Psychology: Adult Psychology

Alexander Street Video: 1:20:00
Many young adults may appear more accomplished on paper, but by the time they get to college they are emotionally struggling and lacking the tools needed to live independently. The film explores how and why helicopter parenting became the norm in many communities across the United States. The film features experts and advocates in the area of free play including Julie Lythcott-Haims, former Stanford Dean and author of How to Raise an Adult, and Peter Gray, biological psychologist.

ProQuest Video: 4:07
Child maltreatment (CM) is a global public health issue, with reported impacts on health and social outcomes. This study estimates the impact of CM on death rates in persons aged 16 to 33 years.

Alexander Street Video: 2:04:00
This dynamic and interactive training will increase your ability to identify and intervene with cognitive/memory decline/deficits related to the aging process, concussions, cerebral vascular accidents, mild cognitive