Room Number for Neuroscience of Depression

The Neuroscience of Depression Presentation will be in the Southampton Building, Room H30 (first floor).

ALL PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS-EXTRA CREDIT!

The Psychology Club will be hosting a number of events the upcoming weeks. All students can attend any (1) of them and earn 5 extra credit points for doing a brief one page summary of it.

Monday, 2/27: Showing of the film, "Sybil", a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality). 11:00am-12:15pm, Southampton, 231

Wednesday 3/7: 4 members of Stonybrook's Psychology Honors Society will speak about various areas of Psychology they are pursuing and how their studies relate to their career goals. 11:00am-12:15pm, Southampton, 228

Monday 3/12: Professors Bolger and Vollaro will present "The Neuroscience of Depression". 11:00am-12:15pm, location TBA

Monday 3/26: Showing of the film "How the Brain Works". 11:00a,-12:15pm, location TBA

All students are welcome to attend. Anyone whom wants to be added to the email list to receive notices of club meetings and events can contact Professor Brewer at brewerc@sunysuffolk.edu.

Let me know if you have any questions!

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Save the date, March 12th, 2012, at 11:00am. Ms. Joy Bolger and I will be giving a presentation entitled "Depression and the Brain" which is being sponsored by the Psychology Club. All Psychology classes are invited to attend and receive 7 points extra credit for completing a brief summary of the presentation. See me if you have any questions.

Also, the Suffolk County Community College Transfer Day is approaching. It is an opportunity for students whom are interested in getting information about transferring to teh following colleges:

Here are the details on the Ammerman Campus Counseling Center's Spring 2012 Transfer Day:

TRANSFER DAY: Wednesday, February 22, 2012

·          Location:   Babylon Student Center Cafeteria

·          Time:   10:00am - 1:00pm

·          Participating Colleges:

Adelphi University

Alfred University

Baruch College (CUNY)

Briarcliffe College

DeVry College of New York

Dowling College

East Stroudsburg University

Fashion Institute of Technology (CUNY)

Five Towns College

Hartwick College

Hofstra University

Hofstra University ROTC

Iona College

John Jay College (CUNY)

Johnson and Wales University

Kings College

Laboratory Institute of Merchandising

Lawrence Technological University

LIU-Brentwood Campus

LIU-CW Post

LIU-Riverhead

Manhattan College

Manhattanville College

Mercy College

Molloy College

Monroe College

Mount Saint Mary College

New England Institute of Technology

New York Institute of Technology

New York University

Pace University

Queens College (CUNY)

Roger Williams University

Saint Leo University

Southern New Hampshire University

St. John’s University

St. Joseph's College:

  -Arts and Sciences

  -Nursing

St. Thomas Aquinas College

Stony Brook University

SUNY Buffalo State College

SUNY Cobleskill

SUNY Empire State College

SUNY Institute of Technology

SUNY Maritime College

SUNY New Paltz

SUNY Oneonta

SUNY Oswego

SUNY Potsdam

SUNY Purchase

Touro College of Health Sciences

Universidad Autonoma de Guadalahara

University at Albany

University of Bridgeport

University of Massachusetts – Lowell

Utica College

Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

GENERAL UPDATE

Just a reminder that this week, Psychology 215 classes (Abnormal Psychology) need to submit a paragraph or two on their chosen character for the paper, what they believe the diagnosis is, and why they are diagnosing the character with this disorder. Remember, the paper will be on the disorder you are diagnosing.

Psychology 201 classes (Brain and Behavior) should begin to determine what topic they will be covering for the paper. Remember, you need to get this topic approved before you begin. If you are having trouble deciding on a topic let me know and I can help.

Finally, all classes appear to be on schedule to have the first test as scheduled on the syllabus. I will confirm within the next week or so.

What's in a Label?

In Psychology, we talk about the process of making a diagnosis, which is labeling the psychological disorder from which the person is suffering. The Diagnositic Statistical Manual (DSMIV) is the most widely used manual from which we diagnose. It is in the process of being updated, with the DSMV scheduled to be published in 2013. Recently, there have been numerous news articles regarding some of the proposed changes that are going to occur. On Monday, January 30th, there was an article in Newsday about how the Pervasive Developmental Disorders (i.e. Autism, Asperger's) may be changing and some potential implications of such changes. It is an excellent article to read and get a better understanding of some of the reasons we use labels in Psychology and the possible impact of them.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY-PSY 215 (ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY) CLASSES

On January 20th, Newsday published an editorial "Overdiagnosis Can Make You Crazy". Read the editorial and write a brief (1 page maximum) response to it. Due date is February 1st and you can earn up to 5 points extra credit on your first exam.

Welcome

Welcome to the Spring 2012 Semester. This is the area I will be using to for class announcements. If an announcement is specific to your class, I will identify it as being so. Please check back on a regular basis to keep updated on everything. If you join the blog, you will be emailed everytime the blog is updated.

Have a great semester!