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Psychology Videos
College of DuPage Library
2004-2008 Supplement

This supplemental list of DVDs and videos contains items that were purchased by the Library in the last four years. Please consult the main Title List and Subject List for other videos and DVDs. You may also access the Title and Subject lists by going to the "Psychology Research Guide" at http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/gdpsych.htm . You will find the links to the lists at the end of the research guide.

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100% Woman
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005
(DVD, 60 min.)
A post-operative transsexual, Michelle Dumaresq, has provoked outrage by entering the sport of women's mountain bike racing. The program explores complex issues of gender identity surrounding the controversy and manifested in Dumaresq's personal and professional relationships. Includes commentary from her parents and interviews with Michelle, friends, and rival cyclists.
SUBJECTS Transsexualism.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
HQ 77.8 .D86 O64

Age Happens.
INTELECOM, 2001
(28 min.)
Focuses on the psychological and physiological aspects of aging, and factors that assist older people in maintaining their health and functional independence.
SUBJECTS Aging; Geriatrics
LOCATION General
RA 776 .H86 2001 pt. 23

Alzheimer's Disease: A New Hope Through Understanding.
Models of Hope Media, 2004.
(20 min.)
An informative program for families, caregivers, and persons who have or suspect they have Alzheimer's Disease. Delivers a strong message and illustrates the importance of getting an early diagnosis. Provides hope to families and demonstrates to the public what is possible and needed by people with Alzheimer's Disease.
SUBJECTS Alzheimer's disease; Neurology
LOCATION: General
RC 523.2 .A594 2004

Asperger Syndrome: Living Outside the Bell Curve.
IEP Resources, 2001.
(17 min.)
Looks at Asperger students in general and focuses in on 12-year-old Andrew. Includes an in-depth interview with Dr. Tina Iyama, M.D., University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital. Iyama explains the causes of, symptoms of, and strategies for coping with Asperger Syndrome. Andrew shows that with appropriate supports it's possible to flourish outside the accepted social and educational bell curve.
SUBJECTS Aspgerger's syndrome; Autism
LOCATION: General
RC 553 .A88 A8 2001

Asylum.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003.
(57 min.)
Examines the complex and controversial history of the mental institution in the U.S. through a detailed study of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington , D.C. Also debates whether deinstitutionalization has proved an overall failure, leaving more patients homeless than are mainstreamed into society, and if the time has come to reintroduce the asylum as a place of therapy and benign confinement. Includes rare archival footage, interviews with former patients, and insights from mental health historians.
SUBJECTS: Mentally Ill-Care; Psychiatric Hospitals- United States -History; People with Mental Disabilities.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
RC 439. A79 2003

Bullied to Death.
A&E Home Video: c2000.
(50 min.)
Examines the "national epidemic" of bullying, which may drive children to violence against themselves or others, and which has played a role in recent schoolyard shootings across the U.S. Includes examinations of the case of a high school sophomore in Atlanta who committed suicide after years of being bullied at school, and the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado committed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who had been teased and taunted at school for years. Offers interviews with children who have been victims of bullying, and looks at a program which aims to prevent the destructive practice.
SUBJECTS: Columbine High School ; Bullying; School Violence; School Shootings; Suicide; Teenagers-Suicidal Behavior.
LOCATION: General
BF 637 .B85 B8 2000

Bullying: What Every Adult Needs to Know.
Paraclete Press, 2003.
(30 min.)
Educates adults about what bullying is and what they can do to help the young people in their lives when bullying is a problem.
SUBJECTS Bullying; Bullying--Prevention; Aggressiveness in adolescence.
LOCATION General
BF 637 .B85 B85 2003

Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach.
Insight Media, 2003
(66 min.)
Dr. Carl Rogers was one of the most influential psychologists and
psychotherapists of our time. Rogers' biographer Howard Kirschenbaum guides us through Rogers' life and work and the development of the "client-centered" and "person-centered" approach to counseling, education, group work, and human relationships. With archival film footage, including excerpts from Rogers' counseling sessions.
SUBJECTS Client-centered psychotherapy; Humanistic psychology.
LOCATION Circulation Desk
RC 481 .C365 2003

Child Development: Stepping Stones.
Coast Learning Systems, c2003.
(26 videos, 30 min. each)
Also available in DVD format.
Used for the Psychology 230 telecourse.
Covers a wide variety of topics affecting the developing child and gives students the opportunity to observe children. Features interviews with leading child development experts and medical professionals.
tape 1. The developing person -- tape 2. A scientific approach -- tape 3. Nature and nurture: the dance of life -- tape 4. The wondrous journey -- tape 5. A delicate grasp -- tape 6. Grow, baby, grow -- tape 7. The little scientists -- tape 8. Getting to know you -- tape 9. Off to a good start -- tape 10. Fatherhood -- tape 11. Playing and growing -- tape 12. Playing and learning -- tape 13. Playing and socializing -- tape 14. Developing through play -- tape 15. Hazards along the way -- tape 16. The golden years of childhood -- tape 17. The age of reason -- tape 18. A society of children --tape 19. On the road of accomplishment -- tape 20. School days -- tape 21. Explosions -- tape 22. What if? -- tape 23. Who am I? -- tape 24. The home stretch -- tape 25. Crashing hard into adulthood -- tape 26. Different paths.
SUBJECTS: Child Development; Child Psychology; Adolescent Psychology.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
HQ 767.9 .C455 2003

