Name: Diana Horan
Topic: Catcher in the Rye: Diagnosing Holden
Website Name
URL
Human Behavior
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/thenandnow/humbeh.html
Teen Depression
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen.htm
Teens HealthDepression
kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/depression.html
Mental
wellness.comHistory of Mental
Illness
www.mentalwellness.com/mentalwellness/history.html
Science NetLinks- www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=283
Mental Health
Through
Literature
National Institute http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorderof Mental Health- ptsd/index.shtml
Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder
Description
Good Website for students about
developments in psychology from
1900-2000 with links to different
theorists and practices.
Article for students about
symptoms and help for teen
depression with links to related
articles.
Good article, geared toward teens
to help them understand teen
depression.
This page gives a timeline with a
few details about the history of
mental illness since 1600, links to
info on schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder.
This is a good page for teachers
doing a unit on mental health. It
lists resources that the teacher can
use to make connections.
This page is a good overview of
what post traumatic stress disorder
is, students may have a difficult
time connecting this with Holden.
Medicine
Net.com- Post
Traumatic Stress
Disorder
http:// www.medicinenet.com/posttraumatic_stress_disorder/article.htm
This is a medical article about
PTSD, it mentions some statistics
about children and teens (for
students).
Mental Health
AmericaFactsheet:
Personality
Disorders
PBS FrontlineInside the
Teenage Brain
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/information/get-info/personalitydisorders
Child
Development
Institute- Stages
of SocialEmotional
Development In
Children and
Teenagers
Erikson’s
Development
Stages
Erik Erikson
http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/erickson.shtml
This article provides traits and
treatments for a variety of
personality disorders. There is
definitely stuff on this page that
students will connect to Holden!
The Web site is based on a PBS
program. It is one of the more fun
sites that I have found, with links
for students to explore. It gives a
lot of information about how
scientists view the teenage brain.
This site presents an overview of
the social- emotional development
of teenagers that includes an
overview of Erikson’s Stages of
Development
News for
Parents.org
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teacht
ip/erikson.htm
This is not a great site, but it
provides a simple summary of
Erikson's stages of development.
http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/erikson.htm#Biograph This is not a great site, but it
y
provides some valuable
information on Erik Erikson and
his theory of development.
http://www.newsforparents.org/expert_understanding_teens.html
This Website was developed for
parents, but I think that it can
provide some information to
students, about how Holden was
behaving.
A Parent’s Guide
to the Teen Brain
http://www.drugfree.org/TeenBrain/
Personality
Theories
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/perscontents.html
This is another great site. It is
geared toward parents, but I think
it would be helpful to the students.
It has tons of links and even video
clips for students.
This Website provides information
on many different personality
theorists. Articles are written in a
way that is easy accessible for
students.