Psychology for Seniors
basic topics presented especially for senior citizens

 

General Course Resources

  1. •Discovering Psychology

  2. •Growing Old in a New Age: Movie clips

  3. •Resource: The Mind: Teaching Modules

  4. Unravel the mysteries of the mind with these video teaching modules. An extension of topics covered in The Brain: Teaching Modules, these programs explore cognition and human behavior. The modules present current findings on language processing, drug treatment and addictions, and cognitive development throughout the life span. The programs also cover mood and personality disorders, and pain and its treatment. These modules are flexible additions to courses in psychology, abnormal and physiological psychology, neuropsychology, and occupational therapy.

  5. Source:  http://learner.org/resources/series150.html


  7. Resource: The Brain: Teaching Modules

  8. These flexible resources offer extensive footage and research into the inner workings of this amazing human organ, including findings on Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, autism, Parkinson's disease, and many other topics. The modules are appropriate for use in general and advanced courses in psychology, abnormal and physiological psychology, neuropsychology, and occupational therapy.

  9. Source:  http://learner.org/resources/series142.html