Treatment of Mental Illness Knowledge Organizer

Here’s a knowledge organizer I’ve created of the most essential terms for the treatment of mental illness in an introductory psychology course. These knowledge organizers are designed to help you identify the most important factual knowledge you need to have … Read More

Comparing Effectiveness & Lifestyle Factors

In this video I discuss comparing effectiveness of treatments as well as comparison with placebo, wait-list, and no treatment conditions. I also describe how lifestyle factors may play a role in mental illness and how positive lifestyle changes can help … Read More

Depressive Disorders

In this video I describe the symptoms and prevalence of several disorders in the DSM-5 category of Depressive Disorders with a focus on Major Depressive Disorder. I describe the symptoms and prevalence of MDD, patterns such as seasonal pattern and … Read More

Culture & Mental Illness

In this video I discuss the relationship between culture and mental illness and how culture may influence the prevalence, expression, or understanding of psychological disorders. While the DSM-IV described “culture-bound syndromes” such as koro (penile retraction syndrome), the DSM-5 has … Read More

The DSM-5

In this video I describe the DSM-5, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th edition, which is used to diagnose mental illness in the United States. The DSM-5 was released in 2013 and describe the symptoms, prevalence, … Read More

Psychology in 22 Minutes

In this video I provide a comprehensive overview of the many subfields of psychology and how these fit together to provide a deeper understanding of the complexity of human thought and behavior. These include units on history and early approaches, … Read More

Stress & Social Hierarchy

In this video I discuss the relationship between the stress response and the social hierarchy. While high status in a hierarchy can be associated with greater control and less stress, it can also be the case that high status positions … Read More

Perceived Control & Learned Helplessness

In this video I discuss appraisal, perceived control, and learned helplessness. While primary appraisal refers to identifying whether something represents a threat, secondary appraisal refers to determining if one can manage or control a stressor. Stressors that can’t be managed … Read More

Stress, Personality, & Heart Disease

In this video I discuss the relationship between stress, personality, and heart disease. Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman proposed that Type A personality, characterized by competitiveness and hostility, was associated with 7x more heart disease than Type B personality, characterized … Read More

Psychological Stressors & Health

In this video I discuss the psychological components of stress and how we can become stressed from the anticipation of threats. Psychological stressors are especially dangerous because they have the potential to become chronic stressors which constantly plague us. Next … Read More