront as they enter the Oregon State Hospital under the "guilty except for insanity" plea."
-posted by Trevor Tusow
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 30-06-2010 |
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This post comes to you from the Pacific Northwest! I (Rob) got to work with some FABULOUS teachers at the AP Psych Institute in Bellevue, WA, and we worked with an interesting website this morning: Poll Everywhere
http://www.polleverywhere.com/
This site allows you to post a multiple choice question for folks (students and/or teachers in a prof. development course, etc.) who can then text in a certain code and "vote" on one of the options. At our institute we used poll everywhere as part of a discussion about "Formative Diagnostic Items" - a formative assessment technique that helps teachers quickly gather data about student misconceptions.
(By the way: My participants are the BEST participants ever in the history of AP Psychology institutes. So there)
- posted by Rob McEntarffer
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 27-06-2010 |
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How do people move away from their extremist beliefs? When an individual leaves a terrorist organisation do they change their attitudes and beliefs or do they just stop acting on them? How often do individuals leave one extremist organisation and replace those beliefs with other extreme beliefs? Do they hold similar values and just moderate them a bit? If governments around the world address disenfranchisement and bring the extremists "into the tent" does that deradicalise them?
What a fantastically interesting area to pursue for a Phd. My lovely friend Kate has the untold luxury and burden of trying to answer these questions for the next two years. She is already one year in and these days we only have a strict three year time frame for each Phd. She has the privilege of interviewing the fair dinkum extremists who have walked away. She gets to get to know why they no longer belong to the groups that throw the bombs. Did they change, or have they just changed how they do it? ...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 17-06-2010 |
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I was browsing DonorsChoose today and found several psychology-related projects to share. If you can, please consider helping these teachers help their students by contributing. If you are a teacher, DonorsChoose is a great way to get additional resources for your classroom. Go here if you are a teacher to find out how to begin the process. (Full disclosure: I did one last year to get copies of The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation for my civics classes.)
Here are the projects I found:
California teacher needs 36 copies of Morton Hunt's The Story of PsychologyCalifornia teacher needs 8 copies of the "IB Psychology Course Companion" Georgia teacher needs 40 copies of the AP Psychology exam preparation book "5 Steps to a 5" Illinois teacher needs 7 review books and flash card sets to help prepare them for the AP Psychology ExamCalifornia teacher needs 35 copies of the Barron's AP Psychology review book and 7 additional AP Psychology resources and 35 sets of...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 15-06-2010 |
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i need some help with the technology I struggle with. if anyone out there reads this stuff you might notice i dont respond to comments. the problem is all the comments i receive are written in japanese script! no matter who posts the comments! i am missing a whole lost of interesting comments and i'd love to respond or at least see if people think i write crap. If you have any suggestions for how to fix the problem please e-mail me to make a suggestion: katman2@dodo.com.au
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 09-06-2010 |
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Okay, teachers, trust me on this one -- file it away for next year and bring it out when you want your students to apply their knowledge to a real-world setting.
The Wall Street Journal today posed a question: what's the best preventive health slogan for kids? The story focuses on Blue Cross Blue Shield's new "5-2-1-0" campaign (PDFs in English and in Spanish) to teach healthy habits and reduce the amount of obesity and prevalence of diabetes by encouraging children to do the following everyday:
5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day2 hours or fewer of screen time1 hour of physical activity0 unsweetened drinksAs Katherine Hobson implies in the WSJ, though, "5-2-1-0" is not terribly catchy, and public service campaigns in general aren't as popular as slogans produced by the private sector in large part due to the vast differences in advertising budgets. She states that with rare exception, slogans like "Just Say No to Drugs" aren't as memorable as "Coke is it."
So here's your...
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racism is always confronting. it is especially difficult when it comes out of the mouth of a family member. Someone who will always at your diner table at family functions but with atrocious values. My brother in law began the tirade about the migrants who are violent criminals. He argued that Sydney is going down the toilet because of these migrant gangs. He sees them "everywhere" and they are responsible for violence and crime.
Psychology can explain racism. it can explain that we have a tendency to attend to the bits of information that confirms our attitudes but we ignore the bits that don't. So my brother in law only sees and only remembers the examples of the migrant violence but conveniently ignores the violence caused by anglo celtic aussies.
