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VI 1463 - 20/20. You Can Lose It! Anger in America. DVD. 2007. 30 min.

This ABC News program explores the psychology and sociology behind the most dangerous of emotions. Viewers will meet Dr. Robert Millman, a Weill Cornell Medical College professor who has coined the term 'acquired situational narcissism' to explain connections between volatile tempers and towering egos.

VI 0529 - 42 Up. VHS cassette. 1999. 134 min.

Follows a group of Britons from different economic and social backgrounds, interviewing them at the age of seven, then again at fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight, thirty-five and now at forty-two to examine how close they are to achieving the dreams and ambitions of their childhood and youth.

VI 1087 - 49 Up. DVD. 2006. 134 min.

The seventh installment in Michael Apted's Up Series. In 1964, 14 children from diverse backgrounds were interviewed about their lives and dreams. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to them, examining the progression of their lives.

VI 1085 - A Clockwork Orange. DVD. Flix. 2001. 137 min.

Depicts a harrowing journey through a near-future world of decaying cities, murderous adolescents and nightmarish technologies of punishment and crime. Alex, the hero, fights, robs, rapes, and kills with the remorseless joy of a strong young predator. Finally caught and imprisoned, he undergoes an experimental treatment that conditions him against violence and sex.

VI 1516 - A Doll's House. DVD. 2003. 95 min.

Nora is the pampered wife of aspiring bank manager Torvald Helmer whose career has been financed in part by his wife's funds. In a desperate attempt to hold her family together, Nora once forged a loan signature and now finds herself blackmailed. She remains confident, however, that Torvald will stand by her no matter what the outcome. His reaction, though, is not what she expects and alters her life forever.

VI 0523 - A Little Problem at Home. VHS cassette + guide. 1990. 29 min.

Presents experiences of adult children of alcoholics (ACA's). They candidly tell what it was like growing up in a home with an alcoholic parent, and how it affected their lives.

VI 1201 - A Wayfarer's Journey. DVD. 2007. 90 minutes.

Many of us use music to cope -- and we use it to heal. This film intends to guide us further down a path of discovery, and self-discovery, to a place where we might become aware of new ways and opportunities to use music and to rely on music in our own daily lives.

VI 0716 - Accommodations for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities in Higher Education: complying with Section 504 and the ADA. VHS cassette. 2003. 27 min.

VI 0882 - The Addicted Brain. DVD. 1987. 26 min.

This program explores the cutting edge of developments in the biochemistry of addiction and addictive behavior.

VI 0881 - Addictions and Mental Illness. 2004. 28 min.

This program profiles a woman who is manic depressive and alcoholic, and a man with schizophrenia who is also alcoholic. Dr. Fred Goodwin, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, explains ongoing research that may help identify and treat adolescents before they begin to experience problems.

VI 1544 - Adult Psychiatric Diagnosis Using the DSM-IV-TR. 2 DVDs. 2004. 360 min.

This seminar covers a multitude of psychiatric disorders and the use of DSM-IV-TR in diagnosis

VI 1237 - Against the Grain. DVD. 2005. 27 min.

Conventional wisdom suggests that behavior "outside the norm" can be considered deviant. But can we really define deviant behavior? Programs like Delancey Street Foundation operate "outside the norm" by assisting convicted criminals to become productive members of mainstream society. Differing views on sexuality and violent crime are explored in the lesson, as are some of the moral, religious and psychological factors that play a role in understanding deviant behavior.

VI 0278 - Albinism: The People, the Challenge. VHS cassette. 1998. 24 min.

An educational film about albinism and how people accomplish every day activities.

VI 1104 - An Introduction to Scientology. DVD. 2006. 51 min.

An interview with L. Ron Hubbard, in which he discusses the origins and practice of Scientology and Dianetics.

VI 0422 - And the Band Played On. VHS cassette. 1993. 140 min.

Follows the struggle of a handful of strong-willed men and women who took on the fight to save lives in the face of a mysterious illness now called AIDS.

VI 1319 - Argumentation: The Study of Effective Reasoning. 4 DVDs. 2005. 720 min.

Lectures by Dr. David Zarefsky, Professor of Argumentation and Debate and Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, cover the history of rhetoric and debate as well as analysis of different types of arguments in various situations.

part I (disc 1): lecture 1. Introducing argumentation and rhetoric -- lecture 2. Underlying assumptions of argumentation -- lecture 3. Formal and informal argumentation -- lecture 4. History of argumentation studies -- lecture 5. Argument analysis and diagramming -- lecture 6. Complex structures of argument -- part 1 (disc 2): lecture 7. Case construction, requirements and options -- lecture 8. Stasis, the heart of the controversy -- lecture 9. Attack and defense, I -- lecture 10. Attack and defense, II -- lecture 11. Language and style in arguments -- lecture 12. Evaluating evidence

part II (disc 3): -- lecture 13. Reasoning from parts to whole -- lecture 14. Reasoning with comparisons -- lecture 15. Establishing correlations -- lecture 16. Moving from cause to effect -- lecture 17. Commonplaces and arguments from form -- lecture 18. Hybrid patterns of inference -- part II (disc 4): lecture 19. Validity and fallacies, I -- lecture 20. Validity and fallacies, II -- lecture 21. Arguments between friends -- lecture 22. Arguments among experts -- lecture 23. Public argument and democratic life -- lecture 24. Ends of argumentation.

VI 0636 - Behind the Mask of Sanity: psychopathy. VHS cassette. 2002. 50 min.

In this program, psychopathy specialist Robert Hare; forensic psychiatrist Anthony Hempel; Tonmoy Sharma, of the Institute of Psychiatry, in London; and behavioral neuroscientist Marnie Rice analyze the differences between psychopathic killers and psychotic killers.

VI 0883 - Being Gay: Coming Out in the 21^st Century. DVD. 2003. 25 min.

This program presents the accounts and stories of gays who have recently taken the step of coming out. Interviewees and experts discuss the benefits of this important transition by examining the six stages of coming to terms with one's sexual identity.

VI 0811 - Beyond Killing Us Softly: the impact of media images on women and girls. VHS cassette + study guide. 2000. 34 min.

The film presents the leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, gender studies, violence against women, and media literacy -- and focuses their ideas on practical solutions and the best tactics for reclaiming our culture.

VI 0888 - The Bigger Picture. DVD. 2000. 24 min.

Using classroom examples, this program demonstrates how to gather, present, and summarize data.

VI 1565 - Blind Spots and Biases. DVD. 2010. 24 min.

We use mental shortcuts every day to help us make decisions, and often we don't even realize it. This program explores five mental shortcuts, or 'blind spots': Expectation, Belief, Availability, Anchors, and Imitation. Learn why optical illusions and magic tricks surprise us, and how our need to confirm our beliefs often prevent a cold. Understand how availability affects purchasing habits, how a bias can make a normal price seem like a great sale, and what causes laughter to be so contagious.

VI 0606 - The Brain: Teaching modules. 3-VHS cassettes + faculty guide. 1997. 4 ½ hrs.

Included in this series on the brain are the latest findings on Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, brain transplants, epilepsy, autism, and many other topics.

VI 1014 - The Brain-Body Connection. VHS cassette. 2000. 56 min.

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.

VI 0760 - Brain Story: new frontiers in brain research. DVD. 2001. 50 min.

Examines the ability of the human brain to generate consciousness.

VI 1430 - Canvas. DVD. 2007. 100 min.

A woman's mental health puts her family and her own life in jeopardy, and she is taken from the family. Now her husband must raise a family alone and deal with her schizophrenia.

VI 1568 - Carved from the Heart: Portrait of Grief, Healing, and Community . DVD. 2000. 30 min.

When Stan Marsden, a Tsimpsean wood carver, loses his son to a cocaine overdose, he decides to create a totem pole and invites the community of Craig, Alaska to help. The project grows and helps a community heal, bringing people of diverse backgrounds together.

VI 0768 - Chemistry of Love. VHS cassette. 1997. 60 min.

McGinty and a panel of experts discuss what love is.

VI 0758 - Childhood Trauma: strategies and solutions. 3 VHS cassettes + study guide. 2002. 30 min. ea.

Pt. 1. What is childhood trauma?
Pt. 2. Significant event childhood trauma
Pt. 6. Domestic violence and childhood trauma.

VI 1528 - Clean and Sober . DVD. 1998. 124 min.

A young, hotshot real-estate broker has a drug abuse problem he refuses to acknowledge. When he gets in trouble with his company and the law, he decides to hide out in a detox program. What he doesn't count on is that the drug rehab program will force him to face himself, admit his addiction and come clean.

VI 1538 - Conflict Resolution: Thinking it Through. DVD. 2009. 17 min.

This program follows a group of high school students led by a social worker/facilitator to find their own solutions to various interpersonal conflict scenarios.

VI 0764 - Connecting Boundaries: an integrative approach to teaching social services. 4 VHS cassettes + facilitator's handbook. 2003. 49 min. ea.

Module 521. Social work
Module 522. Human growth and development
Module 523. Addictions
Module 524. Criminal justice.

Consists of a four part integrative approach to teaching concepts in social work, human growth and development, addictions and justice studies. Incorporates existing strategies with emerging educational trends.

VI 1220 - Consciousness: The Private Universe. DVD. 2007. 29 min.