The Child in the Family.
Magna Systems, 2004
(29 min.)
This video discusses the functions the family serves for the child as well as how those functions have changed over time. Through interviews and video profiles, the many types of families that exist in our society today are presented. Stresses within the family and types of parenting styles are also explored.
SUBJECT: Child development; Child psychology; Parent and child.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
CALL NO.: HQ 767.9. C4554 2004

Cocaine and Crack.
Hazelden, 1999.
(48 min.)
Discusses the bodily, psychological and societal effects of cocaine; cocaine addiction and its symptoms; and why cocaine and crack addicts have a high risk of relapse. For recovering addicts, provides tools and inspiration to get through cravings, identify triggers, seek help and make life changes.
SUBJECTS Cocaine; Crack.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
HV 5810 .C615 1999

Consciousness.
Alsbury Films: c2003
5 videodiscs (9 hr.)
A group of professors explores the workings of the inner self. The scholars discuss the latest theories concerning consciousness from the perspectives of subjects as diverse as quantum biophysics, nano-neuroscience, philosophy, meditation, metaphysics, dreaming, causation and the paranormal.
Presenters: Stuart Hameroff, Nancy J. Woolf, Willoughby Britton, David Chalmers, Jack A. Tuszynski, Dick Bierman, Andrew B. Newberg, Chester Wildey, Paavo Pylkkanen, Dean Radin, Christian Seiter, Tony Bell, Susan Blackmore, Stephen LaBerge, C. Van Youngman, Petra Stoerig, Steven Sevush, Vilayanur Ramachandran, Gregg H. Rosenberg, Ellery Lanier, Adele Engel Behar, Lee Frank.
SUBJECT Consciousness.
LOCATION: General
BF 311. C663 2003

The Culture of Emotions: A Cultural Competence and Diversity Training Program.
Fanlight Productions, 2002
(58 min.)
Explores the variety of ways the diverse cultures of America understand mind and body, and the disorders to which mind and body are subject. Designed to introduce cultural competence and diversity skills to mental/behavior health professionals and students. Introduces a diagnostic system (the DSM-IV "Outline for cultural formulation") for the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders across cultural boundaries and diagnostic categories.
RC 455.4 .E8 C858 2002 Circulation Desk

Deepest Desires.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
(49 min.)
What conditions of physical attraction tend to subtly speak out to members of the opposite sex? Why is there typically a fundamental difference in attitudes between men and women toward sexual relations? What physiological factors can influence men and women to stray from their partners? This program seeks to answer those and other questions as it sheds light on the mystery of sexual attraction.
SUBJECTS: Sexual attraction.
HQ 21 .D44 2003 Circulation Desk

Don't Forget!
PBS Home Video, c2004
(60 min.)
Why do some memories slip away, never to return, while others leave a permanent mark? Alan Alda meets scientists who are trying to unravel the mysteries of memory -- where memories come from, how they're remembered and what people can do to hold on to them.
SUBJECTS: Memory; Brain; Alzheimer's disease.
BF 371 .D67 2004 General

Eating Disorders: The Inner Voice.
Cambridge Educational, 2004.
(DVD, 30 min.)
Discusses two eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Features interviews with several people who have recovered from these illnesses. Covers some of the causes of the diseases and how they affect the body. Also discusses treatments and lists the warning signs.
SUBJECTS Anorexia nervosa.
RC 552 .E18 E37 2004 General

Emotional Intelligence.
PBS Home Video, c2007
(DVD, 70 mins.)
Focuses on emotion as another measure of intelligence. Discusses the five basic emotional competencies: self-awareness, managing emotions, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Based on the book by Daniel Goleman.
SUBJECTS: Emotional intelligence; Self-actualization; Emotions.
BF 561 .G666 2007 General

Final Chapter.
INTELECOM, 2001.
(28 min.)
A range of cultural issues and attitudes surrounds death and dying. In recent years, the hospice movement has provided valuable assistance for many dying persons and their families. Because the death of a loved one can have significant health consequences for family and friends, the support provided by familial and social networks plays an important role in easing the pain of separation and loss.
SUBJECTS Death; Hospice care; Terminal care.
LOCATION: General
RA 776 .H86 2001 pt. 24