The other bit of psychology is much more personal ( in a way). Any forensic psychologist can tell you that people behaving badly are every where. They come from all backgrounds, all races. They are more likely to be uneducated,...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 27-05-2010 |
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so we have a convicted child porn watcher. he is fairly true to type. He is middle aged, unmarried, lonely. He is ineffectual and unable to maintain normal romantic attachments. Not because he is particularly repulsive, just because he hasn't quite sharpened the skills necessary. He developed a bit of an OCD quality to his computer and internet use. At one stage making sure he had every image or page of a particular topic "covered" and then another topic. One month it was Australian warships, the next it was organic gardening. I'm not kidding.
SO then it was pornography. This time it was "the worst possible thing" he could look at. In some ways he continued to look at it to make sure he was still horrified by it. A bit like poking a tooth decay hole to make sure it still hurts. He handed over his credit car details and purchased images.
Needless to say he was eventually tracked down and sent to me for treatment. We needed to deal the sexual interest of course, with social isolation,...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 23-05-2010 |
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(Photo via the collection of Jack and Beverly Wilgus)
This past Friday was the 150th anniversary of the death of one of psychology's all-time favorite subjects, Phineas Gage. Today in Vermont (as I learned via ScienceBlogs) the Cavendish Historical Society is holding a walking tour of famous sites related to Gage including the accident site itself, the home of Dr. Harlow (the surgeon who treated Gage) and the house that Gage was taken to after the accident.
The newsletter of the CHS published earlier this month gives some great historical background to Gage's accident, including this reference from the local newspaper on the following day:
Horrible Accident: As Phineas P. Gage, a foreman on the railroad in Cavendish, was yesterday engaged in tamping -for a blast, the powder exploded, carrying an iron instrument through his head an inch and a fourth in circumference, and three feet and eight inches in length, which he was using at the time. The iron centered on the side of his...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 20-05-2010 |
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These findings probably won't surprise most teachers, but I wonder if the findings might start interesting classroom conversations. This LifeHacker blog post summarizes research coming out of Seligman's Positive Psychology Center regarding the relative impact of high levels of self-discipline vs. IQ as predictors of success. As teachers, I bet we would have predicted the outcome: Self-discipline wins. But it might be interesting to hear what students would predict, and whether these findings match their experiences/perceptions? The original research article is also available in full text.
It also might be interesting to bring Dweck's research about "ability vs. effort" attributions into this conversation about self-discipline vs. intellectual "ability"
Posted by Rob McEntarffer
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 19-05-2010 |
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A full-time teaching position for the 2010-2011 school year has opened up at Clintonville High School in Clintonville, WI (35 miles west and slightly north of Green Bay). The assignment includes: AP Psychology, Sociology, World Studies and US History.
Full details of the job can be found at http://ww2.wisconsin.gov/state/employment/app?COMMAND=gov.wi.state.cpp.job.command.ShowJobDetails&selectedJob=201005121339521476804 Applications must be sent by May 28th.
If you have information on a high school teaching position which includes psychology that we can post on the THSP Blog, please contact Kent Korek at kkorek@germantown.k12.wi.us. Best of luck to everyone looking for an opening.
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 18-05-2010 |
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Below is the latest news from Emily Leary (Eleary@apa.org) regarding the Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS).
2010 TOPSS Committee Elections The mission of the APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) is to promote the scientific nature of introductory and advanced high school psychology; to meet curricular needs of secondary school teachers; and to provide opportunities for high school students to be recognized and rewarded for their academic excellence. If you would like to become more involved in TOPSS, we encourage you to consider serving on the TOPSS Committee. TOPSS is especially interested in encouraging individuals from diverse backgrounds (including diversity in race/ethnicity, gender, ability/disability, sexual orientation, age, and religion) to consider running for TOPSS Office. In 2010, the following three elected positions will be filled:
Chair-Elect Member-at-Large (2) The Chair position is a three-year ...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 18-05-2010 |
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As many of you are painfully aware, there are a large number of school districts across the country laying off staff. In some places hundreds of teachers are being given pink slips.
We here at the Teaching High School Psychology Blog would like to do what we can to help connect teachers with job openings. If anyone is aware of a teaching posting which includes psychology as part of the assignment, please send the information to Kent Korek at kkorek@germantown.k12.wi.us. I will then post the information on the THSP blog.
