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Addiction
Brain Physiology
Child Development
Mental Illness/Disability/Disorder; Brain Dysfunctions
Eating Disorders
Learning Disabilities
Therapy/Psychological and Psychiatric Practice
Works on Individual Psychologists/Psychiatrists

Physical and Mental Disabilities in the Movies
Life Sciences (for brain structure, function)
Women and Gender Studies (for videos dealing with gender and identity, body image, etc.)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (for videos dealing with gender and identity)
Child Abuse (International Child Welfare Issues)

General and Miscellaneous

The Brain
1984. 60 min. each installment.

The Enlightened Machine. Uses microcinematography, case studies, and interviews with medical experts to explain general brain functions and to describe the emerging field of neuroscience. Shows modern equipment used to measure brain functions. Surveys several disorders of the brain and nervous system which reveal information about the brain's normal function. 60 min. Video/C 955

Vision and Movement. Explores the complex chemical brain functions relating to vision and movement using footage of Olympic diver Greg Louganis, medical studies and experiments, and interviews with experts. Explains recent chemical treatment of Parkinson's disease. DVD 9262 [preservtion copy]; vhs Video/C 956

Rhythms and Drives. (Brain ; 3).
Explores human's animal drives, which are controlled by the hypothalamus and other primitive parts of the brain. Explains how seasonal changes affect human biorhythms and influence behavior, including sleep patterns and emotional well-being. Tells how disorders affecting the hypothalamus can inhibit production of sex hormones or trigger violent criminal behavior. Includes medical studies and experiments as well as interviews with experts and victims of brain disorders. DVD 9263 [preservtion copy]; Video/C 957

Stress and Emotion. Explains chemical changes in the brain which result from stress, and shows how one maintains or loses self-control due to changes in the brain's chemistry. Discusses the fight-or-flight reaction, panic attacks, pain reactions, and other chemically-based results of stress and trauma. Includes the dramatized story of Phineas Gage, a 19th century survivor of a severe brain injury whose subsequent radical personality change caused early neuroscientists to explore the interrelation of specific parts of the brain. DVD 9264 [preservtion copy]; Video/C 958

Learning and Memory. Explores early and modern discoveries relating to brain function in memory and learning. Discusses changes in brain cells which may occur when one learns or remembers, and considers the relation of age to these processes. Includes interviews with neroscientists, normal older adults, and amnesia victims. Suggets new methods which may help victims with memory disorders such as amnesia. DVD 9265 [preservtion copy]; Video/C 959

The Two Brains.Examines the unique functions of each hemisphere of the human brain. Uses interviews with neuroscientists, scientific studies and experiments, tests administered to stroke victims, and the study of an epileptic who had part of her brain severed surgically to control seizures. Describes differences between male and female brains which seem to result from differing sex hormones, and shows how some sex ities may chemically affect the brain. Explores the influence of culture and experience on the way the brain processes information. DVD 9266 [preservtion copy]; Video/C 960

Madness. Examines mental illness as a possible dysfunction of the brain rather than a condition caused by life experience, focusing on severe schizophrenia. Includes interviews and conversations with several schizophrenics and their families, explaining the symptoms of the condition. Discusses theories of schizophrenia as a brain disorder, possibly with genetic and/or biochemical roots and treatable with medication. DVD 9267

States of Mind.Surveys current state of our knowledge of the human brain and examines how this knowledge will be applied in the future to the fields of medicine and artificial intelligence. Explores human awareness and consciousness as functions of brain chemistry. Describes changes in consciousness induced by stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and drugs like PCP. Examines the phenomenon of multiple personality disorder and the relationship of neurologic and symbolic functions in the brain. DVD 9268 [preservtion copy]; Video/C 962

The Bridge
Director Eric Steel and his crew spent an entire year looking very carefully at the Golden Gate Bridge. Running cameras for almost every daylight minute, he documented nearly two dozen fatal moments as well as others where suicide was avoided. 2007. 94 min. DVD 8187

Business, Behaviorism and the Bottom Line.
Psychologist B. F. Skinner discusses theories concerning behavior modification principles, including scheduling, shaping, and positive reinforcement, as they are used in education, business, and industry. 1972. 22 min. Video/C 9904

Can't Slow Down.
Examines Americans' increasingly hurried life-style. Because of the urge to acquire, the pressure to achieve or be fired, the need to achieve outside the home, and longer commutes to work, couples are too busy to talk to one another. Asks how we spend our time and how the constant rush affects everything about our relationships and health. c1993. 28 min. Video/C 4881

The Case of ESP.
Looks at the existence of telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis. Includes comments from psychologists, parapsychologists, and physicists. 60 min. c1984. Video/C MM761

Conformity and Independence.
Examines psychological findings in the areas of conformity and independence. Includes a number of important field and laboratory findings by Carolyn Sherif, Solomon Asch, Stanley Milgram, Herbert Kelman, and other social scientists and theorists. Written & produced by Stanley Milgram. 1975. 23 min. Video/C 8360

The Culture of Emotions: A Cultural Competence and Diversity Training Program
Explores the variety of ways the diverse cultures of America understand mind and body, and the disorders to which mind and body are subject. Designed to introduce cultural competence and diversity skills tomental/behavior health professionals the film features didactic interviews and skill building exercises with distinguished researchers and clinicians from ethnic and culturally diverse populations. Also introduces a diagnostic system for assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders across cultural boundaries, the DSM-IV outline forcultural formation (OCF). 58 min. Video/C 9776

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David with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Provides a unique personal look at what it's like to grow up and live with the effects of FAS, through the words and experiences of a victim and his family. David's condition went undiagnosed for the first 18 years of his life, causing confusion, anger, and pain for him and his adoptive family. 1996. 45 min. Video/C 4959

Death and Dying: A Conversation with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D.
Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross discusses her work and philosophy in the care of dying patients and their families. 3/4" UMATIC. (NRLF #: B 3 969 163).1974. 30 min. Video/C 85

Discovering Psychology.
28 min. each

This series available for online viewing (Requires initial registration at site)[Requires Windows Media player]

Past, Present, and Promise.
Program 1 describes psychology as the science that stands at the cross roads of philosophy, anthropology, biochemistry, and artificial intelligence. Program 2 deals with the scientific method as applied to psychological research. Examines how data is collected and analyzed in the lab and in the field, stressing the importance of critical thinking regarding research findings. Video/C 3953:1-2
The Behaving Brain. The Responsive Brain.
Program 3 looks at the structure and composition of the brain: how nervous neurons function, how information is collected and transmitted, and how chemical reactions can determine thoughts, feelings, and actions. Program 4 looks at how the brain controls behaviour and, conversely, how behaviour and environment influence the brain's structure and functioning. Video/C 3953:3-4
The Developing Child. Language Development.
Program 5 details the impact of heredity and environment on children's development as it explores the nature vs. nurture debate. Program 6 describes how psychologists search for truths about the mind, society, and culture by studying how children develop complex language skills and use language in social communication. Video/C 3953:5-6
Sensation and Perception. Learning.
Program 7 deals with how visual information is gathered and processed and how our culture, previous experiences and personal interests influence our perceptions. Program 8 describes the principles of classical and operant conditioning to show how learning occurs. Features the research of Pavlov, Thorndike, Watson, and Skinner.Video/C 3953:7-8
Remembering and Forgetting. Cognitive Processes.
Program 9 looks at the complex process of memory. Examines how images, ideas, language and physical actions, sounds, and smells are translated into codes, represented in memory, and retrieved. Program 10 examines the cognitive processes of reasoning, planning, and problem solving and how they are studied, not only in psychology, but also in other fields such as philosophy and computer science.Video/C 3953:9-10
Judgment and Decision Making.
Program 11 explains why and how judgments and decisions are made. Also explores the psychology of risk takingand negotiation. Program 12 examines biological and psychological aspects of motivation and emotion as seen in studies of sexual behavior and the power of optimistic beliefs.
The Mind Awake and Asleep. The Mind Hidden and Divided
Program 13 explores the nature of sleeping, dreaming, and altered states of consciousness. Also looks at how consciousness empowers us to interpret, analyze, and direct our behavior in adaptive, flexible ways. Program 14 examines how events and experiences of the subconscious affect moods, actions, and health. Includes case studies of multiple personality and split-brain patients and demonstrations of hypnosis. Video/C 3953:13-14
The Self. Testing and Intelligence.
Program 15 explores origins of self-identity and self-esteem, social determinants of self-conceptions and the consequences of one's beliefs about one's self. Program 16 defines intelligence and how it is measured by examining the efforts of psychologists and other professionals to assign values to different abilities, behaviours, and personalities. Video/C 3953:15-16
Sex and gender. Maturing and Aging.
Program 17 presents male and female similarities and differences and how sex roles reflect social values and psychological knowledge. Program 18 presents physical and psychological changes as people age, and how society reacts to the later stages of life. Video/C 3953:17-18
The Power of the Situation. Constructing Social Reality.
Program 19 looks at human behavior in its social context, and how beliefs and behavior can be influenced and manipulated by others. Program 20 looks at how mental processes color our interpretations of reality and how individuals can become more empathetic and independent members of society. Video/C 3953:19-20
Psychopathology. Psychotherapy.
Program 21 defines and explores schizophrenia, phobias, and affective disorders. Also includes discussions with clinical psychologists who examine various factors that can lead to mental and behavioral disorders. Program 22 describes how theory, research, and practice come together in the treatment of psychological disorders. Also discusses how attitudes toward the mentally ill have been influenced by historical, cultural, and social forces. Video/C 3953:21-22
Health, Mind and Behavior. In Space, Toward Peace.
Program 23 explores new thinking in the relationship between mind and body, examining the new bio-psycho-social model which is replacing the traditional biomedical model. Program 24 deals with arms negotiations and responses to the possibility of nuclear war and illustrates the psychology of peace, as psychologists reach out to new horizons in preparing astronauts for the stress of space travel. Video/C 3953:23-24
A Union of Opposites. New Directions.
Program 25 uses the yin-yang model of complementary opposites to aid in an understanding of basic principles thought to govern human nature and animal behavior. Program 26 features prominent psychologists who discuss new directions in research and theory in the field of psychology and possible appliatications. They also discuss how psychology can contribute to the quality of human life.Video/C 3953:25-26

Emotional Intelligence: A New Vision or Educators
Defines emotional literacy and its five skills: self-awareness, managing moods, motivation, empathy and social skills. Illustrates the importance of emotional intelligence to a person's success in life, and how emotional literacy programs in schools can teach children how to manage their emotional side. Based on the book by Daniel Goleman (Emotional intelligence New York : Bantam Books, 1995 [ED-P: BF561 .G65 1995; MOFF: BF561 .G65 1995] c1996. 40 min. Video/C 9348

Experiment: Power, Behavior, and Identity Under Duress
2004. 60 min. each installment.

