News Articles

I am really looking forward to seeing the news articles you bring in tomorrow!

Welcome to Modern World History

Greetings! I am very excited about getting to know you all! We are about to embark on a 500 year voyage that will begin with Columbus (1492) and end with the war on terrorism (2008).

I will be posting class news items, links, videos, and images on the blog throughout the semester. There will be assignments asking you to post comments and engage in the discussion online.

Alert::::
Be sure to get a dedicated notebook or small binder for this class as soon as possible. This will be your class Journal. Our first entry in it is set for this Wednesday!

IB Psychology: final grades

Check your grade on eSIS to confirm your grade! If you have not turned in notes for this last unit, the absolute deadline is before first period Tuesday!

I know many of you worked VERY hard on this final essay and it shows! I deeply appreciate your efforts and care. I am VERY proud of your work. You all should be proud of what you have accomplished as well.

It is finally official...you WILL BE receiving PCC credit for IB Psychology!!!!
I will be contacting those of you who have a B or better and therefore qualify for college credits!

Cheers!

Enjoy the rest of the year!

The Final Exam

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR A WONDERFUL SEMESTER! I WILL MISS YOU!

The End is Near

But do not fear

Psychology in the News

NEWS:

• The Monthly Interview: Philip Zimbardo
• Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs?
• The Sexes and Their Brains: new research

Schizophrenia: the scattered self

This is a painting done by someone suffering from schizophrenia

Tomorrow we will begin looking at schizophrenia: its characteristics, causes, and treatments. There will also be a demonstration and several videos.

Beck on Freud on Depression!

Eating Disorders

---------------------------- If Barbie was life size!

Here are some sites for more information on eating disorders (including those in males).

• National Mental Health Information Center
• National Eating Disorders Association
• NOVA: Dying to be Thin - Watch Video

Cover for the 2008-2009 IB Psychology Reader

Help me find a cover image for the Fourth Edition of the IB Psychology Course Reader! Either e-mail me an image submission OR create a cover and submit it! OR post an idea.

Moody

What? You wanna battle?

Psychopathology in The News

News Articles/Links:

• Brain may benefit from its own music
• 5 Factors Help Predict Psychosis in Children
• Families in stress: Parents often are pushed to the limit
• Teenage smokers risk abnormal brain development
• The Relationship between Adolescent Depression And a History of Sexual Abuse
• Illuminating a seasonal disorder

Abnormal Psychology

January marks the beginning of the last unit: Abnormal Psychology.

The IAs Have Been Graded and Posted

Please check eSIS for your grade. I have a handful of IAs without names. If you do not see your grade on eSIS, one of those is probably yours.

Cheers!
Caro

New Years 2008