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Miller, Richard L., Ed.; Balcetis, Emily, Ed.; Burns, Susan R., Ed.; Daniel, David B., Ed.; Saville, Bryan K., Ed.; Woody, William Douglas, Ed. – Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2011
The purpose of the book is to provide teachers of psychology access to teaching techniques that epitomize "happy tact and ingenuity." The principle influence that teachers have on student behavior occurs in the classroom since, as noted by Erickson and Strommer, (1991), today's students spend relatively little time studying outside of class. When…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Adult Development, Class Activities, Learning Activities
Mandy, William; Wang, Adele; Lee, Irene; Skuse, David – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD) is a new diagnosis introduced by DSM-5, characterised by problems with verbal and nonverbal social communication. It is currently unclear whether SPCD is a valid diagnostic category, because little is known about the characteristics of those who meet its criteria. We sought to identify…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Interpersonal Competence, Communication Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
Stark-Wroblewski, Kim; Kreiner, David S.; Boeding, Christopher M.; Lopata, Ashley N.; Ryan, Joseph J.; Church, Tina M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2008
We examined whether using virtual reality (VR) technology to provide students with direct exposure to evidence-based psychological treatment approaches would enhance their understanding of and appreciation for such treatments. Students enrolled in an abnormal psychology course participated in a VR session designed to help clients overcome the fear…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Psychopathology, Therapy, Fear
Ramirez, Maria E.; McIntosh, David E.; Kruczek, Theresa – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2013
Eating disorders, once thought to be exclusively a disorder of the more affluent Western countries, are now spreading around the world. Despite the wealth of information on the prevalence of eating disorders in developed countries, epidemiological data for South America is scarce. The 26-item Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) was used to explore the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Epidemiology
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Nissim-Sabat, Denis – Teaching of Psychology, 1979
Describes abnormal psychology course centered around films which include "King of Hearts,""A Woman Under the Influence,""David and Lisa,""In Cold Blood," and "The Boys in the Band." Each film deals with a fundamental concept such as psychopathology, neurosis, psychosis, insanity, and sexuality. (KC)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Films, Fundamental Concepts
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Perkins, David V. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Describes an assignment that requires students to organize, prepare, and revise a case study in abnormal behavior. Explains that students employ a single theoretical perspective in preparing a report on a figure from history, literature, the arts, or current events. Discusses the value of the assignment for students. (SG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Psychopathology
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Johnson, David E.; Schroder, Simone I. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Includes materials on: (1) abnormal and clinical psychology, and personality; (2) career issues; (3) cognition and learning; (4) educational technology; (5) faculty evaluation; (6) graduate education; (7) high school instruction; (8) history of psychology; (9) introductory psychology; (10) perception, and physiological and comparative psychology;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Clinical Psychology, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Glenwick, David S.; Slutzsky, Mitchel R.; Garfinkel, Eric – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Describes an 11-week course given at a nursing home to nursing home aides that focused on abnormal psychology and behavior intervention skills. Discusses the course goals, class composition, and course description. Addresses the problems and issues encountered with teaching this course to a nontraditional population in an unconventional setting.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Behavior Modification, Community Education, Course Content
Pan, Lisa A.; Batezati-Alves, Silvia C.; Almeida, Jorge R. C.; Segreti, AnnaMaria; Akkal, Dalila; Hassel, Stefanie; Lakdawala, Sara; Brent, David A.; Phillips, Mary L. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objectives: Impaired attentional control and behavioral control are implicated in adult suicidal behavior. Little is known about the functional integrity of neural circuitry supporting these processes in suicidal behavior in adolescence. Method: Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used in 15 adolescent suicide attempters with a history of…
Descriptors: Suicide, Inhibition, Integrity, Adolescents
Beversdorf, David Q.; Narayanan, Ananth; Hillier, Ashleigh; Hughes, John D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) demonstrate impaired utilization of context, which allows for superior performance on the "false memory" task. We report the application of a simplified parallel distributed processing model of context utilization to the false memory task. For individuals without ASD, experiments support a model…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Memory, Word Recognition, Recall (Psychology)
Levine, Judith R., Ed.; Feist, Stanley C., Ed. – 1991
Selected proceedings are presented from the Fifth Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology. The proceedings includes: (1) "Multimodal Self-Management: A Holistic Approach to Teaching Self-Improvement," by Edward J. O'Keefe and Donna Berger; (2) "Undergraduate Research: Statistics to Senior Presentations," by Glena L. N. Schubarth;…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Romney, David M. – 1986
This booklet discusses four of the more common classroom behavior disorders with which teachers must deal: hyperactivity, childhood depression, extreme shyness, and aggressive behavior. In the section on hyperactivity, three characteristics--excessive motor activity, inattentiveness, and impulsiveness--are listed as constituting the hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Children, Classroom Techniques
Dennison, David A.; Yin, Zenong; Kibbe, Debra; Burns, Susan; Trowbridge, Frederick – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Context: The obesity epidemic threatens the present and future health of adolescents in the United States. Yet, health care providers lack specific training for pediatric obesity assessment and management. Purpose: This study examined the adherence of rural Georgia primary care practitioners to an overweight adolescent management protocol. The…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Risk, Adolescents
Weitlauf, Amy S.; Cole, David A. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
Attributional style models of depression in adults (Abramson et al. 1989, 1978) have been adapted for use with children; however, most applications do not consider that children's understanding of causal relations may be qualitatively different from that of adults. If children's causal attributions depend on children's level of cognitive…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Depression (Psychology), Cognitive Development, Models
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Gerry, David C.; And Others – School Psychology Review, 1984
Two groups (learning disabled and normal) of 15 children were administered the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-Children's Revision and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Considering abnormal or borderline profiles as indicative of learning disability was 93.3 percent accurate in discriminating between groups.…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities