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FYI: Perspective on Resilience

www.smalltoday.com

Resilience NY Times Article

FYI: Mary Todd Lincoln's Mental Condition

 Mary Todd Lincoln's Mental Condition

FYI: Amy Schumer-Technology and Parents

FYI: Lonesome Road Blues Revisited

So here's the original version by Sam Collins









 LONESOME ROAD BLUES-Sam Collins

I'm walking down that lonesome lane
Hung down my head and cried

I weeped and I cried under a willow tree
'n' my fate's¹ the deep blue sea

My mama's dead, papa can't be found
And my brother's on the county road

Says I done been to that long plank walk
And I'm on my way back home

You did cause me to weep you did cause me to moan
You did cause me to leave my home

I cried last night and the night before
And I swore not to cry no more

You did cause me to weep you did cause me to moan
You did cause me to leave my home

I got no money and they call me no honey
I have to weep and moan

In eighteen hundred in that ninety nine
He got killed on that streetcar line

They took him down that smoky road
Brought him back on that coolin' board

Instrumental verse

Says I been down to that water's edge
That's far as I care to go

Then run here mama 'n' fall in your daddy's breast
These blues gonna let me rest

Your fast mail train comin' round the curve
It done killed my little brownie dead

Her head was ground in that driver wheel
And her body it have never been seen

Instrumental verse

¹ Could be "I faced"

« Last Edit: February 09, 2009, 09:15:13 AM by dj »

FYI: Joy!

"For two long years, Casey and Ehalt missed one another. But last week, Ehalt returned to Murrysville, Pennsylvania, where her family decided to throw her a wedding reception to celebrate her recent marriage. Finally, Ehalt could reunite with the dog she’d missed so badly while she was gone. As it turns out, Casey missed her owner even more; in a cell phone video recorded by Ehalt’s family members, Casey excitedly runs over to her long gone best friend, wagging her tail and squealing with excitement. But as her emotions get the better of her, and she becomes overwhelmed with joy, little Casey faints, passing out in front of Ehalt (see below)":

FYI: Tardive Dyskenesia

Side effect examples of anti-psychotic drugs (may also occur in children and infants as a side effect from usage of drugs for gastrointestinal disorders.(wikipedia)

FYI. Disassociative Identity Disorder (DID) (previously Multiple Personality Disorder)

NY Times report on the story of Sybil Ardell Mason...in retrospect.


 "The diagnosis itself remains controversial among mental health professionals, with some experts believing that it is really an "offshoot" phenomenon of another psychiatric problem, such as borderline personality disorder, or the product of profound difficulties in coping abilities or stresses related to how people form trusting emotional relationships with others." WebbMD





 

FYI: General Anxiety Disorder

FYI: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder-Howie Mandel, Comedian

FYI: Saving the Mentally Ill...From Themselves-NYTimes Article

Saving the Mentally Ill.....From Themselves

"Whatever his illness — his condition was never formally diagnosed, but he probably suffered from bipolar disorder — Matthew was particularly afflicted by one component of his illness: anosognosia, the inability of a person to recognize that he or she is ill. Since Matthew was over 18, neither family members nor professionals had any legal authority to get him treatment for the symptoms that kept him from living a stable life." NYTimes-Norman Ornstein

FYI: John Nash-A Beautiful Mind Documentary

Oral Report Tips

Tips for Oral Presentations

Oral Report Tips and Suggestions (half your oral report grade is 

on quality of presentation; the rest is on quality of content)

Pitfalls 

Speaker

* No eye contact

* Seems like a robot

* Hides behind the lectern

* Speaks too loud/soft

* Sways/fidgets/paces

* Rambles or loses his/her place

* Never gets to the point

* Fumbles with notes, visuals or PowerPoint

* Too much material

Visuals

* Nonexistent

* Hard to see

* Hard to undertand

* Out of sequence

* Shown too rapidly

* Shown too slowly

* Typos and errors

* Too wordy, no pics

Setting

* Too noisy

* Too hot or cold

* Too large or small

* Too bright for visuals

* Too dark for your notes

* Missing equipment

* Broken equipment

* Ridiculously complicated equipment

Planning Your Presentation

* Two-three sentence “purpose of your presentation”

* Analyze your listeners

* Analyze your speaking situation

* Select appropriate delivery method

* Memorize-only if necessary

* Impromptu-off-the cuff

* Scripted-if very technical

* Extemporaneous with notes-best

Preparing Your Presentation

* Research your topic

* Simplicity & conciseness

* Anticipate Questions

* Outline your presentation

* Plan your visuals

* When will you show certain visuals?

* Which ones work best

* How many visuals are best?

* Are your visuals achievable? What hardware is available?

* What medium is best for your presentation (overheads, PowerPoint, handouts, foam boards, etc.)

* Prepare your visuals

* Be selective

* Easy to read & understand

* 1 point per visual

* Readable to audience

* Limit material on a visual

* Fewest words possible

* 18-24 point sans serif type best

* Each visual a title

* Use color sparingly

* Label diagrams

* Proofread!!!

