TITLE TEDMED – Talk Details – Why do our brains get addicted? DESCRIPTION From the TedMed Talk Site This includes a 16 minute Ted Talk by Dr. Volkow. “Neuroscientist Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the NIH, will apply a lens of addiction to the obesity epidemic. “We already… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Obesity
Psychology Update — New ways to address obesity
TITLE New ways to address obesity DESCRIPTION Most students taking Introductory Psychology only know that a Psychologist will talk to individuals with an eating disorder, but do not realize that Psychologists are on the cutting edge of research into the issue. “Experts from the fields of medicine, public health and beyond have mobilized to… Read more »
PSYCHOLOGY APP OF THE WEEK — CHANGE TALK
PSYCHOLOGY APP OF THE WEEK NAME ChangeTalk iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/change-talk-childhood-obesity/id821851796?mt=8# ANDROID: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kognito.aap DESCRIPTION From the Google Play “How do you collaborate with patients and families to elicit and strengthen their motivation to change their health behaviors? How do you work with patients who are not sure they want to change? Change… Read more »
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK — Obesity Society: Research, Education, Action
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE Obesity Society: Research, Education, Action URL http://www.obesity.org/ DESCRIPTION As the title states, this association provides resources regarding the health issue of obesity. It can be used along with chapters on biological Psychology, motivation (hunger), health and positive Psychology, and the abnormal Psychology… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
