Week 1: Neurodevelopmental, Anxiety, And Trauma
Die Mütter
(The Mothers)
(VI From Seven Woodcuts to War), by Käthe Kollwitz, 1923-1924 (J. C. Harris, 2008)
To learn the science of mind and behavior, we begin by reflecting upon the experience of persons with mental illness. Let’s start the week by spending a couple minutes with a woodcut depicting an experience of mental illness. What is happening here? What comes to mind? Why? Follow the white rabbit.
A father tells his son the thing he regrets most about his life... Claudia Rankine
Now let’s read a poem. Read it twice. What emotions do you feel? Want to know even more? Wander down the rabbit hole.
Now let's play a game
Remember Memory? Match a pair of hippo cards in the first of three short games. Once a match is made, you earn an opportunity to learn this week’s material. Don’t like games? Scroll down for textbook readings.
Epidemiology
Zoom out: spend five minutes exploring population-health datasets to understand the experience of mental illness locally, nationally, and internationally.
Let's keep playing!
Remember Memory? Remember Memory? It’s time for the second round of matching hippo cards.
Almost there! Final Game
Remember Memory? Here’s your final round of matching hippo cards for the week.
Don’t like games? Click here to read instead.
Learn more
what are you reading these days? here are some suggestions if you're feeling bookish
Dulcan, M. K., Ballard, R., Jha, P., Sadhu, J., & American Psychiatric Association Publishing. (2018).
- Hilt, R. J., Nussbaum, A. M., & American Psychiatric Association. (2016).
- Alison Bechdel (2006)
- John Darnielle (2008)
- Dr. Seuss (1996)
- Raina Telgemeier (2019)
- Sarah Wilson (2018)
- Timothy Denevi (2014)
- John Donvan & Caren Zucker (2016)
- Andrew Scull (2015)