Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu December 2003

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Media Collections:
Psychological Aspects of Other Subjects

This guide is a browsing aid to selected titles in the video/DVD collections at Rutgers Libraries. The most up-to-date, accurate, and complete information regarding the libraries' holdings is available only through IRIS, our online catalog.

28 up 1991

Follows a group of British young people from a variety of economic and social backgrounds as they grow up, interviewing them at the ages of seven, fourteen, twenty-one, and now at twenty-eight. Provides a sociological and cultural history of postwar Britain as well as an examination of the process of growing up.

DANA. MEDIA 465 D-335

3-dimensional motion perception 1971

Uses computer generated stimuli and movements of human subjects to show how one perceives motion, and to show the cues necessary for perception of 3-dimensional motion.

MEDIA D-59

35 up 1993

Documentary. Continues the study of a group of British young people from a variety of economic and social backgrounds as they grow up, interviewing them at the ages of seven, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight, and now at thirty-five. Provides a sociological and cultural history of postwar Britain as well as an examination of the process of growing up.

MEDIA DANA 2-2514 937

Addiction 1988

Can the addicts' experience shed light on the nature of the mind? Science now has a growing understanding of how addicts -- tobacco, alcohol, cocain, gambling, food -- affect the brain and how environment affects addiction.

MEDIA 2-765

Adults with attention deficit disorder 1994

Clinical psychologist Thomas W. Phelan first describes the symptoms of "ADD with hyperactivity" as well as the symptoms of "ADD without hyperactivity". He is then joined by a panel of six adults to discuss important issues that face all adults with Attention Deficit Disorder.

DANA 1613

African-American cultures in the U.S.A 1993

The follow-up to Part one discusses African history and religion, images of the African American in the media, academic performance and stereotypes perpetuated in schools.

DANA 225

Aging 1988

Examines what happens to the brain and mind during the aging process, questioning some long-held stereotypes about the elderly.

MEDIA 2-764

And still I rise 1993

Prominent black women comment on the history and experiences of the Black slave woman in white European society. Film uses images from popular culture to reveal the way media misrepresented Black women's sexuality which in turn impacted on the real lives of Black women. Includes interviews with Caron Wheeler (singer), Buchi Emecheta (novelist), Stella Dadzie (writer) along with many others.

MEDIA 2-1955

The Anxiety disorders 1991

This program describes a range of anxiety responses, discusses causal factors, and shows how anxiety-based disorders are treated.

MEDIA 2-2283

Attachment and loss 1989?

Pt. 1. Attachment theory (54 min.) -- pt. 2. Clinical applications of attachment theory (34 min.)Dr. Bowlby discusses a variety of aspects of attachment theory. He covers general information about attachment and loss and its influences on personality development as well as clinical applications of attachment theory.

DANA. DANA 1728 cassette 1 1728 cassette 2

B.F. Skinner demonstrates operant conditioning 1971

Behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner demonstrates Thorndike's Law of Effect in operant conditioning.

MEDIA D-112

Babies' minds 2001

Examines Jean Piaget's and Melanie Klien's theories on infant mental representation. Examples of infant behavior demonstrate the different stages of babies' abilities.

DANA 1737

Battered women fighting back 2000

When a woman kills a man who beats her, is it murder? Or is it justice? This program examines the legality of when, ever, a victim of domestic violence is justified in killing her abuser. The Jane Abbott and Linda Logan cases assess the courtroom admissibility of evidence of battering, while the high-profile Lorena Bobbitt case and others raise the question of whether the plea of battered woman syndrome can be manipulated into a license to maim--or kill.

DANA. MEDIA 1762 2-5297

Battered women under siege 2000

Why do some beat - and even kill - the women they profess to love? Battered women speak about their experiences and answer the question "Why did you stay with him?" The case of Lisa Bianco, who relied on the due process of law for protection and was murdered by her ex-husband, is included.

DANA. MEDIA 1761 2-5298

Beauty before age 1997

Explores the power of youth and beauty in the gay community. A diverse group of man, ages 19 to 77, navigate their fears of becoming old, undesirable, and alone. This film also offers a male perspective on a historical female issue, and illuminates the larger societal obsession with physical appearance.

MEDIA 2-5295

Behavior disorders of childhood 1991

This program focuses on three types of children's disorders: developmental, primarily autism ; disruptive, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder; and emotional, primarily separation anxiety disorder.

MEDIA 2-2291

The Belmont report basic ethical principles and their applications 1987

Describes the basic ethical principles that underlie research involving human subjects and illustrates their application in case studies of biomedical and behavioral research.

MEDIA 2-877

Black history lost, stolen, or strayed 197-

Demonstrates ways in which the records of Negro constributions to the development of the U.S. have been obliterated or distorted. Shows how such omissions and distortions have affected the self-image of Negroes in the U.S. and depicts the current efforts to develop among the Negroes the emotional preparation necessary for survival in white America.

MEDIA D-16

The Body beautiful 1991

Film situated in England examines the relationship between a Caucasian mother and her bi-racial Caucasian/Nigerian daughter and how they coped with the mother's breast cancer and subsquent sicknesses and how they examined the definition of beauty and body image.

MEDIA 2-3385

Body politics 1997

This program takes a provocative look at women's efforts to change societal attitudes about the ideal female form.

DANA. MEDIA 1758 2-881

Boys will be men 2001

Explores the terrors and triumphs of growing up male in America and suggests ways to help guide the journey to adulthood.

MEDIA 2-5719

Brain sex 1992

The Learning collection: Learning collection Vol. 1 - Sugar and spice -- Vol. 2 - Anything you can do, I can do better -- Vol. 3 - Love, love me doScientific studies indicate that men and women do not have identical brain structures; this may account for some of the differences in behavior between sexes. Vol. 1 explores effect of hormones received during gestation on behavior. Vol. 2 looks at how different brain architecture can lead to differences in ability and learning patterns. Vol. 3 looks at social relations between men and women.

DANA. 1213 cassette 1 1213 cassette 2 1213 cassette 3

Business, behaviorism, and the bottom line 1972

B. F. Skinner discusses theories concerning behavior modification principles, including scheduling, shaping, and positive reinforcement, as they are used in education, business, and industry.

MEDIA 3-148

Chicken Ranch a legal brothel in Nevada 1982

Documentary about the prostitutes employed on the Chicken Ranch, one of the 38 legal brothels in Nevada. The women discuss their attitudes toward their profession. Both the owner of the establishment and the madame are interviewed.

MEDIA 2-3373

The children of divorce a program featuring survivors 1993

Telling us -- Reassuring us of your love -- Not blaming us -- Deciding to co-parent or fight -- Not arguing about us -- Not "badmouthing" -- Not playing us against one another and Not using us as spies -- Not making us grow up too fast, "parentification" -- Not breaking promises -- Dating and your sexuality -- Speaking to other kids -- Speaking to parents -- Speaking to your parentsLooks at divorce through the eyes of youth who "have been there' and sheds light on the conflicting emotions divorce almost always causes in children.

MEDIA 2-3424

Classification 197

Drs. Robert Karplus and Celia Stendler Lavatelli use Piagetian classification tasks to demonstrate how children's ability to use categories develops during middle childhood. The tasks ilIllustrate the preoperational and concrete stages of classification including multiple classification, class inclusion and hierarchical classification, based on Piaget's developmental theory.

MEDIA 2-2407

Communication and congruence 1988

Virginia Satir describes how internalized "rules" for social behavior limit communication within the family. She demonstrates various communication types -- deprecation, blaming, intellectualizing, and irrelevance -- that are used to cover up feelings of low self-esteem.

MEDIA 2-1628

Consultation process & skills working with parents & teachers 2001

Highlights the strategies and processes used in consultation and helps to bridge the gap between research and practice.

MEDIA 2-6225

Controlling the confrontation Arch Lustberg on effective communication techniques 1989

Lustberg demonstrates his effective use of "the four weapons that are available to you as a communicator: your mind, your face, your body and your voice." Focuses on library situations.

DANA 245

A conversation with academics about Selena 1999?

Five unidentified women discuss the pop singer Selena's life, the influence she had on Chicano teenage girls, and the events that led to her murder.

MEDIA 2-6143

Coping with change 1993

Uses a parody of the television program "Cheers" to help managers and supervisors lead their staffs successfully through changes in the workplace. By following the six step plan presented here, managers and supervisors will understand how changes impact staff and how to help them cope.

DANA 244

Cultural identity theory origins, current status and the future 1994

Bailey Jackson and William E. Cross discuss black racial identity and Jackson's theory of the stages of black consciousness.

MEDIA 2-6283

Cultural identity theory origins, current status and the future 1994

Bailey Jackson and William E. Cross discuss black racial identity and Jackson's theory of the stages of black consciousness.

MEDIA XX(1803387.1)

Dear Lisa 1990

Thirteen women describe incidents from their lives revealing their socialization as women and the roles society expects women to play. This film is a comprehensive and multicultural look at women's hopes and dreams and the realities of being female in the 1990's.

MEDIA 2-3400

Deborah Tannen he said, she said : gender, language, communication 2000

Boys & girls -- Status & connection -- Directness & indirectness -- Public talk & private talk -- Ritual opposition -- Conversational style -- ConclusionA live presentation of Dr. Tannen's contributions to the understanding of gender, language, and communication.

DANA. MEDIA 1434 2-6061

Depression 1988

Looks at a disease that affects an estimated ten million Americans. What is the relationship between nature and nurture in causing depression? How close is science to finding meaningful cures? Host, George Page.

MEDIA 2-767

Development 1988

Explores the mind of a child, tracing its development from a single cell to a six-year old brain.

MEDIA 2-763

Dialogues with madwomen 1993

Captures the experiences of seven women who have experienced the dark side of the imagination -- multiple personality, manic-depression, schizophrenia, euphoria.

MEDIA 2-5389

A different image 1982

Presents a portait of a beautiful young African American woman attempting to escape becoming a sex object and to discover her true heritage. Through a sensitive and humorous story about her relationship with a man, the film makes provocative connections between racism and sexual stereotyping.

MEDIA 2-5396

Dr. B. F. Skinner 1964

In an interview with Dr. Evans, Dr. Skinner evaluates Freudian theory and presents his views on motivation, operant conditioning, and teaching machines.

MEDIA D-419

Dr. B. F. Skinner, part I Motion picture 1964

In an interview with Dr. Evans, Dr. Skinner evaluates Freudian theory and presents his views on motivation, operant conditioning, and teaching machines.

MEDIA 6-46

Dr. Erich Fromm, part I Motion picture 1964

In an interview with Dr. Evans, Dr. Fromm discusses productive and non-productive character orientations and speculates on the lack of productive character orientations in contemporary society. He also talks about mechanisms of escape and individualism.

MEDIA 6-49

Dr. Gordon Allport, part I Motion picture 1964

In an interview with Dr. Evans, Dr. Allport discusses his reactions to Freudian theory, including his own contributions to understanding of personality such as trait theory and functional autonomy of motives. Also, he describes his relationship with Freud.

MEDIA 6-47

Dr. Gordon Allport, part II Motion picture 1964

In an interview with Dr. Evans, Dr. Allport presents his views on development of the self, the evaluation of personality testing, personality development and socialization, and existentialism.

MEDIA 6-48

Dr. Hans Eysenck 198-

Eysenck offers his classic criticisms of Freud and Freudian psychoanalysis, describes behavior therapy (a term he was first to use), and covers personality measurement, the psychology of human esthetics, and factor analysis.