Conflict. The first segment in a 4 part series updating the controversial 1971 Stanford prison experiment, Dr. Philip Zimbardo's inquiry into the power of social situations to distort identity and erode moral behavior. In this first segment there are five guards, nine prisoners ... until one changes sides. In this study in elemental power politics, the prisoners work to undermine the guards' authority; the most powerful prisoner is sentenced to solitary confinement, but refuses to go; and the guards squelch an attempt to break out. DVD 4708

Order. The second segment in a 4 part series updating the controversial 1971 Stanford prison experiment, Dr. Philip Zimbardo's inquiry into the power of social situations to distort identity and erode moral behavior. This second segment presents a profile of the psychology of leadership, as a new prisoner joins the group in lockup, a master set of the guards' keys is stolen, and the two most forceful prisoners go head to head in a struggle for authority. DVD 4709

Rebellion. The third segment in a 4 part series updating the controversial 1971 Stanford prison experiment, Dr. Philip Zimbardo's inquiry into the power of social situations to distort identity and erode moral behavior. In segment three, as time creeps by, the exercise of reward and punishment and the friction of social inequality within the microsociety of prison take their toll, fraying nerves among the prisoners and generating anxiety among the guards. In this episode, two inmates form an unlikely alliance and the guards are taken by surprise when three prisoners launch a nighttime revolt. DVD 4710

Tyranny. The fourth segment in a 4 part series updating the controversial 1971 Stanford prison experiment, Dr. Philip Zimbardo's inquiry into the power of social situations to distort identity and erode moral behavior. In this final episode, the primal exercise of negotiation and opportunism is explicated as 12 prisoners and guards band together to form a new and balanced society. Mere hours later, faced with an inability to enforce the commune rules, four members fill the power vacuum by launching a ruthless bid for control of the group. DVD 4710

The Face of Evil
Surveys the long history of attempts to identify and categorize the physiognomy of evil, from the paintings of Hieronymous Bosch to such "sciences" as physiognomics, phrenology, eugenics, and anthropometrics, to latterday notions of criminal anthropology. The film illustrates these dubious efforts through the historical case study of Bruno Ludke, an alleged serial killer arrested in Germany in 1943. The stockily-built, mentally deficient young man, who was felt by Nazi authorities to have the appearance of a "born criminal," became a guinea pig for a series of biological experiments to validate their beliefs in racial categories, of atavistic or degenerate types, a hierarchical ranking of the "Other." Directed by Davide Tosco. c2006. 52 min. DVD 8648

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41 Days: An Unfinished Documentary Film
The title refers to the 41 day "power outage" in Berkeley, California during the time that city's voter approved ban on electroshock was in effect. The film documents the earlier days of the movement for human rights and against psychiatric oppression, and includes interviews with activists and footage from demonstrations. Produced, directed, edited and narrated by Richard Cohen. 1998. 52 min. DVD 4991

Four Families.
Contents: [1] India and France.--[2] Japan and Canada. A comparison of child rearing practices in India, France, Japan, and Canada. Anthropologist Margaret Mead discusses how the upbringing of the child contributes to a distinctive national character. 199?. 59 min. DVD 6807 (preservation copy); Video/C 3449

Gender and Relationships: Male-female Differences in Love and Marriage
Explores the differences in the ways that men and women experience the love relationship. Examines ways to make a relationship work better for both men and women. Features men and women from a variety of cultural and social backgrounds who provide testimony on how gender differences affect their relationships. Directed by Dane Archer. c2001. 42 min. DVD 8343; vhs Video/C 9099

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Hofmann's Potion
Discovered in 1943 by Albert Hofmann, LSD was hailed as a powerful tool to treat alcoholism and drug addiction and to provide a window into schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. Aldous Huxley and others promoted the drug as a powerful tool for mental exploration and self-understanding. This film chronicles the drug's early days, and features interviews with many LSD pioneers. c2002. 57 min. Video/C 9744

The Human Body: Appearance, Shape and Self-image
This video examines 12 different facets of the human body that impact our preferences and prejudices, which can lead us to attempt dramatic--but not always wise-- alterations of what we look like. Some of the subjects explored include bulimia, anorexia, tattooing, branding, plastic surgery, scarification, body prejudices and "weightism", the impact of "supermodels" and beauty pageants, the effects of aging, and cultural differences in ideas about who is beautiful.
Contents: Tattoo: the living canvas -- Cosmetic surgery: the body as medical sculpture -- Branding & piercing the human animal -- Tyranny of perfection: models for the rest of us? -- Weightism: the last acceptable prejudice? -- Weightism: Consequences -- Beauty: cultural differences -- Contesting the beauty contest -- Body image & eating disorders: Onset -- Body image & eating disorders: Crisis -- Body image & eating disorders: the road back -- Aging: the body changes. c1998. 38 min. Video/C 5845

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The Human Face
A four-part television documentary combining interviews and humorous sketches to explore the human face from every angle -- cultural, historical, biological, physiological and psychological. Special features: Photo gallery ; deleted scenes ; fact files ; interactive menus ; scene selection ; interviews from the series ; biographies. John Cleese, presenter; featuring guest appearances by Elizabeth Hurley, Michael Palin, Pierce Brosnan, Candice Bergen. 2 discs. 195 min. DVD 826

The Human Face: Emotions, Identities and Masks.
Contents: The organ of emotion -- True emotion vs. masks -- Culture and the face -- The Face as it ages -- Identity -- Pupil size -- Reading the face -- Facial mythology -- Hair -- Beauty -- Manufactured beauty -- Piercing the face.

The face is the 'organ of emotion,' and we constantly read facial expressions to understand what others are feeling. The face also contains other powerful clues. Our identity is captured in our features. Our eyes can reveal important truths about us, even those we would prefer to conceal. Our face also plays a critical role in physical attractiveness. Created and produced by Dane Archer, 1996. 31 min. Video/C 5934

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Hungry for Monsters
This gripping documentary captures the nightmare that one family endures after a teenage girl confessed to a teacher that her father molested her. During therapy sessions to recover "repressed memories," the daughter exaggerates and embellishes her accusations as social workers, therapists, and officers of the court inadvertently egg her on. The girl's tales of satanic rituals and wild orgies eventually lead to arrests, years of turmoil and heartache for all. A sharp and unrelenting portrait of the American system of justice run amok. 2006. 69 min. DVD 6526

In Search of Ourselves
Explores what has been learned about human behavior over the past 100 years and how much more is yet to be discovered. Topics include psychoanalysis, eugenics, the brain, Sigmund Freud, Dr. Benjamin Spock, the historical debate of nature vs. nurture, the history of the treament of mentally ill persons, the advent of psychotropic drugs, and the behaviorist movement. 1998. 120 min. Video/C 6000

Inside Out: Introduction to Psychology

The Magic of the Mind Psychology touches virtually every aspect of our lives. Many of its current themes can be traced back to questions that have confronted scholars throughout history. But today the study of behavior, thoughts and feelings is bolstered by new scientific tools and approaches. As a result the field is expanding in directions that would have been unheard of just a few decades ago, providing us with new insight into the magic of the mind. DVD 8802

Endless Questions It's our nature to ask questions about ourselves and the world around us. But finding answers requires more than intuition and common sense. This lesson asks the question, Does happiness lead to good health? then probes for answers using the multiple methods at a researcher's disposal: case study, survey, naturalistic observation, correlational studies and controlled experiments. DVD 8802

The Most Amazing Machine "Everything psychological, is ultimately biological," says author and researcher David Myers. This lesson plunges into the expanding field of neuroscience and the biology behind behavior, exploring how areas of the brain and brain chemistry can alter mood and cognition. Pioneering researchers discuss their role in the first split-brain surgeries, and a 20 year-old-stroke survivor receives a breakthrough treatment to regain use of his affected arm. DVD 8802

Codes of Life Studies of separated twins and adopted siblings are providing insight into the relative impact of genetic and environmental influences, and the extent to which variation among individuals can be attributed to their differing genes. As molecular geneticist Robert Plomin explains, DNA studies are pointing to the fact not one, or five, but hundreds of genes each contribute a small amount of the variance for any one trait. DVD 8802

Different Strokes Discusses the role environment/nurture plays in developing who we are. Examines the influence of the prenatal environment, peer groups, and the power of culture as well as how prejudices and stereotypes shape our attitudes. DVD 8803

The Growing Years With the microscopic union of sperm and egg, the delicate process of human development begins. From conception to infancy and childhood, this lesson examines the physical, cognitive, and social changes during the early stages of life. Developmental psychologists debate findings from the Yale Infant Cognition Lab that asserts babies' abilities to add and subtract. DVD 8803

The Growing Years While adolescence is the time we form identity and establish independence, the adult years are marked by important life events, and an expansion of the self. Gerontologist James Birren and his Guided Autobiography participants are the case study, demonstrating that social and cognitive development does not end in the elder years. DVD 8803

Connections A solitary figure walks on the beach at dawn. Although he is alert to his surroundings, his sensory systems take in only a fraction of the energy that envelops him. That which does reach the receptor cells is captured and converted into signals that can be recognized by the central nervous system. The ultimate destination for these signals is the cerebral cortex. Christof Koch, Gilles Laurent, and others examine the ways sensory receptors take in stimuli as well as how the brain processes and ultimately translates these signals into useful information. DVD 8803

A Great Mystery In this lesson, researchers in neuroscience debate the mystery of consciousness and investigate the dimensions of awareness, circadian rhythms, as well as sleep and dreams. Sleep disorders are also discussed, including recent discoveries about narcolepsy, and the canines that suffer from this mysterious disorder. DVD 8804