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 18-05-2010 |
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In the AP Courses and Exams section of the AP Central website (http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Controller.jpf), you will find all of the AP Psychology Free Response Questions since 1999 along with various other documents pertaining to the FRQs. Many people have difficulties finding the documents from 1999-2002 as they are on a different web page. To make it easier for teachers, below you will find links to the AP Central documents. Please report any faulty links to Kent Korek at kkorek@germantown.k12.wi.us
2010 (Please note: some of the below items have not yet been published)
Free Response Questions 1 & 2
FRQ Scoring Guidelines (Rubrics)
Student Performance Q&A
FRQ Scoring Statistics
Sample Response Question 1
Sample Response Question 2
Overall Grade Distribution
2009
Free Response Questions 1 & 2
FRQ Scoring Guidelines (Rubrics)
Student Performance Q&A
FRQ Scoring Statistics
Sample Response Question 1
Sample Response Question 2
Overall Grade...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 17-05-2010 |
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I know this has taken a while. Things have been very busy at Peninsular Psychology. We have moved into a new sunny little house with polished floor boards and lots of room. We are all in love with it - our clients especially.
So back to work.
I was confronted only recently with the dilemmas of leaving a violent marriage. She put up with his controlling violence for years. Ended up sleeping with the kids in one room with a chair against the door. He gave her no money and no access to the car. They lived on a country property and he cut off the phone. Eventually she was discovered by a community service. The women who came to her rescue assisted her to leave with her kids. The settled her in a new house - happy days.
So the interesting twist is that she has no more access to anything in her previous home. her ex changed the locks and it has now become "a civil matter" so of no interest to police. She and the kids had to leave with nothing. They are safe but destitute. he of course...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 16-05-2010 |
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Trust me, psych teachers -- give the above video a try. Thanks to ScienceBlogs.com for first posting this!
If you're interested in learning more, check out invisiblegorilla.com -- Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons have a new book on the subject of attention coming out this week.
--Posted by Steve
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 15-05-2010 |
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The above infographic is from GOOD Magazine and displays the 10 most prescribed psychiatric drugs in the U.S. in 2009. More drugs were prescribed than there are Americans!
Here are some other psych-related infographics:
How to trick your brain (Boston.com)
Which countries are the happiest? (GOOD)
How colors are perceived in ten countries (Information is Beautiful)
And don't forget, before putting too much faith in an inforgraphic, to note this warning.
--posted by Steve
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 11-05-2010 |
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In case you and your students need a little break after the AP! Maybe we can have our students work on more psychology posters like these over the next month?
You can find more of these at http://fakescience.tumblr.com/. --posted by Steve
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 11-05-2010 |
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Here's wishing everyone, students and teachers, the best of luck on today's (05/11/10) AP Psychology Exam.
Teaching High School Psychology Blog Moderators
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 09-04-2010 |
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Of course, we are all fascinating by illusions. Now, it seems that there is an artist who creates them using Adobe Photoshop. His name is Erik Johansonn, a Swedish designer. While there are many examples, here are a couple of which we will tease you with below. You can find these and more of his work at this site: http://www.alltelleringet.com/
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Here's a great quote for you today:
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal."
- Henry Ford
What is your goal? Do have something you really want and desire right now?
Are you working towards achieving it and if not, what's stopping you?
It's amazing that when you really go for what you want, nothing can stop you but as soon as you begin to doubt - guess what? You see problems, obstacles in your way.
You can either focus on the goal you want to achieve or on the problems facing you and the obstacles in your path. You cannot do both.
If you want to succeed and achieve your desires in life you need to always have your eyes on your goal.
Read more about goals here
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in goal setting | Posted on 08-04-2010 |
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Just updated my new membership site "Aspire to be You"...
So far I've got about 40 members who are enjoying full membership at a ridiculously low introductory price of just $4.97 per month.
Here's the monthly program which will build into a complete self help course over the months:
Month 1 - getting started
- Important Definitions - I explain the most important concepts for you.
- Attitude and mindset - some words of warning and help which will set you up for success.
- What is the reality of your problem? -
Month 2 - Goal Setting and Happiness
Plus a FREE e-book "10 ways to be happy"
Month 3 - Public Speaking
Plus a FREE e-book "Prepare for public speaking success"
There's lots more inside and lots more to come.
I'm really excited to tell you about this site because this is the first time I've tried to run a membership site.
At the moment you can still get in and take advantage of the special offer while I develop the site.
Sign up today and you'll get a FREE 30...