The Great Ideas of Psychology.
Teaching Co., 2003.
(12 videos, 1440 min.)
This course presents the foundations, methods, and dominant perspectives of psychology.
PART 1. TAPE 1. lecture 1. Defining the subject -- lecture 2. Ancient foundations : Greek philosophers and physicians -- lecture 3. Minds possessed : witchery and the search for explanations -- lecture 4. The emergence of modern science : Locke's "Newtonian" theory of mind -- PART 1. TAPE 2. lecture 5. Three enduring "isms" : empiricism, rationalism, materialism -- lecture 6. Sensation and perception -- lecture 7. The visual process -- lecture 8. Hearing -- PART 1. TAPE 3. lecture 9. Signal-detection theory -- lecture 10. Perceptual constancies and illusions -- lecture 11. Learning and memory : Associationism, Aristotle to Ebbinghaus -- lecture 12. Pavlov and the conditioned reflex
PART 2. TAPE 1. lecture 13. Watson and American behaviorism -- lecture 14. B.F. Skinner and modern behaviorism -- lecture 15. B.F. Skinner and the engineering of society -- lecture 16. Language -- PART 2. TAPE 2. lecture 17. The integration of experience -- lecture 18. Perception and attention -- lecture 19. Cognitive "maps", "insight" and animal minds -- lecture 20. Memory revisitied : mnemonics and context -- PART 2. TAPE 3. lecture 21. Piaget's stage: theory of cognitive development -- lecture 22. The development of moral reasoning -- lecture 23. Knowledge, thinking and understanding -- lecture 24. Comprehending the world of experience : cognition summarized
PART 3. TAPE 1. lecture 25. Psychobiology : nineteenth century foundations -- lecture 26. Language and the brain -- lecture 27. Rationality, problem-solving and brain function -- lecture 28. The "emotional brain" : the limbic system -- PART 3. TAPE 2. lecture 29. Violence and the brain -- lecture 30. Psychopathology : the medical model -- lecture 31. Artificial intelligence and the neurocognitive revolution -- lecture 32. Is artificial intelligence "intelligent?" -- PART 3. TAPE 3. lecture 33. What makes an event "social"? -- lecture 34. Socialization : Darwin and the "natural history" method -- lecture 35. Freud's debts to Darwin -- lecture 36. Freud, Breuer and the theory of repression
PART 4. TAPE 1. lecture 37. Freud's theory of psychosexual development -- lecture 38. Critiques of Freudian theory -- lecture 39. What is personality? -- lecture 40. Obedience and conformity -- PART 4. TAPE 2. lecture 41. Altruism -- lecture 42. Prejudice and self-deception -- lecture 43. On being sane in insane places -- lecture 44. Intelligence -- PART 4. TAPE 3. lecture 45. Personality traits and the problem of assessment -- lecture 46. Genetic psychology and "The bell curve" -- lecture 47. Psychological and biological determinism -- lecture 48. Civic development: psychology, the person and the Polis
SUBJECT Psychology--History.
LOCATION General
BF 81 .R63 2003

The Healing Years.
Center for the Prevention of Sexual & Domestic Violence now known as the FaithTrust Institute, 2002, c1999.
(52 min.)
Profiles three women through their journey of pain and despair from incest, and their process of recovery as they work to end the cycle of incest and child sexual abuse for future generations.
SUBJECTS: Incest Victims; Sexual Abuse Victims; Sexually Abused Children; Child Sexual Abuse.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
RC 560 .I53 H435 2002

Help Me! I Can't Help Myself.
ABC News Productions, c2003.
(41 min.)
John Stossel reports on the causes and effects of various addictions, talking with researchers, psychologists and "addicts" and asking them: Is addiction a choice? Publicity about addiction suggests it is a disease so powerful that addicts no longer have free will.
SUBJECTS: Compulsive Behavior; Addicts; Choice.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
RC 533 .H456 2003

How We Learn: Challenges & Rewards.
F ilms for the Humanities & Sciences, c2007
DVD , 52 mins.
Explores the emotional and neurological side of learning, explaining how the brain processes and stores experiences and prepares for future decision-making.
SUBJECTS: Learning; Brain; Human Behavior
BF 318 .H69 2007 General

I Think They Think: Overcoming Social Phobia.
Guilford Publications, 1998.
(52 min.)
Portrays the effects of social phobia in sufferers' lives. Featured are interviews with three therapy patients with commentary by cognitive-behavioral therapists. Shows how cognitive behavioral therapy helps clients monitor their fears, challenge automatic and habitual thoughts, and expose themselves gradually to anxiety-provoking situations. The use of social situations and realistic thinking records are modeled. Also covered are the pros and cons of medication use, the role of group treatment and meditation, and coping with setbacks in recovery.
SUBJECTS Social phobia; Anxiety; Behavior therapy; Cognitive therapy.
LOCATION General
RC 552 .S62 I2 1998