The Learning Machine With neurons in the brain continually associating one event with another, it's no wonder neuroscientist Michael Merzenich describes what is in our head as "a learning machine." This lesson delves into the multiple ways humans and animals learn, with case studies on classical and operant conditioning, as well as Albert Bandura's work on pro-social observational learning. DVD 8804

The Mind's Storehouse Is memory reliable? Why is it that we remember where we were on 9/11, but not the day before? These questions and others are tackled by leading memory researchers who discuss topics such as encoding, storage, and retrieval of memory. Demonstrations of short term memory are also presented and renowned researcher, Elizabeth Loftus, explains her role in debunking the phenomenon of repressed memories. DVD 8804

Interpretations To construct the outside world inside our heads requires us to select, organize, and interpret sensations, transforming them into perceptions that create meaning. With sensory overload, what slips through to the final translation? Daniel Simons and Anne Treisman illustrate how change blindness and selective attention can impact interpretation. Such clues as figure-ground, segmentation, and grouping; depth perception and motion allow us to decipher sensory input with a degree of confidence. But just how the brain merges all of these various inputs into a coherent whole is a question researchers are still struggling to answer. DVD 8804

The Search for Intelligence What is intelligence? Can the standardized exams of today actually measure it? This lesson presents several theories of intelligence, often examined by the researchers who created them. Topics include triarchic theory, multiple intelligences, and emotional intelligence. The nature/nurture influence on intelligence is also explored, as well as the phenomenon of stereotype threat. DVD 8805

In the Driver's Seat Our desire to lose weight is often no match for the pull of a cheeseburger. It's no wonder our minds and appetites are in a constant battle for the driver's seat! This program explores multiple elements of psychological motivation including hunger for air, eating disorders, the desire for sex, and the need to belong. DVD 8805

Thinking and Language Explores ways in which the most concrete evidence of our ability to think is our use of language. Features Daniel Kahneman discussing his research in cognitive psychology and linguist Noam Chomsky explaining the principles of language acquisition. Also presents Susan Curtiss discussing the story of "Genie," a young girl who did not learn language due to the neglect and abuse of her parents. DVD 8805

Emotion Emotions chart the landscape of life -- the highs, the lows, and the periods in between. Paul Ekman, Dacher Keltner, Bob Levenson, and others pre-eminent in the field examine the distinguishing characteristics of emotion and probe such long-debated issues as: which comes first, physiological arousal or emotional experience; the relationship between thinking and emotion; the measurement of emotion; the impact of culture and gender on emotion, even the question of what is or is not a basic emotion. Anger, forgiveness, and happiness are explored in greater depth. DVD 8805

The Enduring Self The classroom avenger on a deadly rampage, couples who discover their incompatibility after marriage, recruiters seeking applicants with a rare combination of traits - all reflect the range of issues that fall within the scope of personality. This episode looks briefly at personality from traditional perspectives before focusing on contemporary research: the big five personality traits, personality inventories, and Albert Bandura's social-cognitive perspective. The program continues to probe the dimensions of just who we are by looking at studies of the self and self-esteem with Hazel Markus, Claude Steele, and other prominent psychologists. DVD 8806

Out of Balance Samuel Barondes, characterizes psychological disorders as "exaggerations of what we all experience." But these disorders fill hundreds of pages in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and make life more challenging for our neighbor next door and across the world. This episode looks at the incidence and symptoms of anxiety disorders, in all of their many variations, and personality disorders. DVD 8806

Stressed to the Limit If a stressful day can make us sick, how does stress get under the skin? This lesson seeks answers, exploring various topics of health psychology, including the fight-or-flight response, lymphocytes, cytokines, heart disease, and the psychosocial lure of cigarette smoking. Cancer survivor, Cindy Lauren and her support group, are a window for discussion of important issues such as control, social support, resilience, and the search for meaning. DVD 8806

Going to Extremes This episode looks at two major categories of mood disorders--depression and bipolar disorder--and at the cluster of psychoses known as schizophrenia. The very personal experiences of psychologists Kay Redfield Jamison, author of The Unquiet Mind and Stephen Hinshaw, author of The Years of Silence are Past, adds a significant dimension to the experience and understanding of these illnesses. DVD 8807

Getting It Together Until recent decades, people with psychological disorders were often confined to institutions and treated in ways that look appalling by today's standards, because little was known about how to treat them. This program examines psychological and biomedical therapies, and combined approaches that are proving successful in treating mental illness. The role of the therapist and the support of community and family are key ingredients in long-term recovery efforts. DVD 8807

People to People People interacting with people, individually and in groups, as friends or sometimes foes is a fascinating, never-ending source of study material for social psychologists. This episode explores social thinking, social influence, and social relations of both the antisocial and pro-social varieties. Why do people do what they do? What kinds of force does a group exert? And how can cooperative efforts and improved communication begin to chip away at the antagonisms built by years of aggression and conflict? DVD 8807

It's a Girl's World: A Documentary About Social Bullying
captured on camera shows a picture of how these girls use their closest friendships to hurt each other - with shunning, whispering and mean looks - to win social power in the group. Also looks at the tragic story of a 14-year-old girl who killed herself after enduring months of rumours and verbal threats. Shatters the myth that social bullying among girls is an acceptable part of growing up. Directed and written by Lynn Glazier. Dist.: National Film Board of Canada. c2004. 149 min. DVD 4574

Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious
A comic stage presentation that attempts to explain humor by discussing, demonstrating, disemboweling and dissecting theories of humor from Freud, to Henri Bergson to Milton Berle. Shot before a live audience on location at The Neo-Futuranum, Chicago, Ill. Originally produced in 2002. 84 min. DVD 8674

Keeping it Real (Echter dan echt)
Investigates why an increasing number of people in our modern, highly developed societies, are eagerly seeking "authentic," real-life experiences, while at the same time trying to fathom the meaning of the concept itself. "Keeping it Real" profiles a sailor and world adventurer whose exploits are marketed in books, photos and videos to fascinated, wannabe adventurers; goes behind-the-scenes of a city tour with a real-life "homeless" person; interviews an African immigrant whose life experience fulfills a Western fantasy of being more connected to nature; follows an office worker who takes a year off to sail alone around the world; and questions pop-music stars how they distinguish between their public personas and real lives. The idealized representations of 'authenticity' being promoted or pursued are shown to be inherently inauthentic or at least illusory. A Film by Sunny Bergman. 2004. 51 min. DVD 8640

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MI Millennium: Multiple Intelligences for the New Millennuim
Lecture by Howard Gardner presenting new ideas, new directions, and new implications for the multiple intelligences theory. Recent work on performance-based assessment, education for understanding and the use of MI to achieve personalized curriculum, instruction and assessment are also presented. c2002. 48 min. Video/C 8875

The Minnesota Semi-starvation Experiment
Jim Graham tells of his experiences as a conscientious objector during World War II as one of 36 "guinea pigs" in a one-year experiment in semi-starvation. The experiment was born of concern for starving persons in Europe in prison camps and concentration camps, and the general population suffering from food shortages. The experiment explored the questions: What is best to feed a starving person to bring him/her back to health? What is the most economical use of food materials when supplies are severely limited? This was the first opportunity to study changes in the body under starvation conditions, and to determine what to feed a starving person during recovery. The experiment started in Nov. 1944 and was conducted by Dr. Ancel Keys, Director of Physiological Hygiene at the University of Minnesota. c1990. 22 min. DVD 6651

Obedience.
Presents an experiment conducted by Dr. Stanley Milgram in May 1962 at Yale University on obedience to authority. Describes both obedient and defiant reactions of subjects who are instructed to administer electric shocks of increasing severity to another person. 1993. 45 min. Video/C 341

Milgram, Stanley. "Behavioral Study of Obedience." In: Violence in war and peace / edited by Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Philippe Bourgois. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.
Milgram, Stanley. Obedience to authority : an experimental view New York : Perennial Classics, 2004. (MOFF: HM1251 .M53 2004; ED-P: HM271 .M471; BUSI: HM271 .M471)
"Stanley Milgram on obedience to authority." In: Classic experiments in psychology / Douglas Mook. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. (Educ/Psych BF198.7.M66 2004; Moffitt BF198.7.M66 2004)

Once Upon a Loss: A New Look at Cinderella
Interweaves three thematic strands to interpret loss, despair, and remembering: first, the stories of four women who when young lost their mothers to death or abandonment; second, an off-screen telling of the Brothers Grimm story Cinderella; and third, an interpretation of the classic fairy tale by Swiss Jungian analyst Kathrin Apser, who looks at it as a parable of emotional abandonment, grief, and an individual's search for self-identity and self-esteem. 1995. 49 min. Video/C MM703

The Pinks and the Blues. (Nova)
Discusses the stereotypes that are applied to the sexes. Examines the historical development of these attitudes starting at birth and continuing through adulthood. 1980. 57 min. Video/C 287

The Poet and the Con.
This riveting documentary explores the relationship between the filmmaker -- noted poet and performance artist Eric Trules -- and his uncle, Harvey Rosenberg, a career criminal, mob "enforcer," and confessed murderer and how Trules himself turned to a life of white-collar crime. It is also a provocative examination of family ties, social deviancy, morality, the criminal mind and the psychology of personal recovery and redemption. 1998. 59 min. Video/C MM812

Quiet Rage: The Stanford Prison Study.
Philip Zimbardo tells about a prison simulation experiment conducted at Stanford University in 1971 with students in the roles of prisoners and guards. The experiment considered the effects of prison life and the chronology of normal into abnormal behavior. Originally the study was to last two weeks but had to be discontinued in six days. c1991. 51 min. DVD 4707; also VHS Video/C 4155
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Secret Life of the Brain
2001. 60 min. each installment.