DANA 1724

Dr. Henry Murray, part I Motion picture 1964

In an interview with Dr. Evans, Dr. Murray gives his impressions of Freud and Jung and discusses theoretical concepts, the thematic apperception test, and reactions to the Rorschach test.

MEDIA 6-45

Dutchman 1993

The film deals with an emotionally unstable white woman enticing, then humiliating and finally knifing a black man while they ride a subway train in New York City. It makes explicit the hatred, terror and psychology of racial prejudice.

MEDIA 2-1977

Emotional intelligence 1999

Daniel Goleman introduces his discoveries about the emotional mind. This program offers tools people can use to improve their health, family life and professional prospects.

DANA 1687

Evan's dialogue with Jean Piaget and Barbel Inhelder 198-

Jean Piaget and Barbel Inhelder discuss the stages of intellectual development and traditional ideas in American psychology about learning and perception, Freudian psychology, and intelligence testing.

DANA. DANA 1717 cassette 1 1717 cassette 2

Everybody rides the carousel 1975

Presents in animation the eight stages of life in the phases of personality development described by psychologist Erik H. Erikson. Includes a variety of open-ended situations.

MEDIA. 4-552 reel 1 4-553 reel 2 4-554 reel 3

Everybody rides the carousel 1985

Presents in animation the eight stages of life in the phases of personality development described by psychologist Erik H. Erikson. Includes a variety of open-ended situations.

DANA 162

Evolving concern protection for human subjects 1987

A brief historical survey of the evolution of ethical concerns and laws for the protection of human subjects in biomedical and behavioral research.

MEDIA 2-876

The eye of the storm 1992?

Shows how an elementary school teacher in Riceville, Iowa, introduced her children to the realities of prejudice by using the color of eyes as the criterion of superiority. Explains that the results of the experiment were indicative of the situation throughout the United States.

DANA 1505

Feeling good 1974

This film deals with the psychology of masturbation and depicts male masturbation.

MEDIA 3-102

First feelings 1992

This program discusses emotional development in infants.

DANA 1723

Flexible, fearful, or feisty the different temperaments of infants and toddlers 1990

Children come into the world with different temperamental tendencies that play an major role in behavior. Program provides information to help caregivers meet the needs and demands of the challenging mix of temperaments among children in group care.

MEDIA 2-2783

Forty two up 1999

Follows a group of Britons starting in 1964 from different economic and social backgrounds, interviewing them at the age of seven, then again at fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight, and now at forty-two to examine how close they are to achieving the dreams and ambitions of their childhood and youth.

DANA 1595

Foundational conversation with Ken Gergen 2000

"Kenneth J. Gergen is Mustin Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He is a major contributor to theory and research in social construction, and his writings treat a wide range of topics, including postmodernism, organizational process, education, technology, and the self. Ken Gergen is an Associate Editor of the American Psychologist and Theory and Psychology, as well as a co-founder of the Taos Institute. Among his most important works are Toward transformation in social knowledge, The Saturated self,Realities and relationships and An Invitation to social construction."--Masterswork Web site.

DANA 1749

Generation without a cause 1984?

A study of the values and attitudes of the college youth of the sixties who grew up during years of war, nuclear energy, and prosperity. Part 1 focuses on the majority of the college students using students from Rutgers University as examples; part 2 presents a Rutgers student who is opposed to the conformity and apathy of his generation. Special guests include Senator William Fulbright, Dr. Philip E. Jacob, Dr. Richard McCormick, Dr. Selman Waksman, and poets Robert Frost and John Ciardi.

MEDIA 2-2436

Growing up female 198?

Describes the socialization of the American woman through a personal look into the lives of six females ranging from kindergarten age to middle age. Shows the influence of such forces as parents, teachers, guidance counselors, the media, advertising, pop music, and marriage.

MEDIA D-125

How children learn 1997

Examines how people learn by taking in new information and acquiring new skills.

MEDIA 2-3273

How to cope with stress 1984

Video therapy of stress by Alf Fowles. Ten methods of dealing with stress, including a self hypnosis technique.

DANA 1189

In white collar America Motion Picture A documentary describing the white collar worker at an insurance company in Atlanta. Looks at the life styles of individual workers at work and at leisure, and depicts some of their ambitions, expectations, and frustrations.

MEDIA. 4-227 reel 1 4-228 reel 2

Infancy early relationships 1997

Part of a series intended to provide understanding of the unfolding process of human development from the beginning of life through adolescence. This segment deals with early relationships of infants.

DANA 858

The Infant mind 1992

Jean Piaget's stage theories of object performance and sensory-motor development are explained and challenged. Research with newborns has revealed that infants possess a basic perception of cause and effect, number, and object permanence and that memory skills and the capacity to form concepts are present much earlier than formerly believed.

MEDIA DANA 2-3247 1585

Interviewing in action process and practice 1998

"Clinical wisdom, hands-on practice, and practical suggestions gleaned from work 'in the trenches' in a one-of-a-kind video designed to help clinicians-in-training master interviewing skills and the complexities of the relational process."--Container.

DANA. MEDIA. 853 2-5214 2-5214

Introduction to the end of an argument Muqaddimah Li-Nihayat Jidal 1990

Combining news soundbytes, movie clips and documentary footage shot in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the filmmakers critique Western-based representations of Arab culture. The artists cleverly mimic the Western media tableau in an exhilarating mix of fragmented stereotypes from mainstream movies to prime-time news.

