After many distressing years of hiding her disorder, one OCD sufferer explains how behaviour therapy has helped her. This program discusses the signs and symptoms of the obsessive-compulsive disorder and explains some of the brain functions and possible causes.
Grade levels: Adult
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Biology Fieldwork Two
We join a group of students as they investigate a rocky shore ecosystem. As well as the collection and interpretation of the data, we also investigate a number of important aspects of the ecosystem.
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Anti-Social Personality Disorder
People suffering from this disorder are often referred to as psychopaths, and they can be found in all walks of life. This program illustrates the symptoms of this vicious disorder and details the difficulties of working with people suffering from it. It provides insight into the life of one man as he struggles with anti-social personality disorder.
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Biomechanics
The human body performs a large range of movements every day. Elite sports people perform even more complex movements in the most efficient ways possible with the input from sports scientists known as biomechanists. Biomechanics is the study of how the physical laws of mechanics apply to human movement. This program clearly investigates the basic concepts of movement and applies these to human performance. The program provides strong links with the associated areas of: Velocity, Force, Inertia, Moment of Inertia, Acceleration, Momentum; Conservation of Momentum; Summation of Momentum, Impulse, Elasticity, Accuracy and Flattening the arc, Friction, Levers, Types of motion, Torque, Flight Trajectory, Spin and Balance and Stability.
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Bipolar Disorder
From Virginia Woolf to Charlie Parker, many creative figures have had to live with bipolar disorder. This in-depth look at the mania aspect of the disorder illustrates the symptoms and explains diagnosis and treatment. One sufferer and her family discuss what it was like living with the disorder until she discovered ways to lead a more normal life.
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Bohr’s Model of the Atom
This program focuses on Niels Bohr, who worked with some of the best physicists of the 20th century to devise his atomic model. Students will gain an understanding of the historical developments in atomic theories up to Bohr, a brief outline of Bohr’s life, Bohr’s first and second postulates and his influence on contemporary society. Featuring unique animation, plain English and frequent summarizing, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the history and the theory of Bohr’s Atomic Model.
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Eating Disorder
Exploring the many complicated aspects of anorexia nervosa and bulimia, one sufferer reflects on her constant battle. This program emphasizes the seriousness of these life-threatening disorders and provides insight into life with an eating disorder.
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Advertising Strategy
Using PhysiCAL (low fat) milk as a case study, this program introduces the concepts of marketing and the techniques available to ultimately sell a product. Firstly, Sandhurst Farms identifies a human need or requirement and a niche market. A target group of consumers, selected and defined in terms of lifestyle image, then guide the development of the marketing strategy for the final product.
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Introducing Textiles
This program introduces students to fibers, fabrics and textiles. It tells the story. of the development of fabrics from earliest times to cottage industry, then the move to large factories brought about in the Industrial Revolution. We see how today’s technology has produced fabric types and manufacturing processes that have again revolutionized the industry. The differences between natural and synthetic fibers are looked at. The program then explores the processes used in turning both natural and synthetic fibers into yarns and then into fabrics, and looks at a range of fabric types, their different properties and their uses. Finally, the program looks at recent developments in the industry and the appearance of new fabrics on the scene.
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Occupational Environments
Gives a behind-the-scenes look at the production of the Occupational Environments series and provides course, institution and contact information for viewers.