* Check Room beforehand

* Rehearse Delivery

Delivering Your Product

* Work the “audience” They’re your friend!

* Know your audience!

* Display enthusiasm and confidence

* Be reasonable and considerate of others

* Don’t preach. You’re not a preacher. Avoid jokes and wisecracks….not cool.

* Keep your listeners oriented. Let them know where you’re going.

* Introduce your topic clearly

* Establish common ground

* Provide good transitions between points

* Give examples!

* Review and interpret what you’ve said

* Leave people with something to remember

* Thank your listeners!

* Ask for questions

Final Exam Date/Time/Place

Wednesday, December 16, 12:15PM-2:15PM, Room 132, CBA

Oral Report Dates and Topics

Wednesday, December 2

• Danielle and Boubacar-Are Drugs Always the Answer to Mental Disorders?
• Mitch and Sean-Why Living in Today's World Can Be Harmful to Your Health
• Jonathan and Aaron-The Causes, Effects and Treatment of Schizophrenia
• Aundra and Joseph-The Fear of Clowns or Coulrophobia

Friday, December 4

• Alex and Chandler-Technophobia-The Fear of Technology
• Natalie and Taylor-Technology's Effects on Modern Society
• Jessika and De'Asia-Multiple Personality Disorder

Monday, December 7

• Irina, Jamal, and Malcom-Depression
• AJ and Alicia-Anorexia's New Treatments
• John, Matt and Christian-BiPolar Disorder
• Nicole and Larissa-The Health-Related Impacts of Forgiveness

December 9, 11 (only if needed)

Missing Topics and/or Partners:

 Daniel, Michael

Please advise if updates or corrections

FYI: Eating Dirt: Normal Behavior....or Abnormal?

Geophagy: Worth a Try? See ABC News Article here

"While most people would recoil at the thought of eating mud or clay, some medical experts say it may be beneficial, especially for pregnant women.

"Every time I get pregnant, I get a craving -- I have to eat it," says Joiner, 40, who has given birth to four healthy babies.

"If I could get just one little bitty piece, that would stop the craving," she says. "It has a fresh, natural-feeling taste, like the rain or something."" ABC News 10/3/2005

Tasty!

FYI: Normal or Abnormal? That is the Question

Normal?

So, what is normal behavior? What is abnormal behavior? Can you tell? Frederic Neuman, MD discusses in Psychology Today.

"The concept of physical illness is readily understood: the body becomes infected or inflamed, or grows abnormally, or is affected in any number of ways, all of which can be studied conventionally with laboratory tests or under a microscope. But a mental illness is something else altogether. Mental illnesses, or emotional illnesses, are disturbances of behavior and of feeling and thought. They are disorders of function that do not correspond readily to precise physical impairments and that seem, therefore, intangible--vague, aberrant expressions of the mind. At the same time, they are elusive, because they seem to be only exaggerations of the way ordinary people think and behave. And so they are".

Full article

Homework Assignment No. 4- My Personality Disorder

Borderline PersonalityDisorder

Not discussed at all in your text the chapter Psychological Disorders, but they are an important group of patterns of behavior that are often difficult to manage. Read the overview below, pick one disorder (using links embedded in the article) to investigate further. Then write a blog post in a similar vein to the one below for Rebecka, as if you had the disorder you chose below.

Be creative, and accurate, taking on the personality of the person with the disorder you've chosen!

Due next Wednesday.

Personality Disorders Overviews


Sample Post (Borderline Personality disorder)

FYI: Sexual Harassment Policy/Reporting @ UA

1/ http://www.uakron.edu/safety/annual-safety-report/reporting-sexual-misconduct.dot

2/ https://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/777511.pdf

FYI: Family Life..........Get Ready, It's Here!

Family Life
NYTimes Photo (Jim Wilson) & Article

FYI: Article on Traits

Traits in a Mate “Psychology Today” December 2015

by Gwendolyn Seidman

Partners:

·         Warmth/Trustworthiness

·         Vitality/Attractiveness

·         Status/Resources

The Relationship as a Whole

·         Intimacy/Loyalty

·         Passion

Intrinsic vs. External Goals

·         

      Kindness, reliability, generosity vs. confidence, attractiveness, ethnicity

Focus is on extrinsic (see dating sites),” but these may prove to be inconsequential down the line.” “People may pass up partners who have qualities that make for a really fulfilling relationship”

FYI: Guys vs. Women-Friendships

WSJ Article on Friendships

FYI: Change-Tracy Chapman

Love is complicated.............

                                                             

                                                               Change-Tracy Chapman

                                                       If you knew that you would die today,
                                                       If you saw the face of God and Love,
                                                                  Would you change? 
                                                                  Would you change?

If you knew that love can break your heart,

When you're down so low you cannot fall,

Would you change?

Would you change?

How bad, how good does it need to get?

How many losses, how much regret?

What chain reaction, what cause and effect,

Makes you turn around,

Makes you try to explain,

Makes you forgive and forget,

Makes you change?

Makes you change?

If you knew that you would be alone,

Knowing right, being wrong,

Would you change?

