CLASS IS CANCELLED FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH

The Future of Mental Health

The following article offers insight into how the field of psychology and mental health is changing based on improvements in technology....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2016/02/19/brain-hacking-the-minds-biology/

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

The following article offers some excellent information about Narcissism, a trait and Personality Disorder we will no doubt be talking about this semester. It also provides some insight into the tedency to diagnose from afar, most importantly, the limitations of doing so.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/a-psychologist-analyzes-kanye-wests-twitter-rants/ar-BBpHM3a?li=BBnbfcL

LONELINESS AND HEALTH

In our classes, we have been talking about Epigenetics, how the environment can have an affect on our genetic structure. The following article offers a fascinating glance at how studies on loneliness illustrates why many psychologists feel contact with others is a basic human need....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/loneliness-grows-from-individual-ache-to-public-health-hazard/2016/01/31/cf246c56-ba20-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html

Can Money Buy Happiness?

We have already had discussions in some classes regarding the relationship between money and happiness. The following article gives interesting insight into some of the issues regarding wealth that are not easily apparent:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/more-money-more-problems-the-rise-of-wealth-therapy/ar-BBp5Ws7?li=BBnbfcN

WRITING CENTER

Now that we are a few weeks into th4e semester it would be a good point to start seriously start thinking about the paper. A good resource with you if you feel you need some help with it is the Writing Center.

            The new Writing Center hours for Spring 2016: are:

 

Monday-Thursday 8:00am - 7:00pm

Friday 8:00am - 1:30pm.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

GENETIC MODIFICATION OF EMBRYOS

There has been a great deal of dialogue in the scientific community recently about the U.K.'s decision to legalize research exploring the possibility of genetic modification of human embryos. The following link provides a few of the basics involved with getting familiar with this powerful yet controversial process that becomes more possible as technology improves....

http://www.sciencealert.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-uk-s-decision-to-allow-genetic-modification-of-human-embryos

New ways of looking at Mental Illness

In various classes we have been discussing diagnosing and possible causes of mental illness. The following article will give you a glimpse into what the future understanding of mental illness will look like...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/27/schizophrenia-breakthrough-as-genetic-study-reveals-link-to-brain-changes