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In this podcast, based on requests from students, I talk about my own experience of going through the various steps to earning a Ph.D. In Counseling Psychology. This is not intended to be a ‘how to’ recipe on how to get into graduate school, but sharing my experiences and hopefully we can learn something from them. 

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This podcast is to help those outside the US to understand what the heck is going on here about the fight about wearing masks. Basic social psychology concepts are used to help understand the dynamics of why a group of people in the states refuse to wear masks during the Covid19 pandemic. 

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Yes indeed, tomorrow is THE Election Day in the U.S., and people are freaking out, I’m sure. In this podcast I will discuss basic psychological concepts related to coping with stress, and hope that it can give you some tools to get through this week.

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In this episode, an app review for educators using the Canvas Teacher app on an IPad. My feedback is based on use of the app since June, 2020 after purchase of a used 10.5” iPad Pro. Correction from podcast: PDF documents do render within the app, PowerPoint files do not. 

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A series of recent events spurred me to talk about the importance of our names, and how it relates to our cultural/ethnic/racial identity.  Listen to why I got rid of my 20 year old nickname of “Dr. C.” My new “what could have been” name is also revealed in the podcast. (Edit: Now I've settled with "Dr. Jack" for my students, but if someone calls me "Dr. C" I won't mind!).
TED talk related to pronouncing names correctly: https://youtu.be/58tDCaEWfHI.
National African American Museum https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/race-and-racial-identity. 
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In this podcast I discuss the value of choosing a 2 year, community (often referred to as ‘junior’ or technical) college, as compared to the 4 year university education. I feel that as a community college instructor for over 20 years, and having taught at a 4 year university, it’s helpful to let people know the key differences and what you’re getting out of each experience. 

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In this podcast, I offer my perspective as an instructor, on the distinctions between ‘traditional’ (strange to call them traditional) online courses versus the newly developed ‘remote’ learning courses that have come about due to the Covid19 pandemic. I hope you find this podcast useful. 

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In this lecture podcast, we reach the last chapter (typically) found in an Introduction to Psychology course, covering various psychotherapies, biomedical therapies (mainly meds) and therapy environments (individual, couples and group). 

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Content Index:  

intro to the field, my professional background, a review of practitioners, 

2 major categories of treatment, psychotherapy and biomedical therapy (meds)   

brief history of psychiatric treatment  

Mental Health treatment today  

Types of treatment: talk therapies  Psychoanalysis (Freud)  Play therapy  Behavior Therapy  Systematic Desensitization (subtype of exposure therapy)  Operant Conditioning, token economy  Cognitive Therapy  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)  Humanistic Therapy (client-centered)  

Biomedical therapies  

Treatment modalities, intake, confidentiality rules  Individual and group therapies  Family and couples therapy  

Addiction  What makes treatment effective? 

 Sociocultural Model  

Treatment barriers 

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In this long form lecture podcast, I cover the chapter on Psychological Disorders, often found near the end of an Introduction to Psychology course and text book. We are using “Psychology 2e” by openstax.org, a free e-book. I cover the definition of what a disorder is, as well as major categories, like anxiety, mood, schizophrenia, personality disorders, etc., see below for a detailed time stamp index of the topics covered.  

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Content Index:  

A bit of background, my clinical training experience.  

psychopathology, defining psychological disorders  

DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) 

 Prevalence rates  

Biological perspective  

Diathesis Stress Model  

Anxiety Disorders:  Phobias,  Social Anxiety Disorder,  Panic Disorder,  Generalized Anxiety Disorder,  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD),  Body Dysmorphic Disorder,  Hoarding Disorder,  PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder)

Mood Disorders:  Major Depressive Disorder,  Subtypes of Depression,  Bipolar Disorder  

Cognitive perspective of Depression:  Suicide  

Schizophrenia  

Dissociative Disorders  

Personality Disorders  

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In this lecture I discuss some highlights regarding Stress and health within an Introduction to Psychology course. This includes some historical attempts at measuring stress, how stress impacts our physical health and coping styles. 

Content Index: 

Introductory remarks, talking about a Stress mgt class I taught years ago...  

Defining Stress 

Cognitive Appraisals   

Good stress “Eustress”  

Health Psychology field   

Walter Cannon Fight or Flight response  

Hans Selye General Adaptation Syndrome  

Physiological basis of stress Stressors 

Life changes - early stress research,

‘Social Readjustment Rating Scale’  

Daily Hassles  Psychophysiological Disorders - effect of chronic stress symptoms  

Stress and Immune System  

Type A Personality (v. Type B) and debunking the myth of Type A.  

Coping with Stress  

Control and Stress

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