How do we know the world? What exactly is the mechanism by which we perceive the world and, more crucially, what is the nature of the "I" that does that perceiving? How is the evidence of the senses translated into knowledge? How are we aware of our own awareness? And what is self awareness? How do we interact with the world, and what exactly is "consciousness"? Where is it located? How does it work? Once, questions like these were considered the stuff of philosophy or theology ... something that science could not even begin to investigate. Now, that has changed and scientists are joining the mission to unlock the mysteries of human consciousness.

VI 1537 - Counseling Gay and Lesbian Youth. DVD. 2005. 84 min.

This video presents an overview of lesbian, gay, and bisexual psychology, and examines some of the differences between lesbians, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual clients in a therapeutic setting. For students or practitioners, it offers case studies from real lives, with illustrative sessions that provide a wide range of information about the contemporary experience of living as a lesbian, gay, or bisexual person.

VI 1461 - Cruel Intentions . DVD. 2007. 41 min.

Examines teenage cyberbullying and its effect on those involved.

VI 1095 - Culture, Identity, Behavior. DVD. 2004. 36 min.

I. Culture: A. Language; B. Customs and rituals; C. Ethics, morals and values; D. Codes and laws; E. Belief systems; F. Tools and techniques; G. Art forms; H. Subcultures -- II. Identity: A. Nature vs. nurture; B. Cultural relativism; C. Id, ego, super-ego; D. Family & peer influences; E. Roles and frames -- III. Behavior: A. Motivations; B. Sublimation; C. Choices and cultural messages; D. Deviance and criminality; E. Altered states; F. Individual's contribution to culture.

VI 0637 - Damaged: when trauma leads to violence. VHS cassette. 2002. 50 min.

This program takes a scientific look at psychopathy as it seeks answers to those and other fundamental questions about what prompts human beings to commit murder. It investigates the relationship between abuse suffered as a child and the likelihood of committing murder later in life -- especially when that abuse results in brain damage.

VI 0191 - Dealing with Anger. VHS cassette. 1995. 15 min.

Examines the emotional origins and methods of dealing with anger.

VI 0324 - Death: a personal understanding. VHS cassette. 1998. 30 min each.

Volume 3 of this 10 volume series, "Facing Mortality," explains how the idea of death affects lives.

VI 0317 - The Developing Child. VHS cassette. 1997. 29 min.

VI 0763 - The Developing Child. 3 VHS cassettes + workbook. 1991-1997.

Module 7. Pregnancy and birth
Module 24A. Moral development I : Concept and theory
Module 24B. Moral development II : Learning to be moral.

Series focusing on all stages of child development. Contains 3 separate modules. Each of the video programs runs approximately 20-30 minutes.

VI 0812 - Deviance and Social Control. VHS cassette. 2002. 30 min.

Illustrates the forces and relationships from birth through the life span that define and shape a person's societal roles.

VI 1260 - Diagnosis According to the DSM-IV. 3 VHS cassettes. 1996. 177 min.

Features 10 interviews with 10 real psychiatric patients, each with a different condition.

VI 0876 - Attention Deficit Disorder in Children. DVD. 2003. 27 min.

Shows how a diagnosis of Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is made and what treatments are working. Psychiatrists John Ratey and Ned Hallowell provide background and perspective.

VI 0127 - Discovering Psychology. 13 VHS cassette tapes. 1989. 30 min. each.

An introduction to psychology, the series discusses future possibilities as well as its history and recent discoveries.

A. Past, present and promise / Understanding research
B. The behaving brain / The responsive brain
C. The developing child / Language development
D. Sensation and perception / Learning
E. Remembering and forgetting / Cognitive process
F. Judgment and decision making / Motion and emotion
G. The mind awake and asleep / The mind hidden and divided
H. The self / Testing and intelligence
I. Sex and gender / Maturing and aging
J. The power of the situation / Constructing social reality
K. Psychopathology / Psychotherapy
L. Health, mind, and behavior / In space, toward peace
M. A union of opposites / New directions

VI 0731 - Dying to be Thin. VHS cassette. 2000. 60 min.

Looks at the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia, current treatments, and the American obsession with thin women.

VI 0766 - Dyslexia. VHS cassette. 1997. 29 min.

New approaches in school are shown at the Washington Lab School. Dr. Gordon Sherman explains research on the condition. Thomas West talks about our society's shifting need for more people with the visual gifts that are associated with dyslexia.

VI 1015 - Early Socialization: From Age Two to Age Five. VHS cassette. 2003. 30 min.

Examples of multiple attachment, language development, imitation and identification, cooperative play, self-awareness, gender identification, and social conformity are captured on film and clearly identified with onscreen labels as the children broaden their awareness of the world through interactions with each other, family members, and peers.

VI 1080 - Eating Disorders. DVD. 2004. 28 min.

This program examines what eating disorders are, their symptoms, myths, and most effective treatments. Includes interviews with school students who have suffered eating disorders, supporters of eating disorder victims, and expert psychologist Reinhild Robertson, a specialist in eating disorders.

