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