In the womb.
National Geographic Channel, 2005
(DVD, 89 min.)
From the moment of conception, every human embryo embarks on an incredible nine-month journey of development. Now, cutting-edge technology makes it possible for National Geographic Channel's "In the womb" to open a window into the hidden world of the fetus and explore each trimester in amazing new detail. Revolutionary 3-D and 4-D imagery sheds light on the delicate, dark world of a fetus as never before and follows a rare fetoscope operation, performed in utero with the hope of correcting life-threatening complications before birth.
SUBJECTS Fetus--Growth; Pregnancy; Childbirth
LOCATION: General
RG 613 .I5 2005

Inside the Teenage Brain.
PBS Video, c2002.
(60 min.)
Describes how experts are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do and how the new discoveries can change the way we teach, or perhaps even understand, our teenagers.
SUBJECTS Cognition in adolescence; Pediatric neuropsychology; Teenagers; Brain-Growth.
LOCATION: General
BF 723 .C5 I56

The Intelligence of Emotion.
College of DuPage, 2005.
(1 hr., 55 min.)
Professor Nussbaum discusses the complicated ethical question of the role of compassion and imagination in the context of education that prepares students for responsible global citizenship.
SUBJECTS Compassion; Compassion--Sociological aspects; Emotions and cognition; Emotions--Moral and ethical aspects; Emotions--Sociological aspects.
LOCATION General
BF 531 .N872 2005

Introducing Psychology. No. 1, The Perspectives.
Insight Media, 2001
(VHS, 40 min.)
Explores and compares some of the major perspectives in psychology. It aims to bring these theorectical ideas to life by relating them to everyday experiences.
SUBJECTS Psychology; Psychology--Philosophy
LOCATION Circulation Desk
BF 38 .I687 2001

It's Personal.
INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications, c2001
(28 mins.)
Explores the development of sexual behavior and the range of sexual experience and preference that exist within society today. It also probes the question of whether the fear of the AIDS virus and other sexually transmitted diseases has caused sexual behavior patterns to change.
SUBJECTS Sex; Sex customs; Sexually transmitted diseases-Social aspects.
LOCATION General
RA 776 .H86 2001 pt. 6

Kinsey
PBS Home Video, c2005
(90 min.)
Kinsey was a scientist whose repressed childhood, personal struggles and obsessive nature would propel him to conduct the first full-scale study of sexual behavior, and break through America 's silence on human sexuality. Includes interviews with members of Kinsey's original research team, his daughters, and biographers.
SUBJECTS: Sexology; Sexologists; Kinsey, Alfred.
LOCATION: General
HQ 18.32. K56 K567 2005

The Libido.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.
Examines the intimate physiological, societal, and evolutionary forces that have shaped the human sex drive over time and continue to regulate it. Topics covered include the differences between male and female sexuality, hormones, puberty, restrictive versus permissive societies, the hidden ovulation theory of pair-bonding, and menopause and andropause.
SUBJECTS Sexual instinct; Sex (Psychology)
LOCATION Circulation Desk
HQ 19. L534

Living Longer--Aging Well.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2000.
(29 min.)
Explores the lack of respect for elders in the United States compared to other cultures and examines ways in which Americans can age well despite the lack of societal support. Features stories of exemplary individuals who are growing older with courage and dignity.
SUBJECTS Aging; Older people.
LOCATION Circulation Desk
HQ 1064 .U5 L58 2000

Living Longer--Living Better?
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2000.
(29 min.)
Explores the problems and challenges associated with the increasing percentage of older people in the United States. Covers topics such as the quality of life that will be experienced by older Americans, the relationship between America's youth-oriented society and its elders, the ability of Medicare and Social Security to meet the needs of the aging baby boomers, the increasing financial burden on younger Americans. Features commentary by medical ethicist David Solomon, the directors of the Aging with Dignity Institute and the Forever Learning Institute, and Mary Bray Pipher, author of Another country-- navigating the emotional terrain of our elders.
SUBJECTS Aging; Older people.
LOCATION Circulation Desk
HQ 1064 .U5 L582 2000

Living Well With Bipolar Disorder: A New Look.
Guilford Publications, 2002
(47 min.)
Six individuals describe the impact bipolar disorder has had on their lives and the strategies they have learned for dealing with it. Provides discussion of the elements of effective clinical management. Shows how individuals can stay well by combining medication, counseling or psychotherapy, attention to early warning signs of relapse, and sensible lifestyle choices.
SUBJECTS Manic-depressive illness.
LOCATION General
RC 516 .L58 2002