VI 1532 - Empathy Training for Ethinic & Cultural Awareness. DVD. 2008. 60 min.

Features 36 vignettes developed and role-played by college students based on their own experiences of feeling marginalized.

VI 0878 - Essentials of Discipline: The Middle Years: Ages 5 to 12. DVD. 2004. 35 min.

This program demonstrates how positive discipline techniques including home rules, problem-solving, and honest communication, can be used to deal with the behavior problems associated with growing up.

VI 0879 - Essentials of Discipline: The Teen Years: Ages 13 to 18. DVD. 2004. 42 min.

This program illustrates how to encourage teenage independence while using positive discipline techniques that promote taking responsibility for actions and behavior.

VI 0877 - Essentials of Discipline: The Toddler and Preschool Years. DVD. 2004. 28 min.

Filmed with real families, this program shows how to use positive discipline techniques such as timeouts and problem-solving to guide youngsters into better behavior.

VI 0900 - Evolution of a Group. VHS cassette + workbook. 2000. 120 min.

Chronicles the development of a group during a three-day residential group therapy session. Leaders Gerald and Marianne Corey facilitate the process as the group moves through four stages: initial, transitional, working, and ending.

VI 1377 - Exploring Healthy Relationships. DVD.  2002. 22 min.

Introduces the four keys of a healthy relationship: mutual respect, open communication, trust, and boundaries. Children in two families negotiate relationships with parents, siblings, and friends.

VI 1093 - The FAST Method: Reducing Problem Behaviors inthe Classroom. DVD + printable resources . 2005.

The FAST method helps teachers respond effectively to challenging behavior by making an on-the-spot assessment of a student's behavioral goal. By understanding the goal and responding appropriately to it, teachers, and other school staff can prevent negative or unproductive behaviors from escalating.

VI 1407 - Flight from Despair: Depression and Mania. DVD.  2004. 52 min.

In this program, patients and those who are closest to them relate compelling stories of life with depression, bipolar disorder, and other mood-related conditions.

VI 1446 - The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's. DVD.  2004. 90 min.

An exploration of Alzheimer's, taking a sweeping and intimate look at how this cruel disease affects nearly five million Americans and their loved ones.

VI 1074 - Four Lives: A Portrait of Manic-depression. VHS cassette. 1987. 60 min.

Profiles four adults whose lives have been profoundly affected by their struggle with manic depression. Includes interviews with patients during their high and low states and their psychiatrists provide technical information.

VI 0887 - Functional Family Therapy. VHS cassette. 2004. 112 min.

Includes a discussion between the host and Dr. Alexander, a leading expert in family therapy, an actual therapy session with a real family, and a question-and-answer exchange with Dr. Alexander about the session.

VI 0884 - Gay Rights, Marriage, and the Supreme Court. DVD. 2003. 21 min.

This ABC News program uses the landmark Lawrence v. Texas case and the legalization of gay marriage in Canada to shed light on the future of gay marriage in the U.S. Changing attitudes toward homosexuality in general are addressed, as well.

VI 1365 - Gender, It's Bigger Than Sex (20/20).  DVD. 2007. 37 min.

20/20 correspondents report on the female brain, the gender gap and the brainwork behind sex, as well as question some common myths between the sexes. Includes interviews with doctors, including neuropsychiatrist and author Louann Brizendine.

VI 1240 - Gestalt Therapy. DVD. 2004. 105 min.

In Gordon Wheeler's demonstration of Gestalt Therapy, the client attempts to gain a model for understanding how she views the meaning of her experiences, or more accurately, how she constructs the meaning of her experiences, through the lens of her specific viewpoint.

VI 1567 - The Gillian Film. DVD. 2007.

Gillian Fink is a developmentally disabled young woman who works at a local veterinary clinic, rides horses, and takes dance classes. When Gillian decides to move out of the house, her mother must come to terms with letting go. The film shares the difficulties and joys of both raising and being a person whose abilities are in constant and productive tension with her distinctive thought styles and cognitive capacities. Topics explored with reference to people with developmental disabilities include the importance of social inclusion, independent living, and how society could transform its understanding of the worth of these extraordinary individuals.

VI 1585 - Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges. DVD. 2005. 210 min.

Chronicles the development of a group during a three-day residential group therapy session.

VI 1522 - Guns, Germs, and Steel. 2 DVDs. 2005. 165 min.

An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns.

VI 0198 - High-Impact Communication Skills. 2 VHS cassettes. 1992. 60 min.

The video is a seminar dealing with the techniques of influence and persuasion in communication. Guidelines are given for dealing with conflicts, handling difficult people, facing situations with confidence, and coming across powerfully.

VI 0190 - How to Deal with Difficult People. 3 VHS cassettes. 1988. 1 hr. 15 min.

