Psychology: Books & Streaming Videos
Psychology
Streaming Videos
- Your Brain: Perception DeceptionIs what you see real? Join neuroscientist Heather Berlin on a quest to understand how your brain shapes your reality, and why you can’t always trust what you perceive. In the first hour of this two-part series, learn what the latest research shows about how your brain processes and shapes the world around you, and discover the surprising tricks and shortcuts your brain takes to help you survive.
- Your Brain: Who's in ControlAre you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Dive into the latest research on the subconscious with neuroscientist Heather Berlin. Sleepwalking, anesthesia, game theory and more reveal surprising insights in this eye-opening journey to discover what’s really driving the decisions you make.
- Self Reflection for Insight and GrowthSelf-reflection allows us to think about our skills, our personalities and how we react to people and situations. It enables us to constructively question ourselves about better ways to communicate and do things. It may even help us resolve conflicts and traumas.
- Dealing with Overload and BurnoutWork overload has become common in many work cultures. It is estimated that up to 70% of people feel overloaded at work. Almost 30% of workers say they are burnt out every day, and 25% see work as the number one cause of stress in their lives. Work related stress can affect health, wellbeing and job performance of individuals and teams as well as impacting the entire organization. In this course Peter Quarry discusses how to deal with work overload.
- Prioritizing My Mental HealthMental health is emotional, psychological and social health – thoughts, behaviors and feelings. Caring for our mental health is just as important as caring for our physical health. When we are mentally healthy we are able to respond better to the challenges of life, and can build necessary emotional and psychological skills to deal with them.
Recommended Databases for Locating Encyclopedias, eBooks, and Streaming Videos
- Alexander Street Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowAcademic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers over 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. More than 18,000* titles are exclusive to Alexander Street.
Curated for the educational experience, the massive depth of content and breadth of content-types (such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc.) in Academic Video Online makes it a useful resource for all types of patrons. - CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
A database of in-depth, authoritative reports on a full range of political and social-policy issues extending back to 1923. Each report is footnoted and includes an overview, background section, chronology, bibliography and debate-style pro-con feature, plus tools to study the evolution of the topic over time.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text online versions of hundreds of top quality reference books in all major subjects from art to medicine, psychology to history, and technology to literature. Includes bilingual and biographical dictionaries.
- eBook Central This link opens in a new windowChoose from 810,000 ebooks and 1,350 imprints from more than 650 publishers on one platform. ProQuest Ebook Central offers titles from hundreds of trusted publishers on one modern, intuitive platform. Its mobile-optimized design lets researchers get “anytime access” to the content they need – from a single chapter to an entire book.
- eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowCollections of eBooks available via EBSCOhost.
- Films On Demand This link opens in a new windowA web-based digital video delivery service that allows you instant 24/7 access to over 6,200 full-length programs and 65,800 video segments grouped into prearranged subject-specific categories: Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Science & Mathematics, Health & Medicine, Technical Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Careers & Job Search, and Guidance & Counseling.
- Gale eBooks (Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new windowFull text database providing subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and general reference books as well as the online version of the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Subjects include science, history, medicine, psychology and mental health, literature, drama, film, popular culture, business, law, and more.
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Print Books
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Call Number: BF 335 S5685 2022ISBN: 9780063227934Publication Date: 2022-01-11
The Chaos Machine by Call Number: HM 742 F53 2022ISBN: 9780316703321Publication Date: 2022-09-06
The College Student's Guide to Mental Health by Call Number: LB 3609 N68 2024ISBN: 9781608689019Publication Date: 2024-02-27
Decoding Boys by Call Number: BF 724.2 N38 2020ISBN: 9781984819031Publication Date: 2020-02-11
Rationality by Call Number: BF 441 P56 2021ISBN: 9780525561996Publication Date: 2021-09-28
The Rules of Contagion by Call Number: HM 1033 K83 2020ISBN: 9781541674318Publication Date: 2020-07-07