The Baby's Brain: Wider Than the Sky. Examines how the brain builds itself from conception through the first year of life. It looks at the work of neurobiologists Susan McConnell and Carla Shatz who are studying the intricate relationship between genes and the environment. Developmental psychologist Heidelise Als is conducting a study to find out if the difficulties premature babies have paying attention and learning later in life can be overcome by providing an environment that imitates the womb. Video/C 8768

The Child's Brain: Syllable from Sound. Looks at learning and cognitive development in children with particular reference to the way a child learns language. Neuroscientists Helen Neville and Debbie Mills have found that gradually language shifts from the full brain to the left hemisphere. This program examines this process, particularly the role of the left versus the right brain centers, and what can happen when the left hemisphere is damaged by disease. Video/C 8769

The Teenage Brain: A World of theirOwn.Centers on research of the brain during puberty, when the brain begins teeming with hormones and the pre-frontal cortex, the center of reasoning and impulse control, is still a work in progress. Discusses the work of Dr. Nancy Andreasen who is researching the problems of the adolescent brain and also special risks to the brain from addictive drugs or alcohol, with emphasis on the chaos of adolescent schizophrenia and what is being done to understand and alleviate it. Video/C 8770

The Adult Brain: To Think by Feeling.Explores the adult brain, the critical interplay between reason and emotion and what happens when the balance between the two brain regions that control them goes awry. Strokes, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression are among the conditions investigated that are common causes or results of this imbalance. Looks at research by Roger Pitman of Harvard who is studying a drug to treat PTSD and at the life of writer and psychologist Lauren Slater, as she explains her life-long battle with depression. Video/C 8771

The Aging Brain: Through Many Lives. This fifth and final segment presents recent studies which seem to indicate that the normal aging process leaves most mental functions intact, and may even provide the brain with unique advantages that form the basis of wisdom. The aging brain is also far more resilient than previously believed. Explores the latest research in this field through the work of neuroscientist Edward Taub who has developed an innovative form of therapy that helps stroke patients overcome paralysis by reviving damaged brain circuits and Jeffrey Macklis who is trying to decipher the chemical signals that cause new neurons to be born, in hopes of someday replacing those killed by disorders of the aging brain. Video/C 8772

Secret of the Wild Child. (Nova)
An examination of the life story of a California girl, Genie, who was isolated from all human contact until the age of 13. The focus is on the attempt to rehabilitate the child. Based on "A Silent Childhood" by Russ Rymer, published in the New Yorker. 60 min. Video/C 4333

Sociobiology, The Human Animal (Nova ).
Presents the ideas of a new, controversial science, Sociobiology, which holds that behavior is biologically determined. 3/4" UMATIC. 60 min. Video/C 15

Social Psychology
1989. 30 minutes each.

Social Psychology: Prejudice. Prejudiced and biased attitudes between gender, racial, and economic groups are shown in examples and discussed. 1989. 30 min. Video/C 8357

Social Psychology: Conformity. Discusses what lies behind conformity, why a certain degree of conformity exists and why it works, and looks at how people conform to signals given out by others. 1989. 30 min. Video/C 8358

Social Psychology: Helping and Prosocial Behavior. Both Dr. Robert Baron and Dr. Margaret Clark discuss what individuals feel when they help one another, and why people help one another. 1989. 30 min. Video/C 8359

Systems of Authority, Methods of Repression.
A film by Linda Tadic. Views sexual assault against women within the larger framework of societal structures and cultural mores which encourage attitudes and actions of repression and violence. 1990. 40 min. Video/C 5046

Take This Heart
Follows the daily lives of three Seattle boys in foster care who struggle to make sense of their harsh fates, each in his own way. Their stories reveal the remarkable resiliency and the tough-minded will with which they go on with their lives, not utterly consoled, but not broken, either. 1997. 55 min. Video/C MM595

The Wave.
Based on the experience of a high-school history class in April, 1967, in Palo Alto, Calif. Explores what happened when a teacher started a Nazi-like movement called The Wave in his history class to show the students the development of attitudes such as those that allowed Germans to deny responsibility for genocide under the Nazis. Notes: Based on a short story by Ron Jones. A broadcast of the program ABC theater for young Americans, October 4, 1981 by ABC. 46 min. Video/C MM257

We Are Family.
Film examines families with homosexual parents, with the focus on the well being of children. Investigates three different family situations: one foster, one biological, and one adoptive. Includes interviews with mental health professionals who discuss child development and research study results. 1987. 59 min. Video/C 3310

What Makes Us Tick?
Explores the relationship between genes and environment in the formation of human personality, showing the increasingly important part being conceded to genetics in the nature-nurture controversy. c1989. Video/C 1807

Who Are You? (Secret of Life ; 8).
Film describes how behavior springs from the complex interaction of genes, culture, experience and chance. This program looks at the results of thousands ofinterviews with twins and a handful of individuals; a young man afraid of repeating his father's alcoholism, and a doctor who claims that alcoholism and other life-threatening behaviors are genetically based. 1993. 60 min. Video/C 3162

Whose Mind is it Anyway?
John R. Searle and Sir John C. Eccles debate the nature of the human mind and more particularly the relation between the mind and the brain. 1983. 58 min. Video/C 9514

Addiction

Documentaries about drug trafficking and use
Alcohol and Drugs in the Movies

The Addicted Brain.
Shows how the human brain manufactures and uses drugs. Explores the cutting edge of developments in the biochemistry of addiction and addictive behavior. c1987. 26 min. Video/C 1189

Addiction(The Mind; 4)
Explores addictive behavior, with emphasis on addiction to drugs. Discusses why some people are able to overcome their addictions while others cannot, what type of individual is most susceptible to addiction, and the factors of the mind and brain that influence recovery from addiction. Video/C 1301:4

Addiction
A television series that strives to educate America about addiction as a brain disease and its treatment as such. Breaks through the myths and explains what addiction really is, what causes it, and how to get the best available treatments. Originally broadcast on HBO in March, 2007. DVD 8191

Disc 1: Saturday night in a Dallas ER -- A mother's desperation -- The science of relapse -- The adolescent addict -- Brain imaging -- Opiate addiction: a new medication -- Topiramate: a clinical trial for alcoholism -- Steamfitters Local Union 638 -- Insurance woes.

Disc 2: The supplementary series. What is addiction? -- Understanding relapse -- The search for treatment: a challenging journey -- The adolescent addict: multi-systemic therapy: a new outpatient approach ; Phoenix academy: a profile of residential treatment.

Disc 3: The supplementary series. An interview with Nora Volkow, M.D ; An interview with Mark Willenbring, M.D ; An interview with Michael Dennis, Ph.D ; An interview with Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph.D.

Disc 4: The supplementary series. Getting an addict into treatment: the CRAFT approach -- Treating stimulant addiction: the CBT approach -- Opiate addiction: understanding replacement therapy -- South Boston drug court -- A mother's desperation.

The Alcohol Years
Alcohol years: A poetic retrieval of the years filmmaker Carol Morley spent in Manchester, where in the early 1980s, her life was lost in an alcoholic blur. In Morley's search for her lost self, conflicting memories and viewpoints weave in and out, revealing a portrait of the city, its pop culture, and the people who lived it. Everyday something: Based on the filmmaker's collection of newspaper cuttings the film presents private moments that give strange glimpses into everyday life. Stalin, my neighbour: To try and forget her own past Annie becomes ever more obsessed with local history. Filmed in East London. 2005. 79 min. DVD 4127

Close To Home: Bill Moyers on Addiction 1998.

Portrait of Addiction. Bill Moyers explores the issues of drug and alcoholaddiction. Nine men and women, all recovering fromdrug and/or alcohol addiction, tell their stories. 57 min. Video/C 6505

The Hijacked Brain. Scientists are making dramatic discoveries about how addiction affects the brain. Bill Moyers goes into thelaboratory to follow researchers engaged in charting the effects of cocaine on a brain, who explain how brain scans reveal addiction as a chronic relapsing brain disease. Moyers also observes a genetic researcher as he monitors a variety of factorsthat may determine who is likely to developalcoholism. 57 min. Video/C 6506

Changing Lives. Bill Moyers focuses on the point that no singletreatment program will work for all addicts. He visitsthe Ridgeview Institute to interview recovering addicts and sit in on a group therapy session. The program also visits Project Safe, a treatment program that reaches out to disadvantaged mothers who are addicts and to their children who areat serious risk of becoming addicts. 90 min. Video/C 6507

The Next Generation. Experts are increasingly focusing on prevention efforts based on community and family. This documentary looksat two of these efforts. One works with parents addicted to heroin by teaching them how to repair the damage to family wrought by drug abuse, and in spite of it, how to raise strong, resilient children. In a second program, vigilant counselors in Dade County schools watch for kids at risk of becoming drug addicts, and offer immediate counseling for thosewho are already involved with drugs. Nicotine addiction is addressed by a program that provides classes designed to prevent students from smoking, and another that helps them stop if they've already begun to smoke. School officials, counselors, and students are interviewed. 57 min. Video/C 6508

The Politics of Addiction. Bill Moyers looks at Arizona's recent struggle to find an alternative to current drug policies. Proposition 200 proposed a reassessment of the status of nonviolent drug addicts now serving time, and emphasized treatment over incarceration. On the Washington scene members of Congress, doctors, policy activists and recovering people have joined to push for new public policy. 57 min. Video/C 6508

Last to Know
A documentary about four women of different backgrounds who are similarly dependent upon alcohol or prescribed drugs. Describes the nature of their addiction and how it is possibly perpetuated by the medical establishment and other societal forces. Producer and director, Bonnie Friedman. 1983. 45 min. Video/C 541

The Red Road to Sobriety
Places the alcohol problems of Native Americans within the context of the historical destruction of indigenous peoples and culture and the stereotype of the drunken Indian. Documents a growing social movement which combines ancient spiritual traditions with modern medical approaches in substance abuse recovery. Directors, Chante Pierce and Gary Rhine. 2005. 90 min. DVD 4982

Description from Berkeley Media catalog

The Meth Epidemic.
Speed. Meth. Glass. On the street, methamphetamine has many names. What started as a fad among motorcycle gangs in the 1970s has become a big business built on ephedrine -- the same chemical used to make over-the-counter cold remedies. Hundreds of illegal meth labs are now operating in the western United States, and the effects are sweeping the nation. From coast to coast, methamphetamine abuse is on the rise, but who's responsible? Is the government doing enough to crack down on this latest drug craze? Frontline investigates America's addiction to meth and exposes the inherent conflict between the illegal drug trade and the legitimate three-billion-dollar cold remedy business. 2006. 60 min. DVD 5411