A. You have to deal with difficult people at some point
B. Put your new understanding of difficult people to work
C. Be less of a target for difficult people

VI 1441 - How to Use Dianetics: Based on the #1 NY Times Bestseller. 2 DVDs. 2010. 4 hrs 23 min.

DVD and accompanying booklet provide introductory information on how to use Dianetics.

VI 1315 - The Human Face. 2 DVDs. 2001. 200 min.

Four-episode television documentary examining the human face from every angle--cultural, historical, biological, physiological and psychological,

VI 0875 - Human Instinct: Natural Born Heroes. DVD. 2004. 50 min.

This program examines arguably the most human instinct of all: the instinct to protect, which, combined with other qualities, prompts people to risk everything for the sake of others. Three gripping stories are spotlighted.

VI 1342 - If I Could: Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Child Abuse. 2 DVDs. 2006. 190 min.

Documentary film about a family's effort to escape the effects of trauma after decades of abuse, abandonment, drugs, and rage. Follows the life of Tracy, a single mother fighting to keep her son from falling prey to the same problems that almost destroyed her through intervention of a program called VisionQuest.

VI 0880 - Imagining Robert: My Brother, Madness, and Survival. DVD. 2003. 60 min.

This video is the story of the ongoing interactions of two brothers -- Robert, who has had a mental illness since the 1970s, and his primary caretaker, Jay, a novelist. The film shows clips from old family movies and interviews with treatment staff.

VI 0646 - Insanity in the Courtroom: mental illness and the search for justice. VHS cassette. 2001. 23 min.

If a person is deemed mentally unfit to stand trial for a capital crime, should the state be allowed to administer drugs so the person is healthy enough to be tried and sentenced to death?...The issue is debated by a panel of experts.

VI 0653 - Inside the Mind of Criminal Profilers. VHS cassette. 2001. 48 min.

This program demonstrates the art and science of criminal profiling through the work of forensic psychologists David Caldwell, Gus Gary, Dayle Hinman, and Mike Prodan.

VI 1331 - Inside Out: Endless Questions. DVD. 2006. 27 min.

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, correlation studies and controlled experiments.

VI 0898 - Interviewing in Action: Relationship, Process and Change. VHS cassette + book, activities guide, & video clip guide. 2003. 120 min.

After watching this compelling video, you'll have a much clearer picture of the often-complex issues you may face in today's clinical work environments.

VI 1527 - The interpersonal Perception Task-15 (IPT-15). DVD.  1993. 22 min.

A test designed to find out how people form perceptions of others. Several brief scenes showing people in various situations are preceded by questions about the interaction taking place.

VI 1408 - The Invisible Wall. DVD.  2004. 51 min.

This program delves into the physiology of autism, a pervasive developmental disorder of the brain that can cause severe deficits in the areas of cognition, communication, socialization, and play.

VI 0647 - Is Criminal Behavior Genetic? VHS cassette. 1997. 50 min.

Steve Jones addresses the question are some people born evil. Examines the genetic and social factors that contribute to crime and antisocial behavior.

VI 1460 - The Key of G . DVD. 2008. 59 min.

Tells the story of Gannet [Hosa-Betonte], a 22-year-old man with severe disabilities, as he prepares to move out of his mother's home and into a San Francisco apartment with three musicians and artists as primary caregivers.

VI 1475 - The Kids are All Right . DVD. 2010. 107 min.

Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. They have two teen-aged children, Joni, who is Nic's biological child, and Laser, who is Jules' biological child. A big-hearted, sexy and uproariously funny movie that combines comedic surprise with poignant emotional truth.

VI 1562 - Kinsey . DVD. 2004. 118 min.

Kinsey is a portrait of a man driven to uncover the most private secrets of the nation, and journey into the mystery of human behavior. His 1948 book Sexual Behavior in the Human Male irrevocably changed American culture and created a media sensation.

VI 0762 - Late Adulthood: death, dying, bereavement, and widowhood. VHS cassette & workbook. 2001. 28 min.

A presentation of the issues and challenges facing men and women aged 65 and older.

VI 1576 - Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Professionals. 2 DVDs. 2010. 190 min.

Stephen Feldman, an expert in the fields of both law and psychology, addresses ethics, and the particular concern of being investigated by one's licensing board for an alleged violation. Covers matters as: bartering, boundaries, touch, self-disclosure, gifts, multiple-member clients such as couples and families, the initiation of treatment, breaches in confidentiality, ending treatment, electronic records, HIPPAA and more. These issues are demonstrated in vignettes

VI 1577 - Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Professionals V. 2 . 2 DVDs. 2008. 140 min.