Living With Schizophrenia.
Guilford Publications, 2003, c2002.
(39 min.)
Three people with schizophrenia and one person with schizo-affective disorder discuss how they manage their mental illness. Consultant psychiatrist Dr. Andy Campbell looks at the roles medication, counseling, lifestyle and peer and family support may play in the well-being of individuals.
SUBJECTS Schizophrenia: Schizophrenics--Family relationships; Schizophrenia--Social aspects.
LOCATION General
RC 516 .L58 2002

Madness: A History.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2004
(51 min.)
This segment of the five-part series presents a history of medical treatment. This program follows the long, often grim road towards understanding and treating mental illness. Through testimonials, original manuscripts, photos, and extensive footage from medical archives, leading doctors and medical historians trace the history of asylums, the development of psychoanalysis, electroconvulsive therapy, and the rise of psychopharmacology. Details the once widespread use of phrenology, lobotomy, and lobotomy's ancient precursor, trepanning.
SUBJECTS Mental illness--Treatment--History
LOCATION: General
RC 480 .M346 2004

Mary Ainsworth: Attachment and the Growth of Love.
Davidson Films, c2005
(38 min.)
This program reviews Mary Ainsworth's studies on attachment behavior and shows how attachment can lead to the growth of loving relationships.
LOCATION Circulation Desk
BF 575 .A86 M38 2005

Midlife Passage.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003
(24 min.)
In this contemplative program, several people strive to answer the question "Where am I going?" by sharing the defining moments of their lives as they have come to understand them in their middle years.
SUBJECTS Middle-age--Psychological aspects; Midlife crisis; Middle aged persons.
BF 724.65 .M53 M36 2003 General

Nonverbal Communication and Culture.
Insight Media, 2005
(DVD, 22 min.)
Examines nonverbal communication in different cultures. It looks at personal space; body language including gestures, inflection, eye contact, smiling and other facial expressions; and posture. It demonstrates how the same gesture can be interpreted in different ways.
SUBJECTS Human behavior-Cross-cultural studies; Nonverbal communication; Body language; Gesture; Facial expression; Communication-Social aspects.
BF 637 .N66 N669 2005 General

The Not-So-Terrible Twos.
Learning Seed, 2005
(22 min.)
Demonstrates that the energy and exploration of two year olds are means of learning about their bodies, minds and world around them. Shows children actively increasing physical abilities, making new mental connections, increasing their language skills and learning to deal with emotions and social situations. Discusses how body awareness and language and motor skills are related to toilet training, and how routines provide security and comfort.
SUBJECT: Toddlers-Development; Child Development; Toilet Training.
LOCATION: General
CALL NO.: HQ 774.5 .N68 2005  

Out of Control Kids: Living with ADHD.
Filmakers Library, 2003?.
(47 min.)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a complicated behavioral disorder which is difficult to diagnose, manifests itself in adults as well as children, and has far reaching effects on those who suffer from it, as well as on their families. Shows boys and girls of pre-school age through adulthood. Elicits the experiences of parents, teachers, and therapists. Also presents a spectrum of evaluations of the controversial drug Ritalin.
LOCATION Circulation Desk
RJ 506 .H9 O88 2003

Photography and the Brain.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2002.
(27 min.)
Explains how the eye and brain process information from the visual world. Discusses how proximity, similarity, and continuity affect perception, as well as what light is and how lighting types and angles alter an image.
SUBJECTS Visual Perception; Photography.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
BF 241 .P46 2002

Psychology: The Human Experience.
Coast Learning Systems [2004], 2001.
(4 DVDs, 780 min.)
Used for the Psychology 100 Telecourse.
An introductory-level psychology telecourse which discusses human behavior. Major units include sensation and perception, motivation, learning, memory, personality theories, social cognition, psychological disorders, and approaches to therapy.
DISC 1. lesson 1. Why study psychology? ; lesson 2. Research methods in psychology ; lesson 3. The nervous system ; lesson 4. The neuron & neural transmission ; lesson 5. Sensation & perception ; lesson 6. Consciousness ; lesson 7. Learning classical & operant conditioning -- DISC 2. lesson 8. Learning observational & cognitive approaches ; lesson 9. Memory ; lesson 10. Language & cognition ; lesson 11. Intelligence ; lesson 12. Motivation ; lesson 13. Emotions ; lesson 14. Infant & child development -- DISC 3. lesson 15. Adolescent & adult development ; lesson 16. Gender & sexuality ; lesson 17. Personality theories ; lesson 18. Personality traits & assessment ; lesson 19. Social cognition ; lesson 20. Attitudes ; lesson 21. Group influence -- DISC 4. lesson 22. Stress, health, & coping ; lesson 23. Understanding psychological disorders, part one ; lesson 24. Understanding psychological disorders, part two ; lesson 25. Therapies ; lesson 26. Making psychology part of your life.
SUBJECTS Psychology.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
BF 121 .P793