Smoking Cessation: Community Interventions for Latinos.
Presents conclusions and recommendations for future actions from an extensive research project focusing on smoking prevention programs for the three major Latino subgroups in California: Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans. 1991. 47 min. Video/C 8689

Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies and Alcohol.
By exploring the college party scene, this documentary shows the difficulties students have in navigating a cultural environment saturated with messages about gender and alcohol. The film steps beyond an analysis of "binge drinking" to focus on techniques that alcohol marketers use to link the product to the fragile gender identities of young men and women, encouraging students to recognized the presence of alcohol propaganda and take back control of their own lives from cynical manipulators. c2004. 45 min. Video/C MM82

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Substance Abuse Disorders.(World of Abnormal Psychology; 6)
Focuses on alcohol, cocaine, and nicotine addiction, considers the effects of substance abuse on the individual and society and examines causal factors and treatment approaches. 1992. 60 min. Video/C 4977

Brain Physiology

Human Biology, Physiology and Genetics

The Brain-body Connection
Three segments in a television program of Exploring your brain, present the latest research on the link between depression and disease, the brain's role in athletic performance, and the treatment of chronic pain. Covers such topics as the relationship between depression and platelet clotting, how synapses are hardwired, and the development of a drug to block the encoding of pain memories. Contents: Depression and disease / Eileen Dzik (20 min.) -- Sports and the brain / Tracy Day (16 min.) -- Chronic pain / Noel Gunther (20 min.). Dist.: Films Media Group. 2000. 56 min. DVD 7141

Brain Sex: Brain Architecture and the Sexes. 1992. 51 min. each installment.

Sugar and Spice. Even during the first moments of life, baby girls and boys already behave differently. Combining case histories and scientific analysis this program argues that the mixture of hormones in the womb "hardwires" the brain with a sex-aligned signature before birth, causing it to become distinctly female or male--or a mixture of both. Video/C 6510

Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better. Statistically speaking, why have men and women not proved equally adept at the same things? In this program, researchers debate whether differences in brain architecture lead to a division of talents and aptitudes between the sexes--and draw some startling conclusions. To illustrate these differences, children are observed in classrooms, on the playground, and at home. Video/C 6511

Love, Love Me, Do. How might acknowledging the brain's role in sex differentiation make interpersonal relationships run more smoothly? Using images from popular art, television drama, and hidden-camera footage to illustrate both predictable and unexpected conflicts, this program presents the way sex-related differences in brain architecture may influence love, marriage, reproduction and parenthood. Video/C 6512

The Enlightened Machine (Brain ; 1).
Uses microcinematography, case studies, and interviews with medical experts to explain general brain functions and to describe the emerging field of neuroscience. Shows modern equipment used to measure brain functions. Surveys several disorders of the brain and nervous system which reveal information about the brain's normal function. c1984.60 min. DVD 9261 (preservation copy); also VHS Video/C 955

Growing the Mind
This program charts the changes in the human brain as it develops from infancy to adulthood. The brain's adaptability, as demonstrated by its ability to reorganize its neural network after radical surgical intervention, and its vulnerability to damage, as in the case of John Forbes, whose memory faculty was almost entirely destroyed by an accident at birth, are addressed. Dist.: Films Media Group. c2003. 50 min. DVD 7142

Learning and Memory (Brain ; 5).
Explores early and modern discoveries relating to brain function in memory and learning. Discusses changes in brain cells which may occur when one learns or remembers, and considers the relation of age to these processes. Includes interviews with neroscientists, normal older adults, and amnesia victims. Suggets new methods which may help victims with memory disorders such as amnesia. 1984. 60 min. Video/C 959

The Mind. 60 min. each

Part 1: The Search for the Mind. What is mind? Is it more than just an organ? In the past few years, new concepts have emerged about how the human brain operates. Scientists are learning how the mind changes over time, what affects its opeations, where specific activities in the brain occur, how the human brain differs from the brains of other animals and much more. Video/C 1301:1

Part 2: Development. Explores how the human brain develops and the mind emerges. Experiments with embryos and children provide a picture of the emerging mind and its reactions to the environment. Video/C 1301:2

Part 3: Aging. Examines what happens to the brain and mind during the aging process. Explains that aging doesn't necessarily bring mental decline and what role genetic and environmental factors play in degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. Video/C 1301:3

Part 4: Addiction. Explores addictive behavior, with emphasis on addiction to drugs. Discusses why some people are able to overcome their addictions while others cannot, what type of individual is most susceptible to addiction, and the factors of the mind and brain that influence recovery from addiction. Video/C 1301:4

Part 5: Pain and Healing. Explores the mind's role in healing the body and controlling pain. Reports on scientific research investigating the connection between one's state of mind and the health of one's immune system. Video/C 1301:5

Part 6: Depression. Follows the lives of several people who suffer from depression or manic-depression illness. Discusses risk of suicide in the chronically depressed person. Offers explanations of the origins of depression and normal mood variations vs. serious chronic symptoms. Video/C 1301:6

Part 7: Language. Examines the evolution of human language, the degree to which language shapes human thought, what happens when speech and hearing are absent, and whether animals use language. Video/C 1301:7

Part 8: Thinking. Examines the process of human thought as an integration of logic, perception, emotion, memory, analysis, and intuition into a coordinated whole. Demonstrates how scientific research is exploding commonly held myths on the nature of thought and creativity. Video/C 1301:8

Part 9: The Violent Mind. Suggests that changes in anatomy and chemistry of the brain can cause violent behavior. Scientific data raises the question as to what degree humans are responsible for and in control of their actions. Video/C 1301:9

Passion and Fury: The Emotional Brain.
Originally broadcast in 2003 on the television series: The Nature of things. 43 min. each installment. Dist.: Filmakers Library.

Anger.Part 1 of a four-part series that looks at the primal emotions that are generated in the brain, and how nature and nurture combine to make us feel the way we do. Part 1 examines anger, from its primordial roots in self-defence to its expression in modern violence. The film examines several men who have lost control of their anger and committed violent acts and explores such questions as: Does the potential for impulsive anger lurk in our genes, why do we still need this emotion and what science can do to help control it. DVD 8619

Love. Part 2 of a four-part series that looks at the primal emotions that are generated in the brain, and how nature and nurture combine to make us feel the way we do. Part 2 examines the complexity of the emotion we call love, from the burning desire that can strike suddenly, to the giddy euphoria of falling in love. What is the incredible bond a mother feels for her infant, and how does it relate to the feeling couples may have after a lifetime of living together? DVD 8620

Fear. Part 3 of a four-part series that looks at the primal emotions that are generated in the brain, and how nature and nurture combine to make us feel the way we do. Part 3 looks at the nature of fear, our most primal and powerful emotion, from its evolutionary origins in the involuntary fight-or-flight survival instinct, to its essential function as a learning tool today. DVD 8621

Happiness. Part 4 of a four-part series that looks at the primal emotions that are generated in the brain, and how nature and nurture combine to make us feel the way we do. Part 4 draws a distinction between the lasting state of happiness and the pursuit of instant pleasure. We explore the evolutionary role of happiness, and ask what happens in the brain, and possibly our genes, that make some people happy and others sad. DVD 8622

Personal Sace: Exploring Human Proxemics
Presenter: Dane Archer. Space is a silent language, and we all speak it, whether consciously or not. Discusses the concept of personal space and the interpersonal and cultural issues that define it. Students from a variety of cultural backgrounds demonstrate how culture defines the use of space, territory and touching. Contents: Spatial relations -- Space habits: habitual seating -- Territorial defense -- Space invaders: breaking proxemic rules -- Reactions and assumptions -- Why didn't you say something? -- Space affects everything -- The power of culture -- Cultural differences: space, touch -- Symbolic touch -- Architecture: a profession of space. DVD 8342; vhs Video/C 7457

Description from Berkeley Media LLP catalog

Secret Life of the Brain
2001. 60 min. each installment.

The Baby's Brain: Wider Than the Sky. Examines how the brain builds itself from conception through the first year of life. It looks at the work of neurobiologists Susan McConnell and Carla Shatz who are studying the intricate relationship between genes and the environment. Developmental psychologist Heidelise Als is conducting a study to find out if the difficulties premature babies have paying attention and learning later in life can be overcome by providing an environment that imitates the womb. Video/C 8768

The Child's Brain: Syllable from Sound. Looks at learning and cognitive development in children with particular reference to the way a child learns language. Neuroscientists Helen Neville and Debbie Mills have found that gradually language shifts from the full brain to the left hemisphere. This program examines this process, particularly the role of the left versus the right brain centers, and what can happen when the left hemisphere is damaged by disease. Video/C 8769

The Teenage Brain: A World of theirOwn.Centers on research of the brain during puberty, when the brain begins teeming with hormones and the pre-frontal cortex, the center of reasoning and impulse control, is still a work in progress. Discusses the work of Dr. Nancy Andreasen who is researching the problems of the adolescent brain and also special risks to the brain from addictive drugs or alcohol, with emphasis on the chaos of adolescent schizophrenia and what is being done to understand and alleviate it. Video/C 8770

The Adult Brain: To Think by Feeling.Explores the adult brain, the critical interplay between reason and emotion and what happens when the balance between the two brain regions that control them goes awry. Strokes, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression are among the conditions investigated that are common causes or results of this imbalance. Looks at research by Roger Pitman of Harvard who is studying a drug to treat PTSD and at the life of writer and psychologist Lauren Slater, as she explains her life-long battle with depression. Video/C 8771

The Aging Brain: Through Many Lives. This fifth and final segment presents recent studies which seem to indicate that the normal aging process leaves most mental functions intact, and may even provide the brain with unique advantages that form the basis of wisdom. The aging brain is also far more resilient than previously believed. Explores the latest research in this field through the work of neuroscientist Edward Taub who has developed an innovative form of therapy that helps stroke patients overcome paralysis by reviving damaged brain circuits and Jeffrey Macklis who is trying to decipher the chemical signals that cause new neurons to be born, in hopes of someday replacing those killed by disorders of the aging brain. Video/C 8772

