Clinical psychologist Dr. Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence, based on his best-selling book, focuses on emotion as a better measure of intelligence, redefining what it means to be “smart.” Goleman argues that strong interpersonal skills not just IQ shape destiny by improving health, professional prospects, and family life.
Subjects: Psychology
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Frontline: The Suicide Tourist – Public Performance
Do we have the right to end our lives if life itself becomes unbearable, or when we enter the late-stages of painful, terminal illness? The questions, debated for centuries, have only grown more pressing in recent years as medical technology has allowed us to live longer lives, and several U.S. states have legalized physician-assisted suicide. With unique access to Dignitas, the Swiss non-profit that has helped over one thousand people die since 1998, Academy award- winning filmmaker John Zaritsky offers a revealing look at two different couples facing the most difficult decision of their lives-and lets us see for ourselves as one Chicago native makes the trip to Switzerland for what will become the last day of his life.
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Frontline: The Suicide Tourist – Home Use
Do we have the right to end our lives if life itself becomes unbearable, or when we enter the late-stages of painful, terminal illness? The questions, debated for centuries, have only grown more pressing in recent years as medical technology has allowed us to live longer lives, and several U.S. states have legalized physician-assisted suicide. With unique access to Dignitas, the Swiss non-profit that has helped over one thousand people die since 1998, Academy award- winning filmmaker John Zaritsky offers a revealing look at two different couples facing the most difficult decision of their lives-and lets us see for ourselves as one Chicago native makes the trip to Switzerland for what will become the last day of his life.
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The Winning Headspace: Psychology in Sports
Strategies for enhancing sports performance require attention to both physiological and psychological aspects. Sports psychology is an important field of influence and plays an integral role in the coaching regime of any athlete or sporting team. The coach must ensure that the psychological needs of athletes within their care are catered for. This program provides detailed information about the following key areas addressed by sports psychology; Role of the coach and coaching team; Management of training and identifying causes and symptoms of overtraining from a psychological viewpoint; Motivating the athlete; Arousal levels and performance; Mental rehearsal, imagery and simulation; Goal setting, building confidence levels and powers of concentration
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Counseling – A Guide for Teachers
This program is designed to assist teachers in understanding the process of counselling in secondary schools. It begins with a definition of counselling and then goes on to explain the counselling process followed by a basic description of the variety of skills a counsellor needs in order to work effectively with a young person. This DVD is also designed to assist teachers in understanding the process of adolescence itself and that developmental tasks that the young person will inevitably need to successfully negotiate during his or her high school years. The program also discusses the issue of suicide prevention and mental health promotion generally as there are many proactive approaches schools can take to promote good mental health.
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Perspectives on Psychology
We begin by looking at what psychology is, how it differs from common sense and the questions it asks about human behavior. We then explore some of the areas where psychologists have looked for answers to these questions – in the human brain, the unconscious and the environment. The program is divided into three self-standing sections: The Biological Perspective, The Psychodynamic Approach, and the Behaviorist Approach.
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The BBC Prison Study
The BBC Prison Study explores the social and psychological consequences of putting people in groups of unequal power. It examines when people accept inequality and when they challenge it. These findings have changed our basic understanding of how groups and power work. In this program, Alex Haslam and Steve Reicher tell the story of the largest field study in social psychology for over 30 years, using original illustrative film from the BBC series. As well as documenting their study, Haslam and Reicher look at social identity and its implications, the ethics of the study, their sources of data, and comparisons with the Stanford Prison Study.
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Experimental Research Methods
We see a laboratory experiment on attraction in progress. Psychologists explain they are interested in whether the context in which we see someone influences our view of their attractiveness. Two groups of subjects look at the same set of pictures, but the environment is very different for each group. One group are well treated and make their selection in comfort, while participants in the other group are kept waiting and make their selection in a dank, noisy basement room. Will the different contexts influence their grading? In the process we see some of the benefits and drawbacks of the laboratory experiment as it happens.
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Mental Disorders
It’s quite normal to feel worried or sad, but sometimes these feelings can take over us and the normal can become abnormal. We begin by introducing two case studies, Alison who has depression and Karen who has an anxiety disorder. We go on to explore the problematic idea of ‘abnormality’ and how mental disorders might be recognized and classified. The major part of the program is devoted to explaining, illustrating and analyzing three psychological perspectives on mental disorders: Mental Disorder as a Disease of the Body, a Disease of the Mind and as A Social Construction.
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Non-Experimental Research Methods
Most of us have cell phones. But little is yet known about the psychological effects of the cell phone. Is it changing the way we relate to each other and if so, is it for better or worse? How can psychologists research these questions? This program examines researching young people’s use of cell phones with three different non-experimental methods. We see the research taking place which is inter-cut with the researchers explaining their methods and findings, young people’s views on cell phones and expert analysis. The program is divided into three linked but self-standing sections: Questionnaire Surveys, Interviews, and Naturalistic Observation.