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ERIC Number: EJ147212
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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The Myth of Mental Illness Game: Sick is Just a Four Letter Word
Gardner, James M.
Teaching of Psychology, 3, 3, 141-2, Oct 76
A comparative study of two high school courses about mental illness shows that a medical model course increased students' feelings that causal determinants of problems in living are rooted in childhood, whereas a course using the Mental Illness Game promoted increased emphasis on psychosocial influences and social tolerance. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Educational Games, Human Living, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Role Playing, Secondary Education, Stereotypes, Teaching Methods
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