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Gorman, Michael E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
Students read Mark Vonnegut's "The Eden Express," an autobiographical account of a young man's schizophrenic breakdown, and wrote papers comparing how different perspectives, e.g., the biomedical and behavioral, would describe the cause and cure of Vonnegut's schizophrenia. Students liked the book and the assignment. (RM)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Higher Education
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Kitwood, Tom – Journal of Moral Education, 1998
Discusses aspects of professional education for individuals working in caring roles, particularly with reference to dementia. Describes three experiential learning exercises together with the opportunities they provide for moral development. Makes suggestions about the moral demands of care work and draws inferences for the practice of moral…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Ethical Instruction, Experiential Learning, Health Personnel
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Osberg, Timothy M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Describes a classroom demonstration that simulates a verbal encounter with a person experiencing symptoms of schizophrenia. Suggests that the instructor deliver an unannounced monologue that illustrates the disordered thought and speech of a person with schizophrenia. Discusses student evaluation of the demonstration. Concludes that students in…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Demonstrations (Educational), Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Young, Art; And Others – 1983
Because poetic writing as a method of discourse and as a tool for learning plays a significant role in many theoretical models of writing but is rarely used in practice, a study was conducted to examine the effects on 70 college students in an introductory psychology class of a mixture of poetic and transactional assignments on the subject of…
Descriptors: College Students, Creative Writing, Discourse Modes, Educational Research
Bilmes, Jenna; Welker, Tara – Redleaf Press, 2006
Promote the mental health of preschool children in care by providing nurturing environments and relationships. Common Psychological Disorders in Young Children is an easy-to-use guide that will help providers recognize and cope with the symptoms and behaviors associated with ADHD, autism, anxiety, and other disorders providers may face. Learn to…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Schizophrenia, Preschool Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Susin, Janet; Kaplan, Lorraine; Slater, Louise – 2001
This educational packet is designed to provide health educators with materials necessary to teach high school students about the facts concerning mental illness. The objectives of the lesson plans are to (1) identify common fears and misconceptions about people who have mental illness; (2) discuss how stereotypes about mental illness are formed;…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Clinical Diagnosis, Curriculum Guides, Disability Discrimination