Listen to any of the episodes of the Radiolab Presents: Gonads podcast series here https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab/projects/radiolab-presents-gonads. Summarize the episode in your own words. List at least three new things you learned. How did the information you heard support your previous thoughts about sex, reproduction, gender, or fertility? Did the information you […]
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Keep a food diary for 1 week (include the diary with this assignment). Write down everything you ate and drank every day that week. If you are eating packaged food, write down the number of calories you consumed, as well as the amount of protein, carbohydrates and fats (in grams), […]
When people direct harm against themselves and die because of it, this is called suicide. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people aged 19-24 and the third leading cause of death for children aged 15-18. There are many risk factors for suicide, including a history or family […]
There are certain times when mental illness becomes national news – when a celebrity or someone with a high profile mentions they are suffering, when someone in the public eye dies by suicide, and when there are news of mass shootings. While it is important that people speak up about […]
Mental illnesses are medical conditions that affect a person’s thoughts, feelings, moods and behaviors. Find out more about mental health basics here https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm. Make sure to click through Mental Health Basics, Types of Mental Illness, and Fast Facts. There are many classified mental disorders – these are described in detail […]
What is good mental health? Some psychologists theorized that before we can focus on improving our mental health, our basic needs must first be met. Abraham Mazlow created his hierarchy of needs, represented below with a pyramid. On the bottom, biggest level, are the purely physiological needs. The next step […]
Psychological or mental health is thought to encompass intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual well-being. These four dimensions of health are highly interrelated, and also have an effect on our physical health. To review – intellectual health deals with how we think, make decisions, and problem solve. Emotional health is about […]
One important way to help deal with stress is by getting enough sleep. We are all familiar with how our bodies and minds feel when our sleep was interrupted or just too short – we feel clumsy, inattentive, moody, fatigued, unable to focus or remember. There are several stages of […]
Every year, the American Psychological Association conducts a survey about stress in the United States. Some of the more common sources of stress are money, family responsibilities, health-related concerns, and work. To see more sources of stress, and see some generational differences and trends on stress level, see https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2018/interactive-graphics.
It is possible to manage stress – some ideas can be found here https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/stress/index.shtml and here https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/3-tips-to-manage-stress. There are certain key ways to help manage the way you think that help with stress.
