Psychology Current Event
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Psychology Current Event
Objective: Students will analyze current events from newspaper or an online source.
Students will apply what they have read in the current event to Psychology class.
Here is a list of some source which you are more than welcome to use.
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NIMH - Press Room
Press releases, media advisories, and much more. From the National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH).
URL: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/index.shtml
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Science Daily
Great source for the latest research news in the field of psychology
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/
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APA Online: News Releases
News Releases from APA Online.
URL: http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/news_releases.cfm
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All Things Human
All Things Human asks & answers questions about what makes us human by
exploring current news about psychology, anthropology, the mind, sexuality,
sociology and evolution.
URL: http://www.allthingshuman.net
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Clinical Psychology News and Articles From Clinically Psyched
Clinically Psyched offers breaking news in clinical psychology, abnormal psychology,
neuroscience, neurotheology and more. Visit Clinically Psyched for clinical psychology
articles and updates.
URL: http://www.clinicallypsyched.com/
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Mental Health News
Mental Health News publishes links to the latest mental health news from around the
web.
URL: http://www.healthdiaries.com/news/mentalhealth/
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Mental Health News
A compilation of mental health news regarding conditions such as depression,
anxiety, attention deficit disorder, and bipolar disorder updated daily from the most
trusted sources.
URL: http://www.mental-health-news.com/
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Neuroscience Forum
Current Neuroscience Education and Research Discussion Forum. Includes
Neuroscience news articles.
URL: http://www.neuroscienceforums.com/
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Neuroscience News
Neuroscience News offers neuroscience research news for neuroscientists and
neuroscience students, neuroscience links, neuroscience jobs, neuroscience forum,
neuroscience research articles and more.
URL: http://www.neurosciencenews.com/
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Neuroscience news at Sciam.com
Find neuroscience articles on sleep science, stem cells and bioethics and more.
URL: http://www.scientificamerican.com/mind-and-brain
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Psychiatric News
Psychiatric News is the newspaper of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
Psychiatric News is the principal and official means of communication between APA
and its members about policies, politics, and legislative and judicial issues affecting
psychiatry, as well as the actions and policies of APA itself. The newspaper also
serves as a source of clinical and research news pertinent to the field of psychiatry.
URL: http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/
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Psychology News and Research Briefs
Brief summaries of the latest news related to mental health and mental illness, as
well as brief abstracts of the latest research in anxiety, depression, ADHD, learning
disabilities, and more.
URL: http://www.findcounseling.com/help/news/
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PsycPORT: Latest News
A collection of news stories compiled from a large number of news sources. An APA
product.
URL: http://www.psycport.com/
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ScienceDaily Magazine -- Mind & Brain News
Recent news articles on mental health and neurology.
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/
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The National Psychologist
The National Psychologist is published six times a year, in January, March, May, July,
September, and November. This publication is intended to keep psychologists
informed about practice issues.
URL: http://nationalpsychologist.com/
For each article do the following….
1. Put the title of the article at the top of your paper.
2. Summarize the article (who, what, when, where). One paragraph.
3. Talk about how the article relates to Psychology class and the unit that we are
discussing at the time. One paragraph.
4. Print the article you use and attach it to your summary.