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PSY239 Podcast Episodes 6 & 7

Dana Leighton — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:06:42 +0000

PSY239 Podcast Episode 6: Mood disorders part 2; Episode 7: Anxiety disordersPSY239 Podcast Episode 6 — Mood Disorders part 2 — Covers treatment of mood disorders:PSY239 Podcast Episode 6PSY239 Podcast Episode 7 – Anxiety Disorders — Covers anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder.PSY239 Podcast Episode 7

PSY201A Podcast Episode 7 – Memory part 1 & Bell exercise 2.2

Dana Leighton — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:32:43 +0000

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. PSY201A Podcast Episode 7 – Memory part 1 & Bell exercise 2.2Technorati Tags: memory, psychology

PSY239 Podcast Episodes 4 and 5

Dana Leighton — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:29:13 +0000

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.Episode 4 – Assessment and Diagnosis:Episode 5 – Mood Disorders Part 1:Episode 5 – Mood Disorders Part 1 Technorati Tags: abnormal psychology, depression, mental illness, psychology

PSY201A Podcast Episode 6 – Nervous System & Brain

Dana Leighton — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:08:18 +0000

Nervous system part 2: glial cells & hormones. Brain structure and function; neuroimaging; hemispheric specialization; brain damage; plasticity.PSY201A Episode 6 – Nervous System & Brain Technorati Tags: neuroscience, psychology

PSY201A Podcast Episode 5 – Nervous system & Neurons

Dana Leighton — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:19:27 +0000

Nervous system organization & function. Neuroanatomy. action potential process, neurotransmitters & neurotransmission. Psychophysiology lab: muscle unit recruitment. PSY201A Podcast Episode 5 – Nervous system & Neurons

PSY239 Podcast Episode 3 – Historical & Contemporary Approaches

Dana Leighton — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:32:51 +0000

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

Dana Leighton — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:48:31 +0000

The scientific method, and methods of experimentation in psychology. Covers independent & dependent variables, control & experimental conditions, sampling, assignment, statistics.

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PSY201A Podcast Episode 3 – History, Systems & Methods Part 1

Dana Leighton — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:58:50 +0000

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

Dana Leighton — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:39:31 +0000

PSY 239 Podcast Episode 1 – Course IntroductionThis episode covers the course policies and procedures. Episode 1 – Course IntroductionPSY 239 Podcast Episode 2 – Historical ApproachesExplanations for abnormal behavior: Supernatural, Somatogenic, Psychogenic. Historical conceptions for abnormality before the Renaissance period.Episode 2 – Historical ApproachesTechnorati Tags: abnormal psychology, mental illness, psychology

PSY201A Podcast Episode 2 – Electronic Resources and History of Psychology Part 1

Dana Leighton — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:02:02 +0000

Covers electronic resources for learning & studying: MyPCC; textbook & MyPsychLab sites; podcast; weblog. Began survey of philosophy of mind-body dualism. Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas. PSY201A Episode 2