Rhythms and Drives (Brain ; 3).
Explores human's animal drives, which are controlled by the hypothalamus and other primitive parts of the brain. Explains how seasonal changes affect human biorhythms and influence behavior, including sleep patterns and emotional well-being. Tells how disorders affecting the hypothalamus can inhibit production of sex hormones or trigger violent criminal behavior. Includes medical studies and experiments as well as interviews with experts and victims of brain disorders. c1984. 60 min. Video/C 957

States of Mind (Brain; 8).
Surveys current state of our knowledge of the human brain and examines how this knowledge will be applied in the future to the fields of medicine and artificial intelligence. Explores human awareness and consciousness as functions of brain chemistry. Describes changes in consciousness induced by stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and drugs like PCP. Examines the phenomenon of multiple personality disorder and the relationship of neurologic and symbolic functions in the brain. c1984. 60 min. Video/C 962

Stress and Emotion (Brain ; 4). Nova
Explains chemical changes in the brain which result from stress, and shows how one maintains or loses self-control due to changes in the brain's chemistry. Discusses the fight-or-flight reaction, panic attacks, pain reactions, and other chemically-based results of stress and trauma. Includes the dramatized story of Phineas Gage, a 19th century survivor of a severe brain injury whose subsequent radical personality change caused early neuroscientists to explore the interrelation of specific parts of the brain. 1984.60 min. Video/C 958

The Two Brains (Brain; 6). Nova
Examines the unique functions of each hemisphere of the human brain. Uses interviews with neuroscientists, scientific studies and experiments, tests administered to stroke victims, and the study of an epileptic who had part of her brain severed surgically to control seizures. Describes differences between male and female brains which seem to result from differing sex hormones, and shows how some sex ities may chemically affect the brain. Explores the influence of culture and experience on the way the brain processes information. c1984. 60 min. Video/C 960

Child Development

Child Abuse (separate page)

Boys Will Be Men: A Documentary About Growing Up Male in America
How do boys become men? How do they learn courage, the difference between right and wrong, and the meaning of love? What hurts them, makes them violent, and sometimes kills them? This documentary explores the terrors and triumphs of growing up male in America and suggests ways to help guide the journey to adulthood. 2001. 57 min. DVD 3223

Description of the video from Bullfrog Films catalog

Brandon and Rachel: Patterns of Infant Development.
Two 7-month-old infants visit a developmental psychology university class with their mothers. The professor uses the two to demonstrate the principles of motor, language, and personalty development and to illustrate how infants develop in individualized ways. Then the students are asked to develop personality profiles for each infant. Not surprisingly, the profiles conform largely to traditional masculine and feminine stereotypes. But wait! What happens if the clothes the two are wearing are switched? 1991. 34 min. DVD 7829 [preservation copy]; vhs Video/C 5084

Broken Child
A documentary exploring the effects of early childhood deprivaton and abuse and its socially destructive impact on children and young adults who have been victimized by early life trauma. Filmed on location in Baltimore, Atlanta, Houston, and Seattle, this cautionary program examines the cycle of child abuse. Case studies include children with developmental difficulties caused by maternal drug addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by scenes of extreme violence in the home, and life-threatening injuries from beatings. Originally produced for television broadcast on HBO. Dist.: Films Media Group. 2003. 61 min. DVD 7147

Child Protective Services
This sensitive and sometimes anguishing documentary ventures behind the closed doors of America's child-protection system chronicling the raw and powerful day-to-day operations of one child-protection office in San Diego County, California. The film follows frontline workers in an Emergency Response Unit, shows social workers helping to re-unite torn families, and sits in on emotionally charged final courtroom decisions. 2002. 57 min. Video/C 9523

Childhood.
Contents: [pt.1] Great expectations -- [pt.2] Louder than words -- [pt.3] Love's labors -- [pt.4] In the land of the giants --[pt.5] Life's lessons -- [pt.6] Among equals -- [pt.7] TheHouse of tomorrow. In seven one-hour programs, Childhood presents an insightful and richly textured examination of the various influences that shape us as individuals and as members of the families andsocieties in which we are raised. Through the observation oftwelve families on five continents, the series looks atchildhood from a number of perspectives -- personal,scientific, historical and cultural -- using a variety ofproduction techniques, including documentary sequences,provocative historic films, and vivid clinical illustrationswith on-screen commentary by experts. c1991. 57 min. each Video/C 2345 pt. 1-7

Childhood Development
c2004. 25-26 min. each installment

Babies' Minds: Piagetian and Kleinian Perspectives. This program examines Jean Piaget's and Melanie Klein's theories on infant mental representation. Examples of infant behavior, captured through mother/baby interactions and classic experiments such as basic and A-not-B search tasks, demonstrate different stages of babies' abilities to represent permanence. DVD 5198

How We Study Children Observation and Experimentation. Program asserts that the testing of a causal hypothesis involving cognitive development is best done through a combination of observational and experimental methods. Kathy Sylva, Peter Bryant and other researchers share their insights into categorizing and codifying patterns of play through observation, avoiding common experiment-related pitfalls such as covariation and unintentional bias, and mitigating artificiality, a challenge to practioners of both approaches. DVD 5199

Play and the Social World: Acquiring Social Intelligence. Explores the educational value and social dynamics of play while emphasizing the importance of a supportive adult presence in the playground environment. Games and techniques used by teachers and psychologists to help children develop interpersonal skills, articulate their feelings, and reflect on their behavior are included, as is information on playground design. DVD 5200

Developing Language: Learning to Question, Inform, and Entertain. Charts the development of language during early childhood. Basic language acquisition, learned from rudimentary and higher-level child/caregiver interactins, is described. Aspects of competence that go beyond the purpose of simple communication are also considered. DVD 5201

Windows on the Mind: Children's Drawings. Questions Piaget's theory that children go though a universal development process and discusses new evidence about cultural influences. The argument is illustrated by looking at children's drawings in two very different societies: urban Dundee and Aboriginal Australia, drawing upon the work of Peter Willatts of the University of Dundee, Edith Bavin of La Trobe University and other researchers. DVD 5202

Cognitive Development (Psychology, the Study of Human Behavior; 16).
Focuses on the cognitive development of infants and children. 1990-? 30 min. Video/C 3113

Cut
What expectations and images do teenage boys feel pressured to conform to, and how do boys deal with these pressures? This brief, illuminating film explores an important but rarely discussed social and public health issue. A film by Elizabeth Pearson and Sally Rubin. 2003. 9 min. Video/C MM927

Description from Fanlight catalog

Development. (The Mind; 2)
Explores how the human brain develops and the mind emerges. Experiments with embryos and children provide a picture of the emerging mind and its reactions to the environment. Video/C 1301:2

Identity Crisis
Examines the "nature vs. nurture" debate in the shaping of the identity of children. From a larger project following 25 families from the birth of their children, features 4 children at age 5 as they begin to understand the implications of economic class, ethnicity, race, gender, physical appearance, and the presence or absence of both parents. 2005. 60 min. DVD 5173

Life's First Feelings (Nova ).
Explores the new era of understanding infant emotional development and reveals the most recent findings on the surprising emotional capabilities in newborns and very young children. 1986.58 min. Video/C 1188

Moral Development (Growing Years; 21).
Discusses the characteristics and process of moral development. Includes a number of theories which explain the stages of moral development--social learning theory and theories by Piaget, Kohlberg, and Freud. 199-? 30 min. Video/C 3114

Morality: Moral Judgments and Actions
A review of what is known about the formation of moral thought and action as it has been studied by social scientists. Using footage of cultures from around the world, and visuals from an elementary school playground, students are introduced to the current thinking about the universality of morality, its connection to action, and its developmental progression. Examines in particular the domain theory of social judgments and the contributions of Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, Stanley Milgram, Sigmund Freud, and B. F. Skinner. 2002. 32 min. Video/C 9113

Description from Davidson Films catalog

Morality, The Process of Moral Development
This film identifies the progress of the development of moral thinking using the work of Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg and William Damon. Children from the ages of four until early adulthood are interviewed and tested in order to examine their concepts of sharing, fairness, justice, and other attitudes linked to the process of moral development. Originally produced in 1978. 28 min. Video/C 7598

Mother Love
Using a large colony of new-born rhesus monkeys as subjects, Dr. Harry F. Harlow of the University of Wisconsin studies the infant-mother relationship. He tests their reactions to a variety of mother substitutes in order to find the key to the bond between mother and child and to understand the effects of denial of maternal love. Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program: Conquest in 1960. 27 min. DVD 6968 [preservation copy]; Video/C MM159

[Piaget, Jean]Piaget's Developmental Theory: An Overview
Combines archival footage of Dr. Jean Piaget with newly shot footage of Dr. Elkind conducting interviews with children of various ages. The film serves as an introduction to Piaget's work while presenting his current theories on developmental psychology. c1989? 27 min. Video/C 8509

Description from Davidson Films catalog

[Piaget, Jean]Piaget's Developmental Theory

Conservation Children between the ages of five and twelve demonstrate the Piagetian concept of conservation: Pre-operational, concrete and formal operations, that reveal children's thinking processes at different stages of development. 1968. 29 min. Video/C 7596

Description from Davidson Films catalog

Classification Sorting has become a standard activity in early childhood classrooms. Being able to deal with categories or "classification," is one of the markers of the transition from pre-operatonal thinking to concrete operations and leads to the valuable task of using abstractions. Here children of three different age groups deal with the levels of classification: multiple, logical and hierachical. 1968. 16 min. Video/C 7597

Description from Davidson Films catalog

Memory and Intelligence Jean Piaget presents his new work on memory and intelligence at the International Congress of Preschool Educational Specialists in Kyoto, Japan. Here he demonstrates that memory itself changes as a person intellectually matures; we do not just record experiences but fit them into schemas, webs of ideas, that change as our understanding does. 1973. 45 min. Video/C 7599

Description from Davidson Films catalog

Formal Reasoning Patterns Referring to the theories of Jean Piaget this film explores the transition in adolescence to formal reasoning skills. Older children and teenagers who are making this transition are challenged with tasks which involve proportional reasoning, separation of variables, combinatorial logic, and the integration of these in an analysis of a balanced beam with weights. 1978. 33 min. Video/C 7600

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The Growth of Intelligence in the Preschool YearsChildren from infancy to six years of age perform the classical experiments that reveal how intellectual thought develops and manifests itself in early childhood. The terminology necessary to understand Piaget's theories of intellectual development in the sensorimotor and the pre-operational stages is illustrated by children taking on the clever tasks Piaget created to show that humans construct their understanding of the world during childhood. 1972. 31 min. Video/C 7601

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Prep for Life
In 1977 a class of five year olds appeared on a segment for an Australian Tonight Show. Now 25 years later they re-unite as a group to view the original television program and ruminate on their lives, presenting unique insights into ordinary Australian lives and exploring such universal themes as depression, family and happiness. 2002. 52 min. Video/C 9706

Psychological Development of the Child
A film by Emily von Sarkozy-Kerner, J. Hermann von Wimpffen; a coproduction of Bavarian Television, Munich, TransTel, Cologne, Telepool, Munich & Zurich. 1994.