What's the difference between privilege and confidentiality? When are therapists allowed to break confidentiality and when are they required to? When can progress notes or confidential psychotherapy notes be subpoenaed as evidence in a trial? How does a therapist know when to break confidentiality to warn someone of potential danger? What exactly does "reasonable cause to suspect" mean when deciding whether to report child abuse? Is failing to report child abuse an ethical violation, or is it actually a crime? This informative, comprehensive and entertaining DVD course will answer all these questions and more.

VI 1547 - Lord of the Flies . DVD. 2001. 90 min.

Adaptation of William Golding's novel about a group of English boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island when the plane that is evacuating them from a war- threatened England crashlands. Without adult control, the boys regress to savagery.

VI 0645 - Mad or Bad?: psychologically assessing criminal competence. VHS cassette. 2002. 45 min.

This program explores the intricacies of psychiatric evaluation and parole risk assessment with forensic psychologist Jeremy Coid, clinical psychologists, and a probation officer.

VI 0648 - Massacre: case studies of mass-killing. VHS cassette. 2000. 45 min.

Reviews five episodes of mass killing in the U.S. from 1966 to 1993.

VI 0635 - Men: the killer sex. VHS cassette. 2002. 50 min.

In this program, Rebecca and Russell Dobash, of Manchester University; psychiatrist Fred Berlin; psychologist James Dobbs; and neuroscientist Frederick Goodwin discuss the biochemistry of why men kill, as well as protocols such as chemical and physical castration.

VI 0761 - Middle Adulthood: midlife crisis? VHS cassette + workbook. 2000. 29 min.

This program examines "midlife crisis." Discusses who experiences it, circumstances that may initiate it, and the role that it plays in the lives of individual men and women. Presents opposing theories as to whether the concept of midlife crisis is valid.

VI 0638 - Mind of a Murderer: the mask of madness. 2 VHS cassettes. 1984. 120 min.

Documents the Los Angeles trial of Ken Bianchi, commonly known as the Hillside Strangler, through still photographs, news footage, courtroom action, and interviews with those involved in the case. Focuses on psychiatric evidence as to Bianchi's sanity.

VI 0624 - The Mind: teaching modules. 4 VHS cassettes + guide. 1999. 332 min.

Explores the inner workings of the human brain. Covers topics including hypnotic dissociation, pain relief, the placebo effect, cognition and the immune system, endorphins, brain mechanisms of pleasure and addiction, language processing, subliminal stimulation, teratogens, newborn capabilities, aging and cognitive function, Alzheimer's disease, phantom limb pain, chronic pain, depressants' effect on the brain, language predisposition, mood disorders, and the mind of the psychopath.

VI 0741 - Misunderstood Minds. VHS cassette. 2002. 90 min.

The program highlights the stories of children who struggle to learn, not fitting any clinical diagnosis. Leading experts in the field of learning problems are featured on the program.

VI 0821 - Multiple Personalities: the unexplained. VHS cassette. 1999. 50 min.

This special presentation examines specific cases of people with multiple personalities.

VI 1327 - Nadia's Journey. DVD. 2007. 72 min.

As a young woman, Nadia Zouaoui vowed that her suffering would not be in vain. When she was 19, her parents forced her into an arranged marriage with an Algerian man twice her age living in Montreal. He chose her based on a photograph. Years later, she returns to Kabylie, Algeria to see if things are any different. This is her journey into the patriarchal culture backed by strict Muslim tradition and the cruelty endured by so many girls and women held captive in their homes.

VI 1533 - Nonverbal Communication. DVD. 2005. 22 min.

This program examines nonverbal communication in different cultures. It looks at personal space; body language including gestures, inflection, eye contact, smiling and other facial expressions; and posture. It demonstrates how the same gesture can be interpreted in different ways.

VI 0715 - OCD: the war inside. VHS cassette. 2002. 57 min.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a seemingly bizarre, frequently debilitating disease characterized by intrusive and uncontrollable thoughts and fears.

VI 1535 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. DVD. 1997. 133 min.

The story of a man whose rebelliousness pits him against the head nurse of a mental ward and the full spectrum of institutional repression.

VI 1238 - Overcoming Prejudice and Promoting Tolerance . DVD. 2006. 32 min.

This video examines the roots of prejudice, discusses its different forms, and distinguishes between prejudice and intolerance.

VI 1534 - Overview of DSM Disorders . DVD. 2009. 77 min.

Presents a broad overview of disorders found in the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.

VI 1251 The Pain of Depression: A Journey Through the Darkness . DVD. 2007. 57 min.

Tells the compelling stories of individuals who suffered from clinical depression, a medical illness, which affects more than 20 million Americans each year.

VI 0822 - Pathology Examples in the Human Brain. DVD. 1998. 24 min.

Dr. Marco Rossi, a neuropathologist, examines various human brain specimens and presents evidence of trauma or disease.

VI 1526 - Personal Space: Exploring Human Proxemics. DVD. 1999. 30 min.

