Monthly Archives: March 2019

Post Of The Week – Sunday 31st March, 2019

March 31, 2019 · by · in Biopsychology, Depression, Neuroscience, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) The Future Of Depression Treatment In Year 1 last week, we were looking at how understanding the biology of OCD might lead to better treatment. If the genetic basis of OCD in each individual case is understood, then treatment can be personalised. This video looks at how research in relation to depression addressing this […]

Post Of The Week – Sunday 24th March 2019

March 24, 2019 · by · in Eating Behaviour, Evolutionary Psychology, Memory, Nature - Nurture, Obedience, Relationships, Research Methods, Social Influence, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) The Psychology Of Climate Change Responding to climate change can be seen as an example of social change. In our course, we see social change as a consequence of social influence processes. This video explains some of the psychology of climate change. Here is a link to the University Of California website which deals […]

Post Of The Week – Sunday 17th March, 2019

March 17, 2019 · by · in Biopsychology, Depression, Memory, Nature - Nurture, Neuroscience, Research Methods, Treating Mental Disorders · 1 Comment

1) Brain Stimulation For OCD When we study OCD, we look at the effect of deep brain stimulation. This study shows how that research moves on. Two specific areas deep within the brain are named.   2) Rorschach This video relates to ideas within the psychodynamic approach which we explore in Year 2.   3) […]

Post Of The Week – Thursday March 7th, 2019

March 7, 2019 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Cognition And Development, Depression, Evolutionary Psychology, Nature - Nurture, Obedience, Social Influence · Leave a comment

1) Autism And Anorexia We increasingly come across the idea that people have more than one disorder at a time, perhaps because those disorders have common causes. This BBC report looks at how autism and anorexia are linked. It is interesting for us because the conventional psychological explanations do not apply: distorted body image, social learning, […]