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Many of us hold misconceptions about mental illnesses that have developed through exposure to sources of information that do not assist us to develop an accurate and clear understanding of the disease.
Schizophrenia is one such illness. Ask yourself and some friends, ‘What are the symptoms of schizophrenia?’ Now do some research from reliable sources. Does the reality match ‘common knowledge’?
The film ‘A Beautiful Mind’ has been acclaimed by some psychologists as a portrayal of schizophrenia that avoids the insensitivity of other films and provides some insight into the illness. Academic Psychiatry
What’s going on here?
What do you see that makes you say that?
Complete a short survey with three people around some commonly held myths about mental illness. Add your results to the here via Google Docs.
Survey results on myths surrounding mental illness.
Join a group to produce a presentation on a Mental Illness.
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The Black Balloon is an Australian movie made in 2008 that is recognised by mental health professionals as a realistic portrayal of a family dealing with Autism.
Autism Spectrum Australia provides a description of autism on their website page ‘What is Autism?’
What did you see that made an impression on you?
What did it make you think about?
What did the video make you wonder about? What would you like to know more about?
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Where on the environment / hereditary continuum do you believe the illness of anorexia would sit? Post your response onto our wall at http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/anorexia
Laura L Plummer shared this intimate account of her experience of anorexia uploaded to Vimeo, My Journey Into Anorexia and Out Again.
As you watch Laura’s movie consider which part of Laura’s story support the idea that anorexia is influenced by environment and which parts of the story support the idea that anorexia is influenced by hereditary.
My Journey into Anorexia, and Out Again from Laura L. Plummer on Vimeo.
Laura is an accomplished blogger. You can visit her blog here: laura louise plummer
expanding consciousness through storytelling
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Our eyes receive a constant flow of information from which we learn a great deal about the world around us. Every now and then, when given an opportunity, our other senses provide exquisite poignancy and demonstrate the power of our ‘mind’s eye’.
In this post we take an opportunity to ‘listen to learn’. The moving dialogue between 12-year-old Cameron and his father, Bob, who suffers depression, presents a unique opportunity to understand depression. The story ‘Sit With Me – an anatomy of a depression’ was presented by the ABC Radio program ‘All In The Mind’ and documents the work of Mike Bernstein. Click on the image of Natasha Mitchell to link through to the program.
Cameron’s story reminds us that all of us will, at some stage, be relating with peers who suffer depression.
beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related disorders in Australia.
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EYE4COLOUR – Stroop Test from Avram Buchanan on Vimeo.
Find cards for testing the Stroop Effect here: ‘Stroop Effect Cards’
Google Docs Result Page for Stroop Effect Class Results
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