MEDIA 2-3078

IPR-Interpersonal process recall : a method for influencing human interaction [Videorecording] 1977

A series of 19 units which explain IPR by demonstrating the program, the inquirer role and function, the recall process-self study (A), the recall process-individual recall (B), and the recall process-mutual recall (C): 1. Elements of facilitating communication.--2. Affect simulation, the process.--3. Affecting simulation, Vignettes.--4. A-1, Psychotherapist, new client.--5. A-2, Psychotherapist, on-going therapy.--6. A-3, Resident advisor, colleague.--7. A-4, Curriculum director, teacher.--8. Inquirer role and function.--9. B-1, Client, on-going therapy.--10. B-2, Student, Jr. high school principal.--10a. B-3, Couple, man and woman.--11. Discussion: Individual recall.--12. C-1, Client and therapist, on-going.--13. C-2, Physician and patient.--14. C-2, Supplement, Physician and patient.--15. C-3, Man and woman.--16. C-4, Health team.--17. C-5, Family I.--18. C-6, Family II.--19. C-7, Jr. high school classrooms.

MEDIA. . . . 23 cassette 1 24 cassette 2 25 cassette 3 26 cassette 4 27 cassette 5 28 cassette 6 29 cassette 7 30 cassette 8 31 cassette 9

Jung on film Carl Gustav Jung interviewed in Zurich, Swizerland on August 5-8, 1957 1990

Features an interview with Carl Gustav Jung, taped in August 1957, in which the pioneering analytical psychologist speaks to his collaboration with Sigmund Freud, talks about the insights he gained while listening to his patients' dreams, and reflects on the turns his life has taken.

DANA 1195

Language 1988

Seeks to understand a uniquely human phenomenon, and explores how biology and environment interact to enable us to communicate.

MEDIA 2-768

Learning 1971

Demonstrates ways in which humans and animals react to various stimuli with discussions by experts of operant conditioning, infant learning, imprinting, aversive conditioning, and pain-aggression experiments.

MEDIA D-369

Learning about learning (Motion picture) 1963

Uses the work of Doctors Howard Kendier, Tracy Kendier, Kenneth Spence, Harry Harlow, and B. F. Skinner in exploring the different strategies used in the development of new theoretical concepts about man's ability to learn, pointing out that these studies have led to new methods of instruction in schools and colleges.

MEDIA 4-27

Letter to the next generation 1990

Two decades after members of the Ohio National Guard fired on antiwar demonstrators at Kent State University, filmmaker Jim Klein visits the campus to investigate the attitudes of today's students toward activism, ambition, racism, sexism, the military, getting ahead, and having fun.

MEDIA. 5-8 reel 1 5-9 reel 2

Life's first feeling 1986

Discusses research which examines infants' emotions, the expression and development of emotions, and the role early feelings play in child development.

MEDIA 2-220

Like other people 1973

A couple with cerebral palsy and other physically handicapped people in an English institution for the handicapped speak about their emotional, sexual, and social needs.

MEDIA 5-418

Little things : when prejudice is unintentional 2002

"[T]his ABC News program explores the kinds of incidents and behavior that prompted The New York Times reporter Lena Williams to write an article entitled, 'The Everyday Interactions that Get under the Skin of Blacks and Whites.' Focus groups polled and interviewed on the subject reveal how statements, gestures, and even body language can be interpreted--rightly or wrongly--as racial prejudice." -- container.

DANA XX(1810526.1)

The living martyr Hizbollah unveiled 2001

This documentary presents footage of suicide mission preparations and interviews with Lebanon's Hizballah resistance fighters and their families.

DANA 1759

Looking at abnormal behavior 1991

Case histories of patients and professionals working to assess, diagnose, and treat various types of abnormal behavior.

MEDIA 2-2281

Looking for me (Motion picture) 1970

Shows movement and dance therapist Janet Adler working with autistic children, normal children, and adults to illustrate that movement experience and awareness of one's body are essential for healthy growth.

MEDIA 4-231

Love, intimacy and sexuality 1993

In this program, older couples speak frankly about their enjoyment of sex. Experts examine physical and emotional issues of sexuality.

MEDIA 2-2683

Loving smacks 1999

Noted psychologists discuss the myths, justifications, and effects of corporal punishment and present alternatives to the use of violence to maintain discipline.

DANA 1745

Man oh man growing up male in America 1987

Using interviews with men, family films, and a pastiche of sounds and images, documents what it is like to grow up as a male in America today. Looks at what shapes a boy into a man and the roles and stereotypes men have to deal with in today's society.

MEDIA 2-3416

Managing stress 1978

Points out that the manageable stress levels can result in productivity, while excessive stress levels that are improperly managed can be debilitating. Explains how to recognize undue stress and how to handle stress correctly.

MEDIA 4-550

Matter of heart 1987

A film portrait of Carl Gustav Jung which includes rare home movies, archival materials and interviews. Presents conversations with Jung's closest friends, patients and associates including Marie-Louise von Franz, Joseph Henderson, members of the Hugennmater family, and Sir Laurens van der Post. Explores Jung's long relationship with Fraulein Toni Wolff, and also focuses on the meaning of Jung's genius for society.

MEDIA 2-832

Means of grace 1995

Film brings to life the diary entries and writings of the filmmaker's mother. Using home movies, archival footage, and dramatizations, the film presents an inside view of "madness." "A moving evocation of the difficulties faced by the housewives of the 1950s and 1960s..."-C. Warren.

MEDIA 2-3408

Media interrupted the dissection of media in American culture : The media's influence on the things we do 2001

Media defined and history -- The influence of the messenger -- Life imitates art -- Appearance -- Behavior -- Media's influence on tolerance and acceptance -- Positive action -- Becoming a critical viewerCommunication experts, psychologists and philosophers discuss aspects of mass media's influence on people's behavior and motivation.

MEDIA MEDIA 10-129 10-131

Mental illness unraveling the myths? 1990?

