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PSY-8164

Week 2 Resources

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Textbook

Abnormal Psychology

Hooley, J. M., Nock, M. K., & Butcher, J. N. (2019). Abnormal Psychology (18th ed.). Pearson Education (US). 

  • Read Chapters 3 and 5.  Chapter 3 provides information about causal factors and viewpoints in psychopathology development.  Chapter 5 presents information about the effects of stress on mental health.

Article

Genetic and environmental influences on internalizing psychopathology across age and pubertal development

Patterson, M. W., Mann, F. D., Grotzinger, A. D., Tackett, J. L., Tucker-Drob, E. M., & Harden, K. P. (2018). Genetic and environmental influences on internalizing psychopathology across age and pubertal development. Developmental Psychology, 54 (10), 1928–1939. 

  • This resource offers information about causes of pathology, including, genetic and environmental influences on internalizing psychopathology across age and pubertal development.

Video

Understanding the biopsychosocial model of health

B2BWhiteboard. (2023, October 28). Understanding the biopsychosocial model of health [Video]. YouTube.

  • This is a helpful video to understand the biopsychosocial model of health.

Learning Activity Resource

Perceived Stress Scale

(n.d.). Perceived Stress Scale. NH Department of Administrative Services.

  • The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a commonly used instrument to measure stress. Please review it for this week’s learning activity and to assess your current stress. 

Assignment Resource

Student instructions to record audio or video in Brightspace for podcasts or videos. 

  • To record audio or video in D2L, select the Record video option in the assignment submission area to create a video or audio note. You will need your webcam to complete a video. Press the New Recording button when you are ready to record your video or audio note and the Stop Recording when finished.  Please also be sure to select English as the language from the drop-down menu for Audio Language and click on the button to include automatically generated captions.  Then, click the Add button to include the video in your assignment submission.