Raising Cain: [Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys].
PBS Home Video, [2006]
(DVD, 120 min.)
Two of the country's leading child psychologists identify the social and emotion challenges that boys encounter in school and show how parents can help boys cultivate emotional awareness, giving them the support to navigate the social pressures of youth.
SUBJECTS: Boys-Mental Health; Boys-Psychology; Sex role in children; Emotions in children
HQ 775 .K562 2006 General

Raising Sexually Healthy Children: Sexual Development, Sexual Abuse Prevention & Self-Esteem for Children Under Seven.
Learning Seed, 1998
(28 min.)
Prepares current and future parents to handle important body issues that develop during a child's early years. Shows how to protect children from sexual abuse. Teaches how to train children to recognize improper advances, to say "No" to a perpetrator, and to speak up if an incident occurs.
SUBJECTS Children and sex.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
HQ 784 .S45 R3 1998

Remembering Tom.
Fanlight Productions, c1999.
(24 min.)
Explores the tragic aftermath of a young man's suicide and the painful impact on his family.
SUBJECTS Teenagers-Suicidal Behavior; Suicide; Grief.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
HV 6546 .R464 1999

Role Reversal.
A&E Home Video, 2002.
(93 mins.)
Concerns the gender stereotyping and gender swapping experiences of two women and two men. The four participants in the project will live together for a month and be trained to assume a switch from one sex to another by various role experts.
SUBJECTS Role reversal; Sex differences; Sex role.
LOCATION: General
BF 692.2 .R654 2002

The Science of Love
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2002
3 DVDs (154 min.)
FALLING IN LOVE (v. 1, 52 min.): Biologist Robert Friar; anthropologist Helen Fisher; social psychologist Arthur Aron; neurobiologists Semir Zeki and Andreas Bartels; Charles Wysocki, of the Monell Chemical Senses Center; and Louis Monti, of Pherin Pharmaceuticals, discuss topics including the neurochemistry of love, subconscious "love mapping," the vomero-nasal organ, "romance junkies," the stimulating power of dance, and the dynamics of kissing. Experiments that analyze the effects of pheromones, correlate fear with passion, induce bonding through shared confidences, and plot the activation of brain centers in response to visual images of loved ones are featured.
BEING IN LOVE (v. 2, 51 min.): This program examines the irrepressible nature of love and the consequences of misdirected desire. Monogamy, "lovesickness," stalking, free love, plural marriage, infidelity, mate-switching, jealousy, spouse abuse, and the health benefits of love are discussed by evolutionary psychologist David Buss, clinical psychologist David Celani, social psychologist Arthur Aron, neurobiologist Antonio Damasio, anthropologist Helen Fisher, Robert Levenson, of the Institute of Personality and Social Research, and others. Footage of experiments that measure empathy and that demonstrate bodily changes associated with emotional states is included.
STAYING IN LOVE (v. 3, 51 min.): In this program, clinical psychologist John Gottman, founder of the Gottman Institute; Robert Levenson, of the Institute of Personality and Social Research; Helen Fisher, author of Anatomy of Love; Pepper Schwarz, coauthor of The Love Test; Pat Love, author of The Truth About Love; and others address numerous aspects of long-term relationships. The biological need for love, the physiological evolution of monogamy, the role of oxytocin in attachment, the dynamics of sexuality, the four-year and seven-year "itches," and the importance of communication are considered. Footage of an actual counseling session at Dr. Gottman's "Love Lab" is featured.
SUBJECTS Love-Psychological aspects; Man-woman relationships.
LOCATION BF 575 .L8 S34 2002 General

Science of the Sexes.
Discovery Channel, 2003.
(2 videodiscs, 104 min.)
"Growing up" episode explores the issue of nature versus nurture through a cross-cultural study of two teenagers on different continents. "Different by design" episode explores the physical and mental aspects of human sexuality from adulthood to old age.
Pt. 1. Growing Up; Pt. 2 Different by Design
SUBJECTS Brain--Sex differences--Cross-cultural studies; Nature and nurture--Cross-cultural studies; Teenage boys; Teenage girls; Sex; Sex customs; Sexual attraction; Sexual intercourse.
LOCATION HQ 1075 .S35 2003

Secret of the Wild Child.
WGBH, c1994.
(60 min.)
Presents the story of Genie, a girl who was socially isolated for the first 13 years of her life, discovered in 1970 in southern California . Contrasts her case with the well-known case of Victor, a French child found and analyzed in the 18th century. Shows some of the attempts to study and rehabilitate Genie.
SUBJECTS Abused Children; Feral Children; Child Development Deviations; Child Abuse; Social Isolation; Language Acquisition.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
RJ 507 .A29 S437 1994

Sex-Unknown.
WGBH Boston Video, c2001.
(60 min.)
Explores gender identity with contributions of psychologists and researchers, and through personal insights from the Reimer family, including candid, heartrending interviews with Janet Reimer and her son, who ultimately rejected his female identity and is now living as a man.
SUBJECTS Reimer, Bruce; Sex Change; Gender Identity Disorders in Children.
LOCATION: General
RC 560 .G45 S49 2001