Examines the ways that bias against the mentally ill is reinforced by society and the media. Panelists include Joanne Verbanic, founder of Schitzophrenics Anonymous ; Dr. Otto Wahl, associate professor of psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA ; Alexander D. Brooks, professor of law at Rutgers Law School, Newark ; Phyllis Vine, research consultant for the alliance of the mentally ill, New York, and author of Families in pain : children, siblings, spouses, and parents of the mentally ill speak out ; and Patricia Deegan, director of the Northeast Independent Living Program, MA.

MEDIA 2-947

Metamorphosis man into woman 1989

Gary, a 39 year-old transsexual, has been convinced since childhood that he is a woman trapped in a man's body. At 35, Gary decided to begin the extraordinary process of changing his sex. Before he can be accepted for sex-reassignment surgery, Gary must prove that he can successfully live and work as a woman, 24 hours a day for at least one year.

MEDIA 2-1799

Methodology the psychologist and the experiment 1975

Shows two examples of controlled manipulation with test groups in the laboratory in order to explain the basic logic of experimentation in psychology.

MEDIA 2-2040

Mickey Mouse monopoly 2002

Disney's media dominance -- Disney's gender representations -- Disney's race representations -- Disney's commercialization of children's cultureCommentary by Henry A. Giroux, Alvin Poussaint, Justin Lewis, Gail Dines, Diane Levin, Carolyn Newberger, Elizabeth Hadley, Jacqueline Maloney, Jack Shaheen, Deirdre Almeida, Marisa Peralta. Takes a close and critical look at the animated films produced by the Disney Company and the cultural values and assumptions propagated in terms of race, gender and class. Includes contributions from cultural critics, media scholars, child psychologists, educators and children.

MEDIA 10-133

A Migrant's heart 1996

An English actor who's parents came from India and then migrated to East Africa and finally England returns to visit New Delhi, India, to seek his roots, and to work through ethnic identity problems which can result when one is caught between two worlds.

MEDIA 2-5759

The mind of man 1919

A survey of modern research on the mind in variors countries of the world. Covers areas of mind development in children, effects of drugs, dreams, brain structure, chemical changes within the brain, the brain and sexuality, reasoning, and the power of the mind in controlling bodily functions. Includes interviews with Sir John Eccles, Donald Hebb, and B.F. Skinner.

MEDIA D-123

Minds of our own pt. 1. Batteries and bulbs -- pt. 2. Light and vision pt. 1. Batteries and bulbs -- pt. 2. Light and visionA look at why people can pass tests on basic science concepts but cannot apply the knowledge, and what teachers can do to address this problem.

DANA. MEDIA 1448 2-3757

Minds of our own pt. 1. Changing how science is taught -- pt. 2. Science and culture 1997

pt. 1. Changing how science is taught -- pt. 2. Science and cultureThe key to improved science learning is better prepared and well-supported science teachers. This program presents the stories of teachers who have struggled to revamp their teaching and their schools.

DANA. MEDIA 1450 2-3759

Minds of our own pt. 1. The nature of gases -- pt. 2. The role of testing 1997

pt. 1. The nature of gases -- pt. 2. The role of testingAn exploration of students' knowledge of science concepts, this program argues for teaching long-term understanding rather than surface knowledge of the various topics covered by standardized tests.

DANA. MEDIA 1449 2-3758

Miss Goodall and the wild chimpanzees 1965

Describes the background of Jane Goodall and her studies as she observes and records the activities of wild chimpanzees in Africa.

MEDIA 2-1673

Mood disorders 1991

This program introduces mood disorders from mania to depressive stupor. It explores those factors that contribute to their onset, describes how they disrupt people's lives, and examines treatments that seem to work.

MEDIA 2-2288

Moral development 1973

Examines two of the major theories in the field of moral development by using Dr. Stanley Milgrim's famous obedience experiment to pose a serious moral dilemma. Features Dr. David Rosenhan who summarizes the developmental stages of moral judgment in children and adults.

MEDIA 2-1966

Morality the process of moral development 1977

Dr. Susan De Merrsemen-Warren and Dr. Elliot Turiel interview and test children from the age of four until early adulthood in order to examine their concepts of sharing, fairness, justice, and other attitudes linked to the process of moral development.

MEDIA 2-2409

Mothers and sons the crucial connection 1996

Olga Silverstein disusses the importance of the ties between mother and son.

MEDIA 2-3363

Motivation through job enrichment Motion picture 1967

Dr. Frederick Herzberg presents his motivation hygiene theory, which calls for the restructuring of dull, routine assignments to make jobs more meaningful and rewarding to employees.

MEDIA 4-149

Murder one 1977

Examines the crimes of six convicted murderers using the interviews with the murderers, witnesses, and accomplices, and backgrounds of the murderers.

MEDIA D-72

Myths of childhood 1997

"This provocative three-part series confronts the notion that children are naturally innocent, asks why some adults blame childhood events for their adult unhappiness and questions the ambitions of parents who strive to raise the perfect child. Children and parents from the U.S., Australia, and the United Kingdom share their experiences"--Container.

DANA 864

The nature of human attachments in infancy 1986

Pt. 1. Conducting an infant mental health assessment unit (28 min.) -- pt. 2. The nature of human attachments in infancy (28 min.)DANA 850

The Nature of stress 1991

This program considers a range of stress responses, including some that are dysfunctional, and examines treatment approaches. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is studied as an extreme form of stress reaction.

MEDIA 2-2282

New attitude achieve personal and professional success by keeping a positive mental outlook 1997

A positive attitude is the key to success. Focus on the positive aspects of your life; make your work fun and more profitable; keep difficult situations from bringing you down; meet challenges and change with a sense of control.

DANA 1317

Obedience 1990?

Presents an experiment conducted during May 1962 at the Yale University Interaction Laboratory on obedience to authority. Describes both obedient and defiant reactions of subjects who are instructed to administer electric shocks of increasing severity to another person.

