Development
The field of developmental psychology explores what makes us who we are throughout our lives. My most popular episodes so far are the ones on Erik Erikson. Check them out!
Episodes
- Episode 108: Kubler-Ross’ Five Stages of Grief – More Harm Than Good?
Almost everyone has heard of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, her book On Death and Dying, and her five stages of grief. But are these stages accurate? Could the five stages of grief actually be doing more harm than good?
- Episode 103: Raising Children – Interview with Author Jamie Raser
Having trouble raising your children? Join the crowd. There are lots of parenting books, but here’s one you should know about: “Raising Children You Can Live With” by Jamie Raser. He has an approach to parenting that is not about “picking your battles”, but about staying out of battles altogether and talking with your child in a way that doesn’t lead to shouting, screaming and anger. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
- Episode 94: How Do You Learn to Act Like a Man/Woman? Gender Identity and Gender Scripts
How do we learn to act in what are called "gender appropriate" ways? How did you learn to act like a girl and then a woman? Or like a boy and then like a man? Did you experience either penis envy or womb envy? Or did you learn to act like you do by watching males and females on TV? In this episode of The Psych Files we look at the interesting and complex issue of gender identity.
- Episode 85: How to Make Learning Fun Again – Constructivism and Democratic Schools – Part 2
What the heck is constructivism anyway? In this episode I explore that topic with Dr. Eugene Geist. We also explore what some would consider a radical concept in education: democratic schools. What would happen if we let children decide how they wanted to learn? Complete Chaos? Or an exciting new way to get students involved in and taking responsibility for learning?
- Episode 84: How To Make Learning Fun Again Part 1 – Piaget
Can we make learning as fun as it was when you were a child? We can. Listen to Dr. Eugene Geist as he explains the cognitive development theories of Jean Piaget and you'll understand why we are all geared to learn.
- Episode 76: Lost at School – An Interview with Dr. Ross Green Part 1
Looking for alternatives to timeout in the classroom? Dr. Ross Green, author of The Explosive Child, has just published his second book, Lost at School in which he discusses the principles of Collaborative Problem Solving and how they work in the classroom.
- Episode 68: Mnemonic Device for Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development
Memorize Erik Erikson’s Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development once and for all! In this video episode I use the peg word mnemonic device and ordinary household objects to help you memorize Erikson’s eight stages.
- Episode 49: Classroom Management – An Interview with Dr. Ross Green part 2
In this episode I continue the interview on Collaborative Problem Solving in the classroom with Dr. Ross Green, author of The Explosive Child. A fascinating interview.
- Episode 48: Classroom Management – An Interview with Dr. Ross Green
There are a lot of strategies for dealing with behavior problems in the classroom. It’s time to add Collaborative Problem Solving to your toolkit. Learn an alternative to traditional classroom discipline techniques like timeout or sending the child to the principal.
- Episode 34: Timeout Revisited – Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 2
Here’s the second part of my episode on alternatives to timeout. In this part of the interview, Dr. Ablon discusses Plan B in more detail. How do you work with your child to come up with solutions that satisfy both your and his or her needs?
- Episode 33: Timeout Revisited – Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 1
In part of 1 of this interview Dr. J. Stuart Ablon we talk those children for whom timeout sometimes does not work. What’s your alternative then? Listen in and learn about the Collaborative Problem Solving approach.
- Episode 28: Is “Time Out” Really Effective?
Everybody advocates the use of time out over forms of punishments like spankings, but how exactly do you administer time out in a way that is effective? Could we be doing it all wrong? Is time out even something we should be doing at all?
- Episode 25: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 3
We finish off this series on Erikson by looking at your brain as you develop by examining what is happening in your brain as you age from adolescence to older adulthood.
- Episode 24: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 2
What is happening in your brain as you progress through life? In this episode we take a look at some of the changes that occur in your brain from birth to age 12. Be sure to listen to part 3 of this series, which is episode 25.
- Episode 21: Erikson’s Eight Stages of Life
This week we take a stroll through the various phases of life: from childhood, to adolescence, into mid-life and then we listen to two interesting voices of men nearing the end of their lives including actor John Wayne.
