Psy 215 Tuesday/Thursday Classes

As I mentioned above, Thursday March 7th classes will be cancelled. Also, the college is closed Tuesday March 12th. Given that we will be missing two classes, the following assignment will make up for those classes.

For the Mood Disorders, we will NOT be covering the following topics in class but you need to cover them as they will be on Midterm:

Slides 9-13- MDD Specifiers to Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis

All slides related to etiology/treatment of Bipolar Disorder

(We will not cover Bipolar Disorder so you will cover Diagnosis/Etiology/Treatment of Bipolar Disorder)

Also, the slides on Suicide (37-40)

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!!!!

ALL CLASSES CANCELLED MARCH 7

ATTENTION ALL TUESDAY/THURSDAY STUDENTS- CLASSES WILL BE CANCELLED ON MARCH 7TH! 

Unintended consequences and technology in science

We have talked a bit about the influence of genetics in class. The following article which was submitted by a student in Brain and Behavior talks about the issue of unintended consequences in some of these complex experiments....

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612997/the-crispr-twins-had-their-brains-altered/

PSY 215 TUESDAY/THURSDAY, 11:00AM

Just wanted to let you know someone left their case studies book behind. I do have it and will bring it to class on Tuesday or you can come to my office and pick it up.

VIDEO GAMES AND KIDS

There is a great deal of controversy over the impact of video games on children. We will be covering this issue from a few different perspectives in our courses. The following article is written from a practical perspective for parents whom are trying to manage the issue with their children.....


https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/6-ways-parents-can-help-kids-strike-a-balance-between-screen-time-and-the-real-world/2019/02/11/09e941f8-1a87-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html?utm_term=.46a958facf10

TRANSFER DAY

The spring 2019 Transfer Fair will take place on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 10:00 AM  to 1:00 PM in the Babylon Student Center.  Representatives from over 50 colleges, including SUNY, CUNY and private colleges and universities will be available to answer students' questions about admissions, majors, campus life, and much more. 

I will post more information as it becomes available  but definitely save the date if you are starting to think about transferring!!! 

PSY 215 TEXTBOOK

I have a former student whom has a brand new Psy 215 textbook from last semester and she would like to sell it for cheap. For anyone still looking to secure a text, her contact information is 712cernyar@gmail.com. 

VALENTINE'S DAY

In the spirit of the upcoming day, the following article helps understand many of the psychological aspects of a day designed to celebrate one of the deepest human emotions.....



http://goodthinkinc.com/psychology-today-valentines-day-survival-guide/

MAKEUP FOR SNOW DAY-Tuesday/Thursday Psy 215 classes

ALL PSYCH 215 TUESDAY/THURSDAY STUDENTS

The college policy for missed days is to assign the work to makeup for the day. Thus, for the missed class on 2/12/2019, Psy 215 students are responsible for reviewing the following material in the Anxiety Disorders Chapter: 

• Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Hoarding Disorder).
• You are responsible for all reading, videos, etc 
• This material will be included on all quizzes, tests, etc. 

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS! 

TUESDAY 2/12/2019 CLASSES ARE CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER

Please check for makeup work in the near future!

DIAGNOSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND TECHNOLOGY

In abnormal psychology, we have been discussing the challenge of correctly diagnosing psychological disorders. In Brain and Behavior we have been reviewing the different techniques, many of them available due to an explosion in technology, that allow us to better study the human brain. The following article integrates these two areas and talks about a possible future where technology is integrated into the diagnosis of Mental Illness....

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/28/18197253/ai-mental-illness-artificial-intelligence-science-neuroimaging-mri

APA HELP

TO ALL STUDENTS:

I added a power point on APA format to the website. If you look on the Welcome Page there is now a button that says "APA Help". This power point is a good review of the main APA format points. Please let me know if you have any questions.