DANA. MEDIA. . 358 2-1267 2-2450 5-292 5-513

On old age a conversation with Joan Erikson at 90 1995

This videocassette features Joan Erikson at the age of 90. She discusses the considerations and problems that come with old age. It also examines some of the concepts and ideas of Joan Erikson and her husband, Erik Erikson, an eminent post-Freudian psychologist.

MEDIA 2-2700

On old age II a conversation with Joan Erikson at 92 1995

This videocassette features Joan Erikson at the age of 92. She discusses the problems and considerations that come with old age. It also examines some of the concepts and ideas of Joan Erikson and Erik Erikson, an eminent post-Freudian psychologist.

MEDIA 2-2701

Organic mental disorders 1991

This program focuses on organic mental disorders that result from three causes: physical trauma, disease, and exposure to toxic substances. Assessment, treatment, and prognosis are all addressed.

MEDIA 2-2290

Otto a study in abnormal psychology 1975

A case study in abnormal behavior, portraying a middle-aged man suffering from real and imagined pressures at home and at work.

MEDIA 2-1178

1996

This documentary presents the experiences of gay men and lesbians on the job.

DANA. MEDIA 716 2-5109

Out of the mouths of babes 1973

Describes the stages of language acquisition from infancy to six years of age. Scenes show children in normal everyday circumstances and in testing situations.

MEDIA 2-2089

Pain and healing 1988

Explores the mind's role in healing the body and controlling pain and reports on exciting new discoveries linking the brain and the mind to the immune system.

MEDIA 2-766

Painting and the camera 1974

In this first part of his overall critique of the tradition of the European oil painting, British art critic, John Berger describes how the advent of photography and other technologies changed the nature of painting and the viewer's reaction to it.

MEDIA 4-444

Personality disorders 1991

This program identifies 11 personality disorders and concentrates on four: narcissistic, antisocial, borderline, and obsessive-compulsive.

MEDIA 2-2285

Piaget's developmental theory an overview 1989

David Elkind examines Jean Piaget's work in developmental psychology, dividing this work into four periods. Explores the concepts of assimilation and accomodation, the development of the semi-clinical interview, the course of a child's mental development, and Piaget's work in memory and imagery. Uses archival footage of Dr. Piaget and newly shot footage of Dr. Elkind conducting interviews with children of varying ages.

DANA. MEDIA 1584 2-2406

Piaget's developmental theory concrete operations 1984

Using structured interviews with children from four- to nine-years-old, Dr. David Elkind illustrates the development of transitive thinking and reversibility as children move from the pre-operational to concrete operational stage of cognitive development. Children's construction of the unit concept, so basic to arithmetic and beginning reading is explored. Dr. Elkind also examines some of the recent criticisms of Piaget's theories.

DANA. MEDIA 1591 2-2128

Piaget's developmental theory conservation 197

Children between the ages of five and twelve perform tasks dealing with quantity, length, area and volume to illustrate the Piagetian concept of conservation. The children's differing approaches to the tasks are discussed by Drs. Robert Karplus and Celia Stendler Lavatelli.

DANA. MEDIA 1583 2-2408

Play a Vygotskian approach 1996

Presents Lev Vygotsky's early childhood learning theories and demonstrates them in a classroom. Examines play and how it benefits cognitive and social skills and fulfills emotional needs. Identifies the necessary components to play.

DANA 1726

Pretending and truth-telling in women's lives 1996

Dr. Lerner presents a challenge to men and women to rethink the ways we engage in deception and approach truth-telling. Viewers will learn ways that family, culture, and society influence our beliefs and behaviors regarding self-revelation and concealment. How dominant cultural values have affected women's freedom to speak about "taboo" issues and to be heard, believed and listened to. Techniques for facilitating the constructive use of honesty in difficult circumstances. How to break out of the destructive cycle of stigma, secrecy and shame.

MEDIA 2-3752

Professor Erik Erikson, part I Motion picture 1964

In an interview with Dr. Evans, Professor Erikson describes his background in and involvement with psychoanalysis and explains his theory on the eight stages of psycho-social development.

MEDIA 6-43

Professor Erik Erikson, part II Motion picture 1964

In an interview with Dr. Evans, Professor Erikson discusses the libido theory, ego identity and identity crisis, positive and negative identity, existentialism, and cross-cultural research.

MEDIA 6-44

The Psychological birth of the human infant the separation-individuation process 1983

Presents examples of complex, but regularly occurring phenomena that characterize the child's journey through the four sub-phases of the separation-individuation process.

MEDIA DANA 2-848 1573

Psychotherapies 1991

In this program, clinicians demonstrate various types of psychologically based therapies (psycho-dynamic, cognitive-behavioralm and experiential) and show their application with both individuals and groups.

MEDIA 2-2292

A question of race 2001

Pt. 1. A question of race -- pt. 2. How biased are you?In part 1, become a part of the debate questioning whether race is an accurate biological identification or a subcategory made up by humans to seperate us. In part 2, racial prejudice, or bias, is easily recognized in its extreme forms, but it infilitrates everyday life in subtle ways also. Discover just how common bias is as a hidden camera follows real-life adults as they interact with people of different races.

MEDIA. 2-5939 cassette 1 2-5940 cassette 2

Reinforcement in learning and extinction Motion picture 1956

Shows how pigeons are taught abnormal behavior patterns by means of selective reinforcement of response and how the removal of the reinforcement causes the gradual extinguishing of the learned response. Derives from the experiments basic principles about learned behavior which are applicable in the training of children.

MEDIA 1-60

Reinventing leadership 1996

"...demonstrates how our ability to lead is related more to the nature of our presence than to technique or know-how."--Container.

MEDIA 2-3305

Responsible assertion 1978

Illustrates the value of assertiveness training for individuals involved in all kinds of interpersonal encounters. Demonstrates the distinction between unassertive, assertive, and aggressive behavior.

