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Week 8 Homework


INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY
Homework Assignment
10/16 & 10/18
·       In-Class (Spread out over the course of two days):
o   You teach the class! (Brain structure assignment)- 10/16 only.
o   Brain Phenomena: to be covered over Tuesday and Thursday
§  Change blindness
§  Face blindness (Prosopagnosia)
§  Spatial neglect: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1136474-overview
§  Aphasia: https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Aphasia/
·       Wernicke’s Aphasia
·       Broca’s Aphasia
§  Amnesia
·       Retrograde
·       Anterograde
§  Cerebral Palsy: http://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-disorders/diseases-a-to-z-from-ninds/cerebral-palsy/
§  Alzheimer’s Disease: https://www.healthline.com/health/alzheimers-disease-overview#overview1
§  Dyscalculia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlPFv_EDnvY
§  Epilepsy: http://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-disorders/diseases-a-to-z-from-ninds/epilepsy/
·       Due Tuesday 10/23 (Nothing due Thursday 10/18)
o   Choose one of the following brain disorders/syndromes:
§  Dementia/Alzheimers
§  Dyslexia/Dysgraphia/Dyscalculia
§  Autism Spectrum
§  ADHD
§  Cerebral Palsy
o   And write a two-page APA format essay (No abstract necessary) detailing what the disorder is on a biological basis, and how it practically affects those who have it and the lives of those closest to them. Include any treatments or recommended therapies. Finally, your concluding paragraph should talk about something meaningful you have learned through this assignment that will affect the way you treat individuals you encounter who have the selected brain disorder/syndrome.

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