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.

VI 0416 - Prejudice. VHS cassette. 1992. 70 min.

Peter Jennings moderates a discussion with a group of American children and teenagers concerning prejudice. Includes discussion of the physiological reasons for physical differences between races, reasons behind racial conflict, and various efforts to fight prejudice.

VI 1380 - Pressing Need for Prevention. DVD. 2005. 60 min.

This program outlines the need for three types of prevention: primary prevention to intervene before illness occurs, secondary prevention to provide acute treatment to bring the initial outbreak of an illness under control, and tertiary prevention to reduce and manage long-term consequences.

VI 1531 - Problem-solving Therapy. DVD. 2009. 100 min.

In Problem-Solving Therapy, Drs. Arthur Nezu and Christine Maguth Nezu demonstrate their positive, goal-oriented approach to treatment. Problem-solving therapy is a cognitive-behavioral intervention geared to improve an individual's ability to cope with stressful life experiences.

VI 1340 - Protecting Human Subjects. VHS cassette. 1992. 86 min.

Peter Jennings moderates a discussion with a group of American children and teenagers concerning prejudice. Includes discussion of the physiological reasons for physical differences between races, reasons behind racial conflict, and various efforts to fight prejudice.

VI 0816 - The Psychology of Criminal Behavior. VHS cassette. 2001. 30 min.

This program examines criminal behavior and traces societal views on crime.

VI 1540 - The Psychology of Prejudice. DVD. 2008. 22 min.

Program explores the psychology of prejudice using the historical background of research, examples of modern discrimination research, cognitive processes underlying prejudice, and presents an overview of inherent problems and creative solutions to prejudice.

VI 0767 - Race: the power of an illusion. 3 VHS cassettes. 2003. 174 min.

Episode one explores how recent scientific discoveries have toppled the concept of biological race. Episode two questions the belief that race has always been with us. It traces the race concept to the European conquest of the Americas. Episode three focuses on how our institutions shape and create race.

VI 0652 - Rage to Revenge: the science of violence. 2000. 53 min.

Experts Brad Bushman, Paul Ekman, and Stafford Lightman assert that the cause of human aggression lies in the physiology of violent emotions. Case histories to demonstrate the self-damaging impact of hate and the positive power of forgiveness support their conviction that a quantifiable mind/body connection exists.

VI 1333 - Research Design. 3 DVDs. 2004.

The video series examines the issues involved in research ideation and methodology. Researchers from several universities and master's and doctoral students present examples of work they have done and comment on their experiences.

VI 0318 - Resiliency: Beating the Odds. VHS cassette. 1998. 19 min.

Featuring the stories of those who have proven their resiliency, the focus is on four major skills enabling people to survive dangerous or adverse situations.

VI 0886 - Solution-Focused Therapy for Addictions. VHS cassette. 2000. 115 min.

This video emphasizes the client's strengths and resources, helping the individual apply to specific skills and strategies that have been helpful in other areas of life.

VI 1261 - Special People, Special Needs. DVD. 2000. 51 min.

This presentation is designed to increase caregivers' awareness of the nature of "special needs."

VI 1368 - Stressed Out: Stress Management 101. DVD. 2003. 26 min.

Provides students with a diverse collection of tips and guidelines, allowing individuals to find the right remedies for their unique situations.

VI 0899 - Student Video and Workbook for The Art of Integrative Counseling. VHS cassette + workbook. 2001. 120 min.

Dr. Gerald Corey uses various theoretical models and techniques with a single client (Ruth). You can visualize the advantages of developing a personal, integrated counseling style. After watching the video, you can turn to the corresponding section in the workbook and investigate thought-provoking questions, exercises, and activities that fix the key concepts in your mind.

VI 1334 - Substance Abuse. VHS cassette. 2000. 60 min.

Lesson 6 of 22 of a college telecourse which explores current issues related to the use and abuse of different drugs. This lesson discusses the different types of drug sources, taxonomy of drugs, identifying a drug and drug effects among other topics.

VI 1239 - Suicide: No Turning Back . DVD. 2004. 23 min.

This program presents tips on how to evaluate situations of potential suicide and how to recognize possible warning signs.

VI 1192 - Sweet Hereafter . DVD. 1998. 116 min.

Following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer Mitchell Stephens descends upon a small town. With promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, Stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled personal life. Gradually, we learn that Stephens has his own agenda, and that everyone has secrets to keep.

VI 0643 - Talk to Me: the dynamics of hostage negotiation. VHS cassette. 2002. 45 min.

In 1993, gunman Damacio Torres shot up the Los Angeles County USC Healthcare emergency room and took two hostages. Using the Torres case as a springboard, this program explains the tricky business of hostage negotiation while seeking to understand the mentality of hostage-taking.