Developmental Phases Before and After Birth.Shows fetal development and physiological and psychological development of children during their first year. Shows similarities across cultures and concludes that the primary reason for differences lies in the nature of the mother/child relationship. 28 min. Video/C 4944

Developmental Phases Before and After Birth.Shows how different cultures and different individuals within the same culture respond to the process of childbirth. Addresses such questions as What is the best birthing position? When should the baby be put to the mother's breast? When does bonding begin? 23 min. Video/C 4945

The Process of Birth. Shows how different cultures and different individuals within the same culture respond to the process of childbirth. Addresses such questions as What is the best birthing position? When should the baby be put to the mother's breast? When does bonding begin? 23 min. Video/C 4946

How Relationships are Formed.The rhythms of daily life are established during the first three months. The Infant's need for stimulation and love grows as mother and child grow accustomed to one another. Regardless of the culture, infants around the world understand the smile, a social act, as a signal of recognition and pleasure. 24 min. Video/C 4947

Mothers, Fathers, and Babies. Observes the role of breastfeeding in different cultures and its effect on the role of the father. 26 min. Video/C 4948

Developing the Sense of Family. At the age of six months, the healthy baby nurtured within a family, recognizes the faces of family members even out of context. He or she disdains strangers, a typical manifestation of this age almost everywhere around the globe. 21 min. Video/C 4949

Mothers, Fathers, and Babies. In the course of its first nine months, the infant acquires an extraordinary amount of skill and information. It has an expanding vocabulary of babbles and its curiosity is increasing. The healthy intellectual development of the child depends on the willingness of adults to help the infant satisfy its curiosity, reach out, learn and develop a context for learning. 23 min. Video/C 4950

The Development of Self. The first year may well be the most important in the psychological development of the child. In the course of 12 months, he or she has developed mobility and the ability to receive and send messages. Gradually, the infant is learning to deal with the social world around it, experiencing conflict and working its way through and beyond. 23 min. Video/C 4951

The Psychological Birth of the Human Infant.
Illustrates the phenomenon of the separation and individualization process in children from infants through three years old. 198-? 48 min. Video/C 3091

Refrigerator Mothers
From the 1950s through the early 1970s, the American medical establishment thought it had found the cause of autism: poor mothering. Doctors presumed that the bizarre behaviors of autistic children - rigid rituals, difficulty with speech, extreme self-isolation - stemmed from their mothers' emotional frigidity. We now know that autism is a brain disorder, not the result of poor parenting. But for a whole generation of women branded as cold "refrigerator mothers," the damage had already been done. 2002.. 54 min. Video/C 9687

Time to Grow.
Originally broadcast on PBS, 1992.

Child Development. Discusses how each child develops differently and the various stages of child development. Video/C 3107

The Elementary Mind. Examines how intellectual abilities develop during middle childhood and how cognitive abilities become effective tools for further learning and development. 29 min. Video/C 3112

First Feelings. The special bond between infants and their caregivers are explored in this video, which presents the major theories of human emotional development. These include John Bowlby?s evolution-based theory, Harry Harlow?s experiment with baby monkeys and surrogate mothers, and Jerome Kagan?s emphasis on the biological factors underlying temperament. 29 min. Video/C 3109

The Infant Mind. Jean Piaget's stage theories of object performance and sensory-motor development are explained and challenged. Research with newborns has revealed that infants possess a basic perception of cause and effect, number, and object permanence and that memory skills and the capacity to form concepts are present much earlier than formerly believed. 29 min. Video/C 3108

The Preschooler's Mind. Delves into the theories and research about children's cognitive development between the ages of 2 and 6. Experts comment on Piaget's four stages of cognitive development. 29 min. Video/C 3111

The Typical Two's. This program follows 3 children from varied family backgrounds - Tyler, Dominick and Becky - through the second year of life. 29 min. Video/C 3110

Shredded
In a culture obsessed with the distorted images of youth and beauty conveyed by the mass media, this documentary explores the damaging lengths to which teenage boys will go to achieve the ideal male body. A film by Douglas Taplin and Richard Gaudio. c2005. 21 min. DVD 4720

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Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity
Tough Guise is the first program to look systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. in the late 20th century. In this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that there is a crisis in masculinity and that some of the guises offered to men as a solution (rugged individualism, violence) come loaded with attendant dangers to women, as well as other men. 1999. 80 min. DVD 4913; vhs Video/C 6606
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Understanding Parenting Styles: Authoritarian-Democratic-Permissive
Three young characters talk about a problem they have encountered with their parents. Each has either told a lie or deliberately withheld the truth. When the parents find out about it, each reacts in a remarkably different way, emphasizing their individual parenting styles. 2004. 27 min. DVD 7146

The Up Series
Directed by Michael Aptet
7 Up and 7 Plus Seven The first and second in a series of six programs by Michael Apted who interviewed a group of British children from widely differing socio-economic backgrounds at intervals of seven years from the age of 7 through 42. In program 1 (7 up), filmed in 1964, 7-year-olds share their views on life, leisure, love, marriage, color prejudice, education and money. In program 2 (7 plus seven) the children, now aged fourteen, answer the same questions they were asked at 7 years discussing such issues as freedom, discipline, politics and their future plans. 92 min. DVD 3074

21 Up. The third in a series of six programs by Michael Apted who interviewed a group of British children from widely differing socio-economic backgrounds at intervals of seven years from the age of 7 through 42. In program 3, at 21 years of age some were at university, others working. They talked of changes in their lives, their present views of society, future plans of marriage, as well as their dreams that were shared at 14 and 7. 100 min. DVD 3074

28 Up. The fourth in a series of six programs by Michael Apted who interviewed a group of British children from widely differing socio-economic backgrounds at intervals of seven years from the age of 7 through 42. In program 4, at twenty eight the children are now adults. Two declined to participate. The others speak of their present lives, how they see themselves in relation to what they have said on earlier programs, achievements and regrets and their hopes for the future. Extracts from the previous programs are shown. 135 min. DVD 3074; vhs Video/C 2757

35 Up. The fifth in a series of six programs by Michael Apted who interviewed a group of British children from widely differing socio-economic backgrounds at intervals of seven years from the age of 7 through 42. In program 5, at age thirty-five the participants are primarily concerned with family responsibilities. Extracts from previous programs are shown. 115 min. DVD 3074

42 Up. The final segment in a series of six programs by Michael Apted who interviewed a group of British children from widely differing socio-economic backgrounds at intervals of seven years from the age of 7 through 42. In program 6, of the original 14 subjects, 11 remain. At the midpoint of their lives, the film examines whether they have realised their dreams and ambitions. It also asks wider questions on the meaning of love, character and success. Extracts from previous programs are shown. 134 min. DVD 3074; vhs Video/C 7378

Mental Illness/Disability/Disorder; Brain Dysfunctions

Women & Gender Studies (for works about eating disorders)
Mental Disability and Psychiatry in the Movies

Stastny, Peter. "From Exploitation to Self-Reflection: Representing Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities in Documentary Film." Literature and Medicine - Volume 17, Number 1, Spring 1998, pp. 68-90 UC users only

A is for Autism.
Through a combination of live action and animation, this short film presents a glimpse into the condition of high functioning autism, with words, drawings, music and animation all contributed by people with autism. Originally released as an animated documentary in 1991 by Channel 4. Director, Tim Webb ; producer, Dick Arnall ; screenplay based on drawings by Nicky Braithwaite ... [et al.] 11 min. DVD 6205

Adolescent Boys Who Are Suicidal(APA psychotherapy Series IX : Children and Adolescents)
David A. Jobes demonstrates his integrative, problem-solving approach to working with male adolescents who have contemplated or attempted suicide. Preliminary research suggests that although men and male adolescents are more likely to complete suicide compared to females, there is evidence to suggest clinical success if they are engaged in treatment. Dr. Jobes's approach emphasizes the importance of a strong alliance with the client and working to inspire the client's motivation to pursue psychological and behavioral change. In this session, Dr. Jobes works with a high school-aged boy who seriously considers suicide as an attractive option for escaping problems in his life. 2008. 100 min. DVD 9269

Alzheimer's Disease: Interviewing and Assessment Techniques for Social Workers.
This videotape illustrates techniques social workers may use in screening older adults for cognitive impairment. MMSE (or the Mini-Mental Status Exam) is used, which assesses orientation, attention, calculation, short-term memory, and language. c1990. 30 min. Video/C 2517

Anxiety-related Disorders, The Worried Well
Dist.: Films Media Group. 1997. 15 min. each installment

Panic Attacks. This program shows panic attacks as a symptom of other stress-related conditions--specific phobias, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorders--and also as a separate condition. A housewife and businessman tell how panic attacks placed limitations on their daily lives and how they finally sought help and relief. A specialist in behavioral psychotherapy provides professional advice on how to identify panic attacks and what treatments are available. DVD 6663

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder. Intrusive, repetitive thoughts, often of a disturbing nature, are the symptoms of the anxiety-related condition, OCD. In this program, two people with OCD tell their stories. An 18-year-old woman talks about how she feels compelled to perform detailed rituals every day of her life. A man tells how he is tormented by the obsessive belief that he has killed someone. A professional psychiatrist sheds light on this condition. DVD 6664; vhs Video/C 4960

