Producers: Coast Learning Systems

Presents research on obsessive/compulsive disorders, and examines the daily lives of patients with these disorders.

Examines schizophrenia, its symptoms, and types. It asks the question: Can some people who suffer from this disease live a relatively normal life?

Examines four different styles of therapy treatment for mental disorders and discusses the role of each style of therapy.

Concludes the series by examining how psychology can be applied to all areas of our lives.

Asks the following questions: What are emotions? Are they learned or are they innate? Are they expressed in the same way throughout most cultures?

Provides an overview of Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development.

Explains the significance of peer relationships and Kohlberg’s moral development theory. Erikson’s theory on human development and Kübler-Ross’ five stages of dying and death complete the overview.

Explores the distinction between the terms sex and gender and describes the similarities and differences between men and women.

Explores the three major theories of personality – Freudian, humanistic, and social-cognitive perspective – by examining the life of the former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela.

Looks at the ways we can evaluate and assess the many parts of our individual personalities.