VI 1541 - Theories in Action: Counseling. 2 DVDs. 2008. 22 min.

Developed by Ed Neukrug, this video includes short, specific clips that illustrate individual theories in action. Organized by conceptual approach, each clip includes an overall introduction to the theory, a realistic role play with a client and an experienced therapist, and a brief discussion with the therapist at the conclusion of the role play.

VI 0705 - Theories of Personality. VHS cassette. 1994. 28 min.

This program explains five major schools of thought on development of personality: psychoanalytic theories; humanistic theories, trait theories; behavioral\social learning; and cognitive theories.

VI 0644 - To Catch a Killer: the use and abuse of criminal profiling. VHS cassette. 2002. 45 min.

In this program, retired FBI profiler Robert Ressler, LAPD psychologist Kris Mohandle, and British law enforcement professionals discuss the history and techniques of criminal profiling within the context of the Railway Rapist Crimes that terrorized greater London during the 1980's

VI 0809 - Tough Guise: violence, media, and the crisis in masculinity. VHS cassette. 1999. 57 min.

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.

VI 0885 - The Truth about Suicide: Real Stories of Depression in College. DVD. 2004. 27 min.

The aim of the film is to present a recognizable picture of depression and other problems associated with suicide as they are commonly experienced by college students and other young adults.

VI 0382 - Understanding Learning Disabilities. VHS cassette. 1996. 17 min.

Emphasizes that learning disabilities should not be confused with mental retardation and explains how to identify different types of learning disabilities.

VI 0099 - Understanding Learning Disabilities: How Difficult Can This Be? VHS cassette. 1989. 70 min.

Based on workshops produced by Richard Lovole, participants become familiar with emotions of the learning disabled and discuss methods of help.

VI 0192 - Understanding Peer Pressure. VHS cassette. 1991. 21 minutes.

VI 1075 - Understanding Psychological Disorders 2 VHS cassettes. 2001. 30 min ea.

These programs deal with mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, and the symptoms and forms of schizophrenia, and ask the question: can some people who suffer from these diseases live a relatively normal life?

VI 1332 - The View from Here: My Life with Autism. DVD. 2006. 35 min.

Taylor Crowe shares his experiences as an autistic individual through home movies and personal recollections and remarks to the Texas State Conference on Autism, September 8th, 2006.

VI 0417 - Violence in the Media. VHS cassette. 1997. 50 min.

Does violence on television and in the movies beget more violence in America? This video examines this controversial issue and offers some surprising opinions.

VI 1191 - What the Bleep Do We Know!?. DVD. 2004. 108 min.

Amanda, a divorced photographer, finds herself in a fantastic Alice-in-Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel. Guided by leading scientists and mystics, she finds that if reality itself is not questionable, her notion of it certainly is. Plunge into a world where quantum uncertainty is demonstrated - where Amanda's neurological processes, and perceptual shifts are engaged and lived - where everything is alive, and reality is changed by every thought.

VI 1545 - What's Eating Gilbert Grape?. DVD. 2006. 128 min.

Gilbert lives in Endora, a place where nothing happens. Aside from a secret affair with a housewife, Gilbert spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother, and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing with ever change, a pretty stranger arrives on the scene, capturing Gilbert's heart and inspiring him to make a break.

VI 0607 - The Why of Doing; The Why of Theory and Doing. 2-VHS cassettes. 199? 277 min.

Vol. one discusses direct social service with larger systems and the connection between actual intervention with client systems. Vol. two spotlights current practitioners operating from different theoretic bases and with different clienteles.

VI 0608 - The Winning Edge in Sports: Sports Psychology. VHS cassette + ref. guide. 1987. 60 min.

Contains an introduction and nine separate sections discussing a variety of psychological methods and techniques that can be used to improve athletic performance in any sport.

VI 0757 - Women In Prison. VHS cassette. 1993. 45 min.

Investigative reports documents why women are becoming a large part of the growing prison population and searches for the root cause of the inmates' incarceration.

VI 1445 - World Beyond Death: Proof of Eternal Life. DVD. 2005. 60 min.

Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross reveals her extensive study of the near-death experiences of hundreds of patients.

VI 0605 - The World of Abnormal Psychology. 7-VHS cassettes + video guide. 1992. 120 min. ea.

A video series that covers the spectrum of psychological disorders from simple stress to paranoid schizophrenia.

VI 0123 - The World of Abnormal Psychology: Looking at Abnormal Behavior. VHS cassette. 1992. 60 min.

An introduction to the explanation and treatment of abnormal behavior, the film visits patients, doctors, and social workers of a Miami hospital.

VI 0124 - The World of Abnormal Psychology: Psychotherapies. VHS cassette + guidebook. 1992. 60 min.

Treatment for several kinds of psychotherapy (psychodynamic, Gestalt).