HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

REMINDER: ALL CLASSES ARE CANCELLED TOMORROW THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST

ARTICLES RELATED TO ADDICTION

In Pyschology 215 we are currently covering the chapter related to addiction. Here are 3 recent articles that look at the many different perspectives related to this topic in our world:

The controversy on how to treat opioid depednence:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/health/in-demand-in-clinics-and-on-the-street-bupe-can-be-savior-or-menace.html

The personal side of addiction:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/nyregion/she-vanquished-a-cruel-addiction-but-challenges-remain.html

The addiction to technology:

http://business.time.com/2013/11/15/candy-crush-saga-the-science-behind-our-addiction/

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS

November 20 during Common Hour in room H-30, the Social Sciences and Criminal Justice Department will host members of the Long Island Historical Fencing Society as they present an exhibition of late Medieval fencing (c. 1300) with a focus on the weapon of choice for this period – the long sword. There will be a discussion of the evolution of the sword and its historical context and the display of various weapons and protective equipment.  All students and faculty are invited to attend.  This event is sponsored by the office of Campus Activities and Student Leadership Development.

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST-CLASSES CANCELLED

ALL CLASSES WILL BE CANCELLED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST. PAPERS THAT WERE DUE THAT DAY WILL BE DUE THE FOLLOWING CLASS.

MENTAL HEALTH PARITY

As you may have hard, there has been a movement to try and obtain benefits for mental health care equal to those available for general medical conditions. The following article is an update where the process is currently.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/08/us/politics/rules-to-require-equal-coverage-for-mental-ills.html?hpw&rref=health&_r=0

DREAM ANALYSIS

The following article was recently published from a researcher whom is interested in using statistcal anlaysis to understand dreams. This topic can be the focus of a second paper so I thought some of you might be interested.......

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/opinion/sunday/data-mining-our-dreams.html?_r=0

2ND EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

                                                                                            

 

 

Join us for an informative guest lecture co-sponsored by

Psychology Club and Psi Beta

 

Steve Chassman, LCSW, CASAC

Clinical Director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD) will be lecturing on

 

 treatment modalities for

individuals with alcohol and drug dependence

 

and

 

educational pathways for students interested in working in the field of alcohol and substance abuse treatment.

 

When:  Wednesday, November 13^th

       11:00-12:15

 

Where: Southampton building, room H30

 

All are welcome!

 

Suffolk County Community College Office of Campus Activities and Student Leadership Development

REMINDER-FIRST EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FOR FINAL IS TOMORROW!

Understanding the Neurobiology of Addiction

Psychology students can earn extra credit for the final exam by attending one of two events that will be held  in the upcoming months. Information on the first one is below:

 

The neuroscience underlying the core symptoms addicts exhibit.

This presentation will include the most current brain imaging research explained with brain scans of addicted individuals.

 

NOVEMBER 6^th at 11:00 am

Room H22

Presenters:

Dr. Patricia Woicik PhD

and 
Prof. Joy Bolger, M.S. LMHC

 

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

In a number of our classes over the past week, we have been discussing different aspects of the field of artificial intelligence. There have been a number of articles recently which gives you a more in-depth idea of scientists' attempts to integrate humans with computers. feel free to explore them:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/science/making-robots-more-like-us.html?_r=0

 http://www.newsday.com/opinion/columnists/peter-goldmark/goldmark-think-it-and-a-computer-will-make-it-happen-1.6364596

 

This can make an excellent topic for your second paper, so if you are interested, just follow the directions for the research paper and you can use this as a topic.

 

Enjoy!