Self-harm. One person in 600 attended to by an emergency unit is a victim of self-harm. Victims of this anxiety-related disorder compulsively cut, burn, or strike themselves to relieve unresolved anxieties. This program shows how victims carry the burden of guilt and shame associated with their actions. Two women, who have regularly harmed themselves for years, share their personal experiences. An expert from a hospital crisis recovery unit explains the theories behind the condition and discusses various treatments. DVD 6665; vhs Video/C 4961

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Examines post-traumatic stress disorder associated with anxiety symptoms following the witnessing of a traumatic event. Discusses the controversy over whether this disorder actually exists. Includes personal accounts of the behavioral changes experienced as a result of traumas by a man who witnessed the deaths of his two teenage daughters and another man who was shot in an IRA ambush. DVD 6666

Eating Disorders.Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa--two conditions rooted in the desire to be slim--are the focus of this program. Two women who suffer with these conditions tell poignant stories of how these compulsive behaviors nearly destroyed their lives and the lives of their respective families. An expert explains the specialized approach used in treating both disorders. DVD 6667

Body Dysmorphic Disorder.Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa--two conditions rooted in the desire to be slim--are the focus of this program. Two women who suffer with these conditions tell poignant stories of how these compulsive behaviors nearly destroyed their lives and the lives of their respective families. An expert explains the specialized approach used in treating both disorders. DVD 6668

Autism is a World .
Sue Rubin, who is autistic, was diagnosed and treated for mental retardation until the age of 13, when she began to communicate using a keyboard. She is now a junior in college. In Sue's own words this documentary takes the viewer on a journey into her mind, her daily world, and her life with autism. 2005. 40 min. DVD 5881

Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Dr. James A. Mulick shows his approach to counseling children with autism and their parents. Autism spectrum disorder, which includes autism and Asperger syndrome, is characterized by impairment in communication skills, social interactions, and repetitive patterns of behavior. In this session Dr. Mulick works with a mother of a 10-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with autism. Dr. Mulick uses his behavioral-educational approach to assess the present situation and makes several intervention suggestions, including exposure, distraction, and reinforcement. American Psychological Association , 2006. 100 min. DVD 6545

Best Boy.
An Academy Award winning film about fifty-two-year-old, mentally retarded Phillip Wohl and how filmmaker Ira Wohl, his cousin, helped him gain a degree of independence when his parents could no longer shelter him. Produced directed and edited by Ira Wohl. Originally released as a motion picture in 1979; broadcast premiere on P.O.V. September 6, 1988. 104 min. DVD 5434; DVD 7579; vhs Video/C 773

Best Man.
Ira Wohl revisits mentally handicapped Philly Wohl 20 years after we last saw him in the documentary "Best Boy" (1979). Now 70 and living in a group home, Philly has progressed greatly in his ability to care for himself. He takes classes, has found a beloved set of friends, visits Los Angeles to spend time with Ira, and prepares for a new rite of passage: his Bar Mitzvah. 1998. 90 min. DVD 5434

The Breaking Point: Mental Health.
Program about the San Francisco mental health and psychiatric emergency programs. Includes comments made by the aged and young people using these community services. 1983. 30 min. NRLF B 3 969 312

A Brilliant Madness
This tells the story of mathematician John Nash. Called "the most remarkable mathematician of the second half of the century", Nash suffered a devastating breakdown at the age of thirty. He suddenly claimed that aliens were sending him messages, became obsessed with secret numbers and saw conspiracies all around him. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, Nash spent a decade in and out of mental hospitals, surviving with the support of his wife and former colleagues. During that time, a mathematical proof he'd written at the age of twenty became a foundation of modern economics. Sometime in the 1980s, he gradually began to recover. In 1994, Nash capped his remarkable return from madness by winning the Nobel Prize. 2004. 60 min. DVD 5639

Broken Minds.(Frontline)
Doctors attempt to determine the reasons for the mental disease of schizophrenia in this documentary which features interviews with doctors, schizophrenics, and family members. 1990. 58 min. Video/C 4294

Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter.
Shows interactions between an Alzheimer's patient and her daughter. The daughter discusses how she has dealt with her mother's illness and describes various stages of the disease. c1994. 45 min. Video/C 3976

A Crime of Insanity
In 1994 a paranoid schizophrenic man, Ralph Tortorici, took a class of college students hostage, threatening and wounding one of them. Using excerpts from the actual trial, as well as interviews with Tortorici's father and brother, the defense attorney, chief assistant district attorney, the prosecutor, psychiatric experts, and the presiding judge, this documentary critically examines the ethical dilemmas surrounding the insanity defense. Originally broadcast on PBS, Oct. 17, 2002. 60 min. Video/C MM979

Depression.(The Mind; 6)
Follows the lives of several people who suffer from depression or manic-depression illness. Discusses risk of suicide in the chronically depressed person. Offers explanations of the origins of depression and normal mood variations vs. serious chronic symptoms. Video/C 1301:6

Detecting Dementia: Cognitive Assessment for the Home Healthcare Professional.
Conceived and written in collaboration with Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University and Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Film discusses techniques used to diagnose Dementia, a disease common among the elderly characterized by progressive deterioration of memory, thinking and day to day functioning. 1990. 20 min. Video/C 2389

The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston, Louis Black, Bill Johnston, Mabel Johnston, Jeff Tartakov. Looks at the turbulent life of a genius musician battling manic depression who has spent the last three decades of his life in-and-out of mental institutions. A favorite with artists such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Beck, and many others, view the singer-songwriter-artist through his art and interviews, and in the eyes of his fans. Written and directed by Jeff Feuerzeig. 2005. 110 min. DVD 7273

Dialogues with Madwomen.
Captures the experiences of seven women who have experienced the dark side of the imagination -- multiple personality, manic-depression, schizophrenia, euphoria. Produced by Irving Saraf and Allie Light. 1993. 90 min. Video/C 3544

Women Make Movies catalog description

Jones, A.L. "Dialogues with Madwomen." Contemporary Psychology, 1996 Mar, V41 N3:264-265.
Metz, Holly. "Dialogues with Madwomen." Progressive v58, n2 (Feb, 1994): 12.
Weber, Bruce. "Dialogues with Madwomen." New York Times v143 (Tue, August 2, 1994):B2(N), C20(L), col 3, 17 col in.

Different From You: Unfulfilled Promises to the Mentally Ill.
One of the glaring social problems of American cities is homelessness, but only recently have we realized that most homelessness reflects psychiatric disease. This documentary follows the medical rounds of an urban family physician, Milt Kogan, as he services the homeless mentally ill. Through his interactions and through commentary by the mentally ill and by mental health professionals, the film illustrates how patients experience symptoms, deal with vagrancy, drug abuse, and societal hostility, and maintain hope and aspirations. 2002. 60 min. Video/C MM799

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Dignity.
Focusing primarily on schizophrenia, the producer weaves interviews with residents and staff from two different homes for mentally ill people along with reflective photographs that offer insight into the disorder while striving to help change people's attitudes towards mental illness. 2003. 57 min. Video/C MM898

Dignity II.
A return visit with the staff and residents met in Elbert's earlier video, Dignity. Dignity II focuses on Capitol Hill's Summit Inn as it struggles through changes brought about by the Jan. 2002 closure of the nearby Mercer Inn, the only all-women's home for the mentally ill in King County, Washington as well as the added stress of insufficient funding and staff. Where the first video was seen through the residents' eyes, Dignity II is more from the point of view of the staff. 2003. 57 min. Video/C MM899

Extending the Warranty: Organ Replacement, Progress Against Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease (The Health Century; 3).
Centers on the most common diseases of the elderly and reveals current efforts to understand and solve them. c1989. 60 min. Video/C 1589

Every Little Thing (La moindre des choses)
A film about the patients and staff of the Clinique de La Borde and their efforts at putting on the play, Operetta. Each summer they perform a play on a stage set in the beautiful grounds of the chateau. Allows the viewer a glimpse at life in one of the world's most highly regarded psychiatric institutions and quietly makes us question the distinctions that society applies in classifying as normal or abnormal. A film by Nicolas Philibert. 1997. 100 min. DVD 7134

Family Support Groups: Help for the Families of Alzheimer's Disease Patients.
Videotaped family support group gives a better understanding of how people can help each other during these sessions. Shows some of the functions of the group support leader or facilitator. The viewer will also find that even though each member brings his own strengths and experiences, there are common themes and topics which all caregivers will experience. c1990. 20 min. Video/C 2518

Fight or Flight?: Overcoming Panic and Agoraphobia.
Portrays the experience of panic disorder with agoraphobia and shows how cognitive-behavioral therapy can provide the skills that sufferers need to attain relief. Detailed accounts from actual clients are accompanied by a step-by-step overview of treatment from cognitive-behavioral therapy specialists. Components described include self-monitoring, controlled breathing, realistic thinking, and internal and external exposure. Also covered are the physical symptoms of anxiety, the risks and benefits of medications, the role of group treatment, and how to maintain gains over time.1998. 47 min. Video/C 6283

First Break
Three young adults living with a diagnosis of mental illness and their families courageously come forward and illuminate, with compelling candour, their personal experiences. Over a one-year period Simon, Ariadne and Shelly allow us to share in their ongoing challenge of living with mental illness, and its impact on their self-identities and family relationships. 1997. 51 min. Video/C 5806

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Forgotten People
Reveals human rights abuses that go unchecked in psychiatric hospitals, orphanages and mental retardation facilities around the world with primary focus on Mexico, Armenia and the Soviet Union. A production of the Witness Project which uses video technology to investigate human rights abuses. 2000. 10 min. DVD 3267

Witness web site

Hope on the Street
Examines how mental illness impacts families, the personal battles it creates, and the resources available to those who suffer from it. Features several people with mental illnesses who are often homeless and also looks at Kin Lim, a mental health care professional who has spent 13 years working with the homeless mentally ill. The film looks beneath the tattered clothes to reveal human beings who can be rehabilitated with access to treatment, medication and quality care. 2002. 56 min. Video/C MM256

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