Monthly Archives: January 2018

Post Of The Week – Saturday 27th January 2018

January 27, 2018 · by · in Biopsychology, Cognition And Development, Depression, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

No post last week due to the mocks. 1) Charlotte Church – Inside My Brain This is very good from the BBC. Charlotte Church explores what is known about the biological basis, with a focus on some cutting edge therapy. She also speaks to her mum about the experience of bipolar disorder. There is a […]

Post Of The Week – Sunday 14th January 2018

January 14, 2018 · by · in Biopsychology, Depression, Early Social Development, Eating Behaviour, Nature - Nurture, Research Methods, Social Influence, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Uta Frith Talking About Alice Lee In this short BBC video, Uta Frith discusses Alice Lee’s pioneering research into brain size in the early 1900s. It’s a brilliant example of how Psychology works. This video on probability in the same series is almost as good.   2) John Dury On Crowds John Drury is […]

Post Of The Week – Saturday January 6th, 2018

January 7, 2018 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Neuroscience, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Internet Gaming Disorder The new version of ICD, the International Classification of Diseases from the World Health Organisation will include internet gaming disorder. This is controversial. It’s important for a couple of reasons. If something appears in the ICD list, it is something that you can get treatment for: someone else will pay. Secondly, […]