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Looking for a great audio review activity? Not all teachers have the time or inclination to put together the kind of resources that Michael Britt does. Thanks to Michael, we have the Psychfiles podcast. If that were not enough, he has created an audio review guide that is sure to help all of our students (see screen capture above). This review contains visual concept maps for a variety of topics and audio explanations for the topics within these areas (see capture below). Students can click on the topics of their choice and play them with the player at the bottom of the page.
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 07-04-2010 |
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One of our blog moderators, Steve Jones, has been featured in the New York Times, in the April 6, 2010 edition of classroom resources blog. Steve had written in his response to an article about the use of coal in producing electricity (and the perceptions/misperceptions of his students).
You can read about Steve and his great in class thinking/strategies here.
Congrats to Steve and keep up the good work! Follow Steve's tweets on twitter.
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Happiness | Posted on 07-04-2010 |
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Hi,
I hope you're happy today and feeling fine but if not can I ask
you:
What is happiness? What would make you happy?
Here's a quick quote:
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Being unhappy or depressed means that your life is not reflecting who you are and the values you have. This causes you pain and confusion. To be happy you need to try to live your life more in tune with who you are.
How can you enjoy the journey when you are not sure where you are going?
Imagine being the driver of a car...You need to change course and turn to get to your destination, you may even get lost but if you know where you are going and how to get there you can enjoy the journey.
Finally:
"Life is not about accomplishment; it's all about doing, participating, progressing, growing,learning."
- Mike Hernacki
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ASPIRE TO BE YOU -
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I have created a new *low cost* membership site to help you become...
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Want to offer you a positive thought today...
Are you busy running...trying to achieve something...trying to be something?
Well stop a moment and consider this thought:
"It's not what you do that is important...
it's how you feel about it."
I think this says it all.
Have a great day - let your feelings guide you to what is best for you.
If you would like help becoming the person you know you can be then get a FREE trial of my new membership site "Aspire to be You" and get a FREE CD too:
Click here to get the CD and Free Trial Membership now
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 02-04-2010 |
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Autism affects 1 in 100 children; 1 in 70 boys. April is Autism Awareness Month and today, April 2 is Autism Awareness Day. As we move in time, there are larger numbers of students who have some aspect of the disorder.
Autism Speaks.Org Site that assists families with their children who have autism. They also provide information about autism along with links related to research, how to support, and how to become involved in the fight against autism.
Cafepress Site for Autism Awareness
The Autism Society
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On Sunday April 11 National Geographic will broadcast a special on the effects of solitary confinement. Part of the Explorer series, "Solitary Confinement" looks at the mental health issues that can be induced with isolation. One segment of the program focuses on how isolation is currently being used in an American prison - more than 80,000 prisoners are put in isolation every year - but the other more fascinating aspect is that NG is doing a reality TV version of solitary confinement.
Beginning today (April 2) three volunteers will live in an 80 square foot cell in the DC area with minimal human contact for one week, and have their every moment streamed via cameras to a website. Naturally since we're in the the Web 2.0 era participants will be allowed to write outgoing Twitter messages which will be sent to the world as well. (EDIT: Twitter feed appears to be http://twitter.com/ExploreSolitary.)
Here are some background links on solitary confinement, many which feature...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 01-04-2010 |
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To add one more example to Chuck's excellent post on real beauty versus illusion here's an example from last year of a cover model whose image was so badly Photoshopped that it couldn't exist in nature. The clip below is from the Rachel Maddow show, and while it veers off into more free speech issues at the end, the beginning portion is great.
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
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A few years ago, Dove Soap created a campaign for "real beauty" in an attempt to alter cultural attitudes toward what makes women attractive. This campaign originally featured the video below to make viewers aware of how much change goes into a woman's appearance before and after she is photographed. Whether it is lighting, makeup, or editing the photo, there is a clear and distinct difference between reality and the images that people see in the magazines. Below is their effort. Your students will be amazed if they are not already familiar with this video.
Here is a follow-up video showing Photoshop alterations to pictures:
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 31-03-2010 |
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You've certainly seen their free magazines and perhaps even their emails. The Southern Poverty Law Center's education project is an outstanding site dealing with a variety of prejudice and reduction of prejudice articles, activities, and resources. One could literally teach an entire course utilizing the materials on this site.
The Magazine
Professional Development
Activities Search Page with list below
Mix It Up
If you are a believer in social justice, reducing prejudice, increasing understanding, and increasing an understanding of history, this is a fantastic site.
Enjoy,
Chuck
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 30-03-2010 |
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Going back through my bookmarks, I (Chuck) ran across this site, Optics for Teens. The site is very basic, but includes great information:
What is optics?