Shock Therapy: The Last Resort .
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2001.
(49 min.)
Explores the controversy surrounding the use of electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT. Follows the ongoing treatments of a 30-year old mother of two and interviews people on both sides of the issue, including Dr. Peter Breggin, a psychiatrist and outspoken critic of ECT, and Roland Kohloff, chief timpanist of the New York Philharmonic, who claims ECT saved both his and his son's life.
SUBJECTS Electroconvulsive Therapy.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
RC 485 .S56 2001

Significant Event Childhood Trauma.
Magna Systems, c2002
(28 min.)
Discusses how a single significant event can cause trauma in the life of a child. Discusses typical effects of trauma and early intervention methods.
SUBJECTS Psychic trauma in children.
LOCATION Circulation Desk
RJ 504 .P66 2002

Stop Bullying!: Standing Up for Yourself and Others.
Paraclete Press, 2003.
(20 min.)
Presents concrete steps students can take to respond to bullying.
SUBJECTS Bullying; Bullying--Prevention; Aggressiveness in adolescence.
LOCATION General
BF 637 .B85 S866 2003

Teen Sex.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.
(45 min.)
Examines how and why teens are rewriting the book on sexual mores. Adolescents share their intimate views and concerns as they talk about peer pressure, double standards, the influence of the media, having intercourse, whether oral sex is sex, STDs, birth control, pregnancy, and whether they and their families are emotionally prepared to deal with all of this. Contains mature themes and explicit language and imagery.
SUBJECTS Youth--Sexual behavior; Teenagers--Sexual behavior.
LOCATION General
HQ 27 .T44 2004

Teen Suicide: Finding the Will to Live.
CLEARVUE/eav, 2002, c2001.
(2 videos, 62 min.)
With a particular emphasis on teens, presents some of the common myths about suicide, the psychological reasons and conditions leading to a person considering suicide, common warning signs, and information on who to contact for help. Includes discussions with experts and people who have either attempted suicide or lost someone to suicide.
Part 1. Understanding suicide : why would someone do that? (28 min.) -- Part 2. Identifying warning signs and preventing suicide (34 min.)
SUBJECTS Teenagers-Suicidal Behavior; Adolescent Psychology; Suicide.
LOCATION: General
HV 6546 .T446 2002

Teenage Suicide: The Silent Threat.
A&E Home Video, c1999.
(50 min.)
A teen with bipolar disorder describes her suicide attempt and her struggle to deal with her illness through medication and therapy. Parents of several teens whose depression and/or eating disorders led to suicide also relate their experiences and mental health experts tell of promising screening projects that may help identify at-risk youth and lead to effective prevention.
SUBJECTS Teenagers-Suicidal Behavior; Suicide- United States -Prevention; Depression in Adolescence; Manic-Depressive Illness in Adolescence.
LOCATION General
HV 6546 .T446

Teenagers Under the Gun.
A & E Home Video, 2002
(50 min.)
Explores reasons why children commit violence. Goes beyond the experts to talk to the teenagers themselves, including a girl convicted of first degree murder. They tell what they are afraid to say to their parents, teachers, and even their own friends. They expose their most painful and personal selves as they explain what is driving teens to commit horrible acts of violence.
SUBJECTS School violence--United States; Youth and violence
LOCATION General
CALL NO. HQ 796 .T446 2002

Theories of Human Development .
Teaching Co. , c2002.
(6 videos, 720 min.)
In twenty four, 30 minute lectures, Professor Malcolm W. Watson introduces six theories that have had the greatest influence on the the study of human development. He discusses the key contributions that have been made by these theories and the theorists behind them, as they examine all aspects of human development, including the ways in which what happens to us in childhood plays such a role in who we are as adults.
Part 1. Tape 1. lecture 1. Introduction: the value of theories. lecture 2. The early history of child study. lecture 3. Two worldviews: Locke vs. Rousseau. lecture 4. Later history: becoming scientific -- Tape 2. lecture 5. Freud's psychodynamic theory. lecture 6. How we gain contact with reality: the ego. lecture 7. Freud's psycho-sexual stages. lecture 8. Erikson's psycho-social theory -- Tape 3. lecture 9. Erikson's early stage. lecture 10. Identity and intimacy. lecture 11. Erikson's later stages: adult development. lecture 12. Bowlby and Ainsworth's attachment theory -- Part 2. Tape 1. lecture 13. How nature ensures that attachment will occur. lecture 14. Development of secure and insecure attachment. lecture 15. Early attachments and adult relationships. lecture 16. Bandura's social learning theory -- Tape 2. lecture 17. Bandura's self-efficacy theory. lecture 18. Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory. lecture 19. Piaget's early stages. lecture 20. Concrete operations -- Tape 3. lecture 21. Piaget's last stage. lecture 22. Vygotsky's cognitive-mediation theory. lecture 23. Vygotsky's zone of proximal development. lecture 24. Conclusions: our nature and development.
SUBJECTS Developmental Psychology; Life Cycle, Human.
LOCATION: General
BF 713 .T455 2002

