My lecture podcast for my Abnormal Psychology Course (link) just passed one million downloads since I started keeping track in 2009. I am very happy it has benefitted so many people. I get emails from people all over the world with appreciation for my podcasts.
Category: Podcasts
Podcasts for my class lectures
PSY239 Podcast Episodes 6 & 7
PSY239 Podcast Episode 6: Mood disorders part 2; Episode 7: Anxiety disorders Continue reading PSY239 Podcast Episodes 6 & 7
PSY201A Podcast Episode 7 – Memory part 1 & Bell exercise 2.2
First half of this episode covers the James Bell workbook exercise 2.2 on how to identify psychological research. Second half covers memory, primarily encoding, storage, and associative networks. Continue reading PSY201A Podcast Episode 7 – Memory part 1 & Bell exercise 2.2
PSY239 Podcast Episodes 4 and 5
Episode 4 – Assessment and Diagnosis: Assessment: interviews, self-report, neurological. Diagnosis: DSM and the medical model for mental illness; ICD.Episode 5 – Mood Disorders Part 1: Mood Disorders introduction; symptoms; etiology of depression and bipolar disorder. Continue reading PSY239 Podcast Episodes 4 and 5
PSY201A Podcast Episode 6 – Nervous System & Brain
Nervous system part 2: glial cells & hormones. Brain structure and function; neuroimaging; hemispheric specialization; brain damage; plasticity. Continue reading PSY201A Podcast Episode 6 – Nervous System & Brain
PSY201A Podcast Episode 5 – Nervous system & Neurons
Nervous system organization & function. Neuroanatomy. action potential process, neurotransmitters & neurotransmission. Psychophysiology lab: muscle unit recruitment. Continue reading PSY201A Podcast Episode 5 – Nervous system & Neurons
PSY239 Podcast Episode 3 – Historical & Contemporary Approaches
- Covers historical understanding of abnormal behavior and mental illness, from 1100 to present. Also contemporary perspectives on understanding the causes of mental illness.
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PSY201A Podcast Episode 4 – Systems & Methods
- The scientific method, and methods of experimentation in psychology. Covers independent & dependent variables, control & experimental conditions, sampling, assignment, statistics.
Continue reading PSY201A Podcast Episode 4 – Systems & Methods
PSY201A Podcast Episode 3 – History, Systems & Methods Part 1
PSY201A Episode 3 – History, Systems & Methods Part 1
- This episode covers history of psychology post-renaissance, perspectives in psychology, and begins discussion of systems and methods: Scientific terminology.
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PSY239 Podcast Episode 1 and 2
PSY 239 Podcast Episode 1 – Course IntroductionThis episode covers the course policies and procedures. Continue reading PSY239 Podcast Episode 1 and 2