Celebrities and experts in the fields of light
Optical Illusions
Additional links to light and vision
Gallery Page
Page for Teachers and Parents
The image below is in the site's gallery as an example of the sun seen in three ultraviolet lights
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 29-03-2010 |
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I am not a small man. BTW, this is Chuck. You could call me large, big, fluffy (ode to Gabriel Iglesias), husky, bouncer-like, and more. I am 6'3" 310 pounds. Large, but proportional.
I've always had a sweet tooth--I love the junk food and sugar in nearly all its incarnations. This morning, I saw an article on NPR called, "Junk Food Jones Is Wired in Your Brain." This confirmed what I suspected--I am an addict. It was shown in a fascinating bit of research which could even diverge into a discussion of ethics and animal research.
One quote: "Inside their little brains, the junk-food eating rats developed a big problem. Just like drug takers, the rats needed a bigger fix of junk food over time to maintain their pleasure. So they kept on eating, and kept on getting fatter. As the scientists explained in their paper, "extended access to palatable high-fat food can induce addiction-like deficits in brain reward function," which...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 29-03-2010 |
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When I (this is Chuck) began teaching AP Psych, I had difficulty explaining why certain illusions were based in the eye and why others were based in the brain. I had never had an undergraduate course in sensation and perception and my book resources were almost non-existent. There is a proliferation of illusion sites on the web, but few actually explain the illusion. I've discovered the Illusion Sciences blog site that explains the illusions much to my delight.
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 27-03-2010 |
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I was doing some research on intelligence and, of course, went to the TED web site. While researching, I came across a fascinating talk (no surprises there) about gaming as a tool to improve the world.
This idea intrigued me so I began watching a game designer, Jane McGonigal talk about the qualities that gamers possess and how they could possibly turn their enthusiasm, focus, and optimism form the virtual world and somehow translate that into the real world. Fascinating--worth the 15 minutes.
For the record, I am not a gamer, but many of my students are and were also intrigued by her ideas. Additionally, one could argue that it takes a great deal of psychological knowledge to make a satisfying gaming experience. In fact, one could use the video as a point of analysis for psychological concepts (that are mentioned, but not by name). Again, great stuff.
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 26-03-2010 |
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Here are the words to a song I just heard - read the words - they are incredible!
The song is by Lindsay Lohan and you can listen to it at the end (the words and the message are more important than the music). Enjoy it:
"I Decide"
Don't think that you can tell me what to think
I'm the one who knows what's good for me
And I'm stating my independence
Gonna take the road I'm gonna take
And I'm gonna make my own mistakes
It's my life
I decide
I decide how I live
I decide who I love
Choice is mine
And no one gets to make my mind up
I decide
I decide where I go
What I need
Who I know
I'm the one who's runnin' my life
I decide
I decide
Don't think you're ever gonna hold me down
Couldn't do it then can't do it now
I'm kickin' down all the fences
I'm gonna do it all and do too much
And if I mess the whole thing up
It's my ride
I decide
I decide how I live
I decide who I love
Choice is mine
And no one gets to make my mind up
I decide
I decide where I go
Where I sleep
Who I know
I'm the...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 26-03-2010 |
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The textbook recommendation below comes with some background. I have taught Psychology since 1987 and A.P. Psychology since 1992 (second year of course). During that time, I have used a variety of texts, including Exploring Psychology, Psychology and You, Exploring Psychology, multiple editions of the Myers Psychology text, Ludy Benjamin's intro text from the mid-90s and the second edition of the Wade and Tavris text. I currently use the Dennis Coon text Psychology: A Journey as my regular psychology text and his college text for my current AP course.
A few weeks ago, I asked the readers of this blog for info on their favorite textbooks, but neglected to share my own views about my favorite and current AP Psychology text, Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior by Coon and Mitterer, 11th Edition. The publisher is Thomson/Wadsworth. The book has 700 pages including an appendix on statistics.
While there are a few concepts that the book...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 26-03-2010 |
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at http://www.nimh.nih.gov has published an excellent 30 page booklet entitled Mental Health Medications. The booklet, organized by disorders, details many of the psychiatric medications used today. The publication ends with an alphabetical listing of drugs.
The booklet can be viewed online at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/mental-health-medications/index.shtml and/or downloaded as a PDF file at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/mental-health-medications/nimh-mental-health-medications.pdf
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 25-03-2010 |
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In the last few months, Gerry Palmer introduced a new product to the line of PsychKit.com games and activities; a set of inversion goggles. These glasses literally "turn the world upside down" for the viewer, use only one 4" prism. This design makes for a larger field of vision than the older two prism models.
Students can have fun trying to write their name, pick up an object or draw a picture using the goggles. The inversion goggles work perfectly when covering how the lens in the eye inverts the image.
A student in the AP Psychology class at Pinkerton Academy of Derry, NH has posted a short (1:38) YouTube video of someone wearing a set of inversion goggles trying fairly unsuccessfully to write her name on a white board at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpKEHEuJ2oQ It should be noted, the goggles in the video are not from PsychKits, but instead made by Jim Matiya who for many many years was the main supplier of both displacement and inversion goggles for teachers around the...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 25-03-2010 |
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Once again we are back to the 2000 version of Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life (11e) by Robert Carson, James Butcher, and Susan Mineka from Allyn and Bacon. On March 17th we posted information (http://teachinghighschoolpsychology.blogspot.com/2010/03/abnormal-case-studies.html)regarding three cases studies on the book's website.
Today we are writing about an activity found in the Teacher's Toolbox section regarding therapy. After students read through four short paragraphs describing the actions of a therapist, they must determine which type of technique (school) they use.
Please feel free to add examples in the comments section below. The therapy activity can be found at http://www.abacon.com/psychsite/tool_therapy.html
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 24-03-2010 |
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The Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center has developed a website devoted to the work of Carl Rogers. Below is the "About Us" page from the site.
The Carl Rogers website serves as a gateway to the work of Dr. Carl Rogers and the many disciplines he influenced. Its primary audience is scholars and practitioners. It is a project of Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, funded by the proceeds of the 2002 Carl R. Rogers Centennial Symposium.
The site includes a bibliography of books and articles by and about Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach (PCA) with links to those that are available online. It makes available a collection of rich media - selected audio and video archives that are streamed as WindowsMedia, as well as samples from the CD ROM Carl Rogers: A Daughter's Tribute and Howard Kirschenbaum's videotape Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach. The audio collection is selected from the Carl R. Rogers archive at University of California at Santa...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 23-03-2010 |
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We will start our postings on Psychoanalysis with a quick stop at the website for the American Psychoanalytic Association. While the site at http://www.apsa.org/ is primarily designed for therapists, high school teachers can find some useful information.
Pay particular attention to the "About Psychoanalysis" section as well as the "Education Initiative" tab under the "Programs" section.
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 22-03-2010 |
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Thanks to everyone who posted a comment in last week's post for Lawrence Rosenblum's new book See What I'm Saying: The Extraordinary Power of our Five Senses. I loved the comments about your favorite sense and now will have to start having my students do that. Anyhow, I went to my favorite online random number generator, plugged in the numbers 1 through 9, hit "Generate" and got back the answer: 1. (Why was I so surprised by 1 when all numbers are equally likely?)
1 = the first commenter in the thread who was Andrea McKay of Jackson, Michigan. Congratulations Andrea! Your book will be headed your way soon, thanks again to Dr Rosenblum and Norton Publishing. Thanks to everyone for participating!
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 22-03-2010 |
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To begin our Midnight Postings for the Treatment Unit we turn to the University of Illinois' Counseling Center who has published a number of self-help brochures.
The brochures cover many topics of interest to both high school and university students. Below we have included the links to some of the major brochures.
The brochures can be purchased and sent via UPS (click on the link below) or accessed online. The main listing can be found at http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=7
Self-Help Brochure Order Form
Academic Difficulties Dissertation Success StrategiesOvercoming ProcrastinationPerfectionismTest AnxietyTime ManagementA Student’s Guide to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Adjustment to College Life Adjusting to CollegeSleep HygieneCommitted Relationships and SchoolFirst-Generation College StudentsCross-Cultural Journey for International Students Alcohol/Drug Abuse and Addictions Adult Children of AlcoholicsGambling and College Students...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Leadership | Posted on 12-02-2010 |
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You are probably aware of the many difficult people in your life. From your stubborn boss, procrastinating coworker, angry child, intrusive step-parents, or hurtful spouse, these individuals can ruin your sanity. They make you miserable.
I am about to share with you four mistakes you must avoid to deal with a difficult person. Too often people use these tips to change a difficult person, but matters only get worse. Adhere to these tips, otherwise you could be making people more difficult:
1. Sending solutions. Common phrases that indicate solving include: "What if you..." "Stop doing... and start.." and "Why don't you..."
Telling people what to do does not work. Solutions are so often the problem. You cannot tell people what they must do because they will have no commitment to change. The more you push solutions on people, the more they pull away from you and your suggestion. Real solutions, commitment, and desire for change come from participation.
2. Moralizing. Common...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Leadership | Posted on 12-02-2010 |
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There might be a lot of leaders in your area, but there are only a few who know exactly what makes a good leader. As a leader, you’re expected to bring you and your team to success. As a leader, your team looks up to you for guidance and support.
Wanting to know what makes a good leader is already the first step to achieving your goal. However, there is always room for improvement. Read on and find out how you can become a good leader.
1) Teamwork
A leader might be the head of the organization or team, but he or she cannot function well without teamwork. Unfortunately, a lot of leaders let their position get into their heads. They move without consulting the rest of the team.
What makes a good leader is a sense of teamwork. Although you might be the one calling the shots, you can’t completely disregard the people you’re responsible for.
2) Strength
Another important factor of what makes a good leader is strength. Whether it’s strength in making a decision, or...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Happiness | Posted on 12-02-2010 |
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There are negative influences to be found all around us in this world. Some people inexplicably wait for the next negative event seemingly with bated breath, whilst others, like me, do everything in their power to repel such influences.
I'm sure that you, like I, have come across people who seem to be surrounded by a black cloud of mood-dampening negativity, and the creepy feeling of that dark mist reaching its arms out to grab you makes you want to turn tail and flee! I sometimes have to stop myself from physically putting out my arms as a barrier against those dark and dreary vibes, or covering my ears so as to stop a negative droll from entering my hearing space. My body language must be screaming out, yelling at those vibes, telling them to get away from me; that I do not want to catch that contagious disease called negativity.
In my imagination, this really is what I am doing; I am holding up a stick and warding off that tenacious terrier dog, stopping it from nipping at my...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in Happiness | Posted on 11-02-2010 |
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To feel a sense of peace is very important to the majority of human beings. Some people of course thrive upon unrest and feel that without an unsettled feeling they would not be motivated to achieve their maximum potential. But peacefulness is ultimately a state which allows one to rest and recharge their batteries. To be at peace with oneself sets the scene for a more relaxing and enjoyable life.
Yet for the majority of human beings, peacefulness is only felt for fleeting moments, providing us with a tantalizing glimpse of how we would like to feel on a regular basis. We all have the ability to feel a sense of peace; peace, after all is subjective experience. It is possible for one person to feel peace whilst in the middle of a war zone, and yet another may feel anything but peaceful whilst lying down on their own sofa.
It is clear that peacefulness is created by your attitude. It does not matter what is happening around you; what matters is how you think about it. Peace comes...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in General self help | Posted on 11-02-2010 |
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Thinking negative thoughts never did anybody any good. Unfortunately, not everyone can stop negative thinking. Reasons for this vary.
An event or a series of events could have contributed to a person’s train of thought. At other times, it could be the way a person was brought up. He might have grown up in a negative environment. Whatever the case may be, it is high time to move on.
It’s time to stop negative thinking.
Step 1: Be aware of your thoughts.
Sometimes, negative thinking has become too much a part of our lives that we don’t even realize that all our thoughts point to negative.
Once you become aware of your thought patterns, however, you’ll be able to actively switch to positive thoughts more often, until such a time those positive thoughts become your default setting instead!
Why do you think it is important to stop negative thinking? Well, that’s because whatever is in our thoughts affect the things happening in our reality. Negative thoughts will only...
Posted by Doncrack | Posted in General self help | Posted on 11-02-2010 |
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If there's one thing people always need to work on, it's their own selves. Life constantly changes and we, too, should learn to adapt. Personal self development helps us take care of that. It targets different aspects of our lives that are important to our well-being.
This article will delve into some personal self development issues that generally need taking care of. Some of these issues might be more relevant to you than others, but everything will have an impact on you one way or another.
Read this article to find out just how you can keep improving yourself.
Your Body Is A Temple.
The way you look at yourself is one of the most important issues of personal self development. It's a fact that physical appearance and health have a lot to do with how society treats you.
If you're overweight or malnourished, now is the time to take care of yourself. Having a few extra pounds is easily taken care of. You can spend ten minutes each morning working out - jogging in place,...