To Be a Father.
New Screen Concepts, 2000.
(29 min.)
Includes information on how fathering begins even before the baby is born, how dads can connect with their children from the start, what fathers can do to foster a close relationship with their children, how fathers can overcome the challenges of parenting under special circumstances, like separation and divorce.
SUBJECTS Fatherhood.
LOCATION General
HQ 755.8 .I26 2000

Transitions Through the Lifespan.
Coast Learning Systems, c2003.
(26 videos, 30 mins. each)
Also available in DVD format.
Used for the Psychology 237 telecourse.
Offers an engaging look at human development across the life span, paying particular attention to the biological, cognitive, and psychosocial processes that people experience as they adapt to life circumstances. The course provides students with a chance to observe people during all stages of life and hear from many leading human development experts and medical professionals.
tape 1. The developing person -- tape 2. A scientific approach -- tape 3. Nature and nurture: the dance of life -- tape 4. The wondrous journey -- tape 5. Grow, baby, grow -- tape 6. The little scientists -- tape 7. Getting to know you -- tape 8. Playing and growing -- tape 9. Playing and learning -- tape 10. Playing and socializing -- tape 11. The golden years of childhood -- tape 12. The age of reason -- tape 13. A society of children -- tape 14. Explosions -- tape 15. What if? -- tape 16. Who am I? -- tape 17. Choices -- tape 18. Decisions, decisions -- tape 19. Love and work -- tape 20. Thriving in midlife -- tape 21. Use it or lose it -- tape 22. Making lemonade -- tape 23. Accepting the challenge -- tape 24. Making memories -- tape 25. Staying in the game -- tape 26. Living and dying.
SUBJECTS Psychology.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
BF 121 .T73 2003

Transgender Revolution.
A & E Home Video, 2002.
(46 min.)
Investigative Reports goes beyond ignorance and stereotypes for an intimate portrayal of the people who choose to change their sexuality. Among the unexpected, ferociously articulate characters we meet are a female-to-male transsexual who works for the Tampa sheriff's office, a male-to-female electrical designer who has hosted an MIT radio show called Gendertalk, and a Southern good-old-boy who we follow through his surgical transformation. The Transgender Revolution also examines the fast-growing movement to combat gender oppression, highlighting the nation's most notorious transsexual killings and a Congressional battle over including transsexuals in the Hate Crimes Act.
SUBJECTS Gender identity--United States; Transsexuals--United States; Transvestites--United States
LOCATION: General
RC 560 .G45 T73 1998

21st Century Brother.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004
(48 min.)
Explains how the brotherly relationship shapes boys' characters and suggests what parents can do to help brothers bring out the best in each other.
SUBJECTS Brothers; Brothers--Family relationships.
LOCATION: General
BF 723 .S43 T946 2004

The Up Series.
First Run Features, 2004.
(5 videodiscs, 576 min.)
In 1964 Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects.
SUBJECTS Developmental psychology--Great Britain--Case studies; Child development--Great Britain--Case studies; Life cycle, Human--Case studies; Maturation (Psychology)--Case studies
LOCATION: General
HQ 792 .G7 F62 2004

What a Girl Wants.
Media Education Foundation, c2000.
(DVD, 30 min.)
Eleven girls ages 8 to 16 and two classrooms of middle and high school students discuss their views on mass media and how it impacts their lives.
SUBJECTS Teenage Girls; Body Image in Adolescence; Mass Media and Teenagers; Teenage Girls in Popular Culture.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
HQ 798 .W453 2000

Wrestling with Manhood: Boys, Bullying and Battering.
Media Education Foundation, c2002.
(DVD, 120 min.)
Drawing the connection between professional wrestling and the construction of contemporary masculinity, shows how this "entertainment" is related to homophobia, sexual assault and relationship violence.
SECTIONS: Taking wrestling seriously -- Happy & escalating violence -- Making men: glamorizing bullying -- Homophobia & constructing heterosexuality -- Divas: sex & male fantasy -- Normalizing gender violence -- It's only entertainment. EXTRAS: Billy & Chuck get married: homophobia & the commitment ceremony -- Relationships are for wimps: wrestling & rugged individualism -- The Rock in the White House? politics & manhood -- Wrestling with history: race & class in the ring.
SUBJECTS Wrestling-Social Aspects; Youth and Violence; Bullying; Aggressiveness in Adolescence; Masculinity; Machismo.
LOCATION: Circulation Desk
GV 1196.4 .S63 W747