Would you change?

If you knew that you would find a truth,

That brings a pain that can't be soothed,

Would you change?

Would you change?

How bad, how good does it need to get?

How many losses, how much regret?

What chain reaction, what cause and effect,

Makes you turn around,

Makes you try to explain,

Makes you forgive and forget,

Makes you change?

Makes you change?

Are you so upright you can't be bent,

if it comes to blows?

Are you so sure you won't be crawling,

If not for the good why risk falling?

Why risk falling?

If everything you think you know,

Makes your life unbearable,

Would you change?

Would you change?

If you'd broken every rule and vow,

And hard times come to bring you down,

Would you change?

Would you change?

If you knew that you would die today,

If you saw the face of God and Love,

Would you change?

Would you change?

Would you change?

Would you change?

If you saw the face of God and Love.

FYI: Lost Love.....Love Lost...or not????

Lost Love

"Today, old lovers can type a name into Google. The act seems to be casual, whether it actually is or not. It's so easy to reconnect that many people look up old flames without appreciating what's at stake. Most of these romantic reunions, says California State University at Sacramento psychologist Nancy Kalish, are between first or early loves—those relationships that took place between one's teens and early 20s." (Pamela Weintraub-Psychology Today)

FYI: Desired Traits in a Partner-for Men

Traits  in a Partner Desired By Men

• Understanding
• Caring
• Supporting

• Trust
• Bond 
• Sex

• Best friend
• Committment
• Sex

• Gentle
• Honest
• Understandable (?)

• Honesty
• Forgiveness
• Dedication

• Loyalty
• Physically attractive
• Honest

• Commuation (?)
• Love
• Compable (?)

• Loyalty
• Trusting 
• Outgoing

• Respect
• Caring 
• Honesty

• Humor
• Happiness
• Fun

• Cuddling
• Joking
• Average daily contact

(?)=not clear

FYI: Traits Desired in a Partner...... for Women

Traits in a Partner Desired By Women

• Honesty
• Trust
• Compaassion

• Trust
• Committment
• Mutual Understanding

• Honesty
• Happiness
• Creativity

• Trusting
• Honesty 
• Caring

• Trust
• Loyalty
• Good communication

• Happiness
• Loyalty

• Honest
• Loyalty
• Spontaneous

• Unconditional
• Respectful
• Kind

• Companionship
• Love
• Differences

FYI: Jung Personality Assessment Alternative

Re: Personality/Relationship Compatibility

 http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

This is an alternative to the M-B personality

assessment. Not meant to be confused with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Series

Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test™ instrument uses methodology, questionnaire, scoring and software that are proprietary to Humanmetrics, and shall not be confused with the , and/or instrument offered by CPP, Inc. Humanmetrics is not affiliated with CPP, Inc.

FYI: Women & Love

FYI: Homework Assignment #3 Lonesome Road Blues

Lonesome Road Blues

I walked on down that lonesome line
Hung my head and I cried
I wept and I cried under a willow tree
Out by the deep blue sea
My mama, my dear papa can be found,
And my brother on a county road
Now I been down that long plank walk,
I’m on my way back home

You cause me to weep, you do cause me to moan
You cause me to leave my home
I cried last night and the night before
I swear I won’t cry anymore

Your fast mail train comin round that track
Killed my brown eyed boy
They took him down that smokey track
Brought him back on a cooling board
Now I’m lookin down that lonesome line
Just as far as I care to see
I have no money lost my brown eyed boy
These blues won’t set me free

You do cause me to weep, you do cause me to moan
You cause me to leave my home
I cried last night and the night before
I swear I won’t cry anymore





1/ Read the lyrics song sung by Adreienne Young-Describe what you see has, and is, happening

2/ Describe her feelings toward each of the persons in the song

3/ Who is the "you" in the song?

4/ Describe the nature of the love/pain expressed for the persons in the song;

5/ How does the music add or detract to the story told.

ps: The cooling board is a wooden plank used for laying out a corpse so it could be prepared for burial.

Due next Wednesday! Sure, take a look at what others might have said, but I want your thoughts only.

FYI: Guys & Love

FYI: Re: Grief-Why Do We Cry??

Why Do We Cry?

FYI: Guys: Clueless, Pre-Programmed, or "Dazed and Confused" -Dispelling the Myths

Clueless Guys Can't Read Women

"Following this idea, men and women would be aware of the same behavioral cues, but men would have a lower threshold for what qualifies as sexual interest. In contrast, women would wait for compelling evidence before labeling a behavior as sexual interest.

However, Farris and her colleagues didn't find this to be the case. Rather than seeing the world through sex-colored glasses, men seemed just to have blurry vision of sorts, overall. For instance, the college guys sometimes mistook sexual advances as pal-like gestures". (LiveScience.com)

FYI: Grief Therapy

Thanks to Natalie for reporting broken link on Springboard assignment! Go ahead and check out this video.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/special-therapy-helps-relieve-complicated-grief-depression/

FYI: One Person's Musical Defiition of Love

"Tortured Passion" (Newsweek Magazine)

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