MEDIA 4-373

Rethinking rape 1986

In an in-depth look at "acquaintance rape" and its social causes. Six persons of varying backgrounds, including a rape survivor, a social psychologist, and a male college student who nearly raped a good friend, share their personal experiences, research, and insights on this topic.

MEDIA 2-1276

Reviving Ophelia : saving the selves of adolescent girls 1998

Teen pressures -- Media pressures -- Sexual pressures -- Boys -- Girls -- Parents & teachersMary Pipher discusses the challenges facing today's teenagers, especially girls, as well as the role of media and popular culture in shaping their identities.

MEDIA 2-3633

Rock-a bye baby 1971

Presents some of the techniques that psychologists use to measure mothering practices in the human and animal world during the important infant years.

MEDIA D-160

Run like a girl 1999

Teenage girls from a variety of backgrounds discuss their search for identity and self-esteem and other social concerns.

MEDIA 2-5299

The Schizophrenias 1991

This program explores what it it feels like to live with schizophrenia, what factors are believed to contribute to its onset, and what is being done to treat it.

MEDIA 2-2289

The search for mind 1988

Sets the stage for the series by exploring the ways science has looked into the mind throughout history.

MEDIA 2-762

The sensory world (Motion picture) 1971

Describes the routes of stimuli through the various senses to the brain.

MEDIA 4-50

Sex matters 1991

Rutgers University students discuss their feelings about sex, promisuity, sexually transmitted diseases, safe sex.

MEDIA 2-1271

Sex, unknown 2001

Explores gender identity and gender reassignment with contributions of psychologists and researchers, and through personal insights from the Reimer family.

MEDIA 2-6010

She's leaving me a four-stage treatment model for men struggling with relationship loss 1996

Dr. Lerner presents his four-stage therapy model designed to help men move from the crisis of being left to a broader examination of their relationships, emotional functioning, and life plan.

MEDIA 2-3306

Short-term group psychotherapy for loss patients 1992

A demonstration role play created by the Short-term Group Psychotherapy Seminar to provide clinicians with an audio-visual impression of time-limited, short-term group psychotherapy for loss patients, and to introduce clinicians to some of the conceptual and technical issues associated with conducting such groups.

MEDIA 2-3307

Simple beginnings? child development from birth to age five 1996

The program features three experiments which display early abilities of infants to recognize rules, faces, and biological motion. The experiments test short-term memory capacities of young babies, register a baby's reaction to the mother and to a stranger, and demonstrate how babies appear to discriminate at a young age between biodynamic and non-biodynamic motion. The program goes on to explore the parents' role in structuring infants' learning experiences in the early development of language.

DANA 867

Smile pretty 1999

Teenage girls from a cross-section of ethnic backgrounds discuss life as a beauty queen, the pressure to fulfill a societal ideal, the allure of celebrity, and the artificiality of the modelling trade. In addition, they share incidents of heroism and sacrifice, feelings about their struggle for personal identity, and insights into the mother/daughter relationship.

MEDIA 2-5301

The social animal 197-

Studies some of the ways in which man is influenced and changed by society. Dr. Stanley Schachter demonstrates the effect of group pressure to conform; Dr. Leon Festinger shows the consequences of publicly stating ideas which are contrary to one's private belief; and Dr. Morton Deutsch discusses the nature of the bargaining process.

MEDIA D-364

Stranger with a camera 2000

During the 1960s, filmmakers came to Appalachia to document the dire conditions of the region's poorest residents. The use of the striking images of poverty raised questions about whether media-makers with otherwise good intentions exploited and perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Appalachia. In 1967 this tension between media and community led Kentuckian Hobart Ison to kill filmmaker Hugh O'Connor. This film revisits this tragedy to explore the reason for the killing.

DANA. MEDIA 1404 2-6125

Stress and emotions 1984

Through two case histories, a man who suffered an accidental frontal lobatomy and a stress-ridden professional, pain, anxiety, and behavior are explored.

MEDIA 2-446

Stress and illness 1986

Palpitations, low back pain, asthma symptoms and extreme fatigue may have physical causes or can be physical manifestations of anxiety and depression. This video explores the link between stress and illness and explains why the presence of stress, anxiety or depression complicates the diagnosis of physical symptoms.

DANA 1178

Stress management 1995

Learn to look at yourself in new ways. To rearrange your activities to fit your priorities, yourself, your job and your family, without adding stress.

DANA 1314

Stressed out in America 1997

A five segment series dealing with the causes of stress and how to reduce stress in your home and work environment through exercise and stress effective thinking.

DANA 1244

Substance abuse disorders 1991

This program focuses on alcohol, cocaine, and nicotine addiction. It considers the effects of substance abuse on the individual and society and examines causal factors and treatment approaches.

MEDIA 2-2286

The Swan Sisters techniques for interviewing the sexually abused child 1987

Interview 1. The child protection worker -- Interview 2. The investigator -- Interview 3. The pediatrician -- Interview 4. The prosecutor -- Interview 5. The psychologistProfessionals simulate interviews with a sexually abused child.

DANA 1159

A Tale of love 1995

A film loosely inspired by the Tale of Kieu, an early 19th century Vietnamese poem in which a martyred woman sacrifies herself for the good of her family. This film, set in America, portrays the Vietnamese immigrant experience through Kieu, a writer who sends money to her family in Vietnam by working for a woman's magazine. As she works on an article about the legacy of the Tale of Kieu, she comes to understand how the poem resonates in her own life. In the end, overcoming the sorrows of love and exile is, for Kieu, to reinvent both herself and the 200-year-old poem.

MEDIA 2-3181

Teach the children 1993

Edwin Newman explores the impact of extensive television viewing on young children through interviews with educators, psychologists, media analysts, mental health researchers, children, and interested adults.

MEDIA 2-2343

Teaching sign language to the chimpanzee, Washoe 1977

Documents Project Washoe, an experiment in which two-way communication was established with a chimpanzee by means of the sign language of the American deaf, Ameslan. Illustrates the range of the chimp's vocabulary, shows the development of sentence structure, examines the contexts in which she signed, and shows the project's research methodology.

MEDIA D-230

Theories of personality 1994

Explains five major schools of thought on development of personality: psychoanalytic theories; humanistic theories, trait theories; behavioral-social learning; and cognitive theories.

DANA 1719

Thinking 1988

Focuses on the ways the brain performs activities, examining how scientific research is exploding commonly held myths on the nature of thought and creativity.

MEDIA 2-768

Through madness 1992

Chronicles the subjective and personal experience of illnesses like manic-depression and schizophrenia. It is the culmination of three years of research and investigation by the psychiatrist/filmmaker, who searched around the country for the three individuals profiled in the program. "Through madness" demystifies psychotic illnesses and de-stigmatizes those afflicted.

MEDIA 2-1789

Tibetan medicine a Buddhist approach to healing 1985

Tibet's first woman doctor, Ama Lopsang Dolma, shows how medicines are made from animal, vegetable and mineral substances, and demonstrates how Tibetan medicine aims to heal both the physical and the psychic being by treating the patient rather than the disease.

MEDIA 2-2055

A Time to learn--reality orientation in the nursing home

Emphasizes the implementation process of reality orientation in three distinct nursing home settings. Illustrates the actual staff-training of the three facilities using various teaching techniques. Demonstrates methods of implementing reality orientation with only limited information on its concepts and basic principles.

MEDIA 4-473

Timothy Leary's last trip 1997

A behind the scences look at the life and influence of Dr. Timothy Leary, pioneer in psychology and consciousness raising in the 1960's. Discusses the work of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.

MEDIA 2-3583

To live and to learn 1968

Examines the learning problems of four mentally handicapped children to convey the range of disabilities and impairments confronted by special educators.

MEDIA. 5-568 reel 1 5-569 reel 2

Tough guise violence, media, and the crisis in masculinity 1999

Pt. 1. Understanding violent masculinity (25 mins.) -- pt. 2. Violent masculinity in action (30 mins.) Examines the relationship between the images in popular culture and masculine identities in the late 20th century United States.

DANA, MEDIA 1710 2-3959

Toys (Motion picture)

Examines the possible effects of modern war toys on children in a fantasy about a deadly battle fought by war toys in a Christmas store window.

MEDIA 1-37

The twenties : social and cultural trends 1970

Uses newsreel footage to describe the confrontation between tradition and innovation characteristic of American society in the 20's. Includes developments in psychology and the arts.

DOUGLASS 28

Two worlds to remember : geriatric case studies 1978

Documents the transition of two elderly women - one a long-time widowed actress, the other a divorcée - from an independent existence to a life in a home for the aged.

MEDIA 5-438

Understanding the defiant child 1997

Offering a clear picture of children who routinely demonstrate negative, hostile, and defiant behavior, this video illuminates the nature and causes of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). Featuring Dr. Russell Barkley, the video also shows real-life scenes of family interactions and interviews with parents.

DANA. MEDIA 1188 2-3750

Up is down (Motion picture) 1970

Presents a study of an unconventional young boy who is temporarily persuaded to accept others viewpoints as his own.

MEDIA 1-23

Using what we know applying Piaget's developmental theory 1991

Discusses teaching techniques and curriculum planning based upon Piaget's theories of child development. Focuses on the physical organization and rules of the classroom, the personality of the teacher, and the importance of the teacher's understanding of the child's learning process at each stage of development. Features three teachers cited as exemplary examples of these principles.

MEDIA DANA 2-2404 1582

Video review for the Miller Analogies Test 1987

An intensive review for the Miller Analogies Test. Discusses test taking and solution strategies with specific examples.

DANA 1224

Vision and movement 1984

Explores the complex chemical brain functions relating to vision and movement using footage of Olympic diver Greg Louganis, medical studies and experiments, and interviews with experts. Explains recent chemical treatment of Parkinson's disease.

MEDIA 2-444

Vygotsky's developmental theory an introduction 1994

Presents Lev Vygotsky's early childhood learning theories and demonstrates them in classrooms.

DANA 1725

Walls Motion picture 197

An open-end film which examines the problem of motivating a class by focusing on a high school teacher encouraging a class of college prep students to do independent study.

MEDIA 2-27

Warriors' women 1981

Explores the living situations of five Vietnam veterans and their families by interviewing wives who candidly and emotionally reveal some of the problems they have witnessed. These problems include exposure to Agent Orange and the effects of delayed stress syndrome: depression, anger, violence, unemployment, and suicide.

MEDIA 2-2928

The way home 1998

Women representing a cross-section of cultures in America share their experiences of oppression through the lens of race. Women are separated into eight ethnic councils (Indigenous, African-American, Arab, Asian, European-American, Jewish, Latina and Multi-Racial).

MEDIA 2-3873

What do you think? : A film about the concepts of children [Motion picture] 1971

A demonstration of the 3 major stages of cognitive development in children from 4 to 11. Dr. David Elkind, who bases his approach on the work of Jean Piaget, leads a discussion with 6 children in which they reveal some of their concepts about the physical, moral, and religious worlds. A narrator shows how these concepts exemplify the different stages of mental growth.

MEDIA 4-243

White identity theory origins and prospect 1994

Hardiman and Cross discuss Hardiman's research in the field of white racial consciousness and identity.

DANA 1624

Who did what to whom 1972

A training film for educational, religious, or industrial leaders which shows how to recognize the four principles of behavior: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, extinction, and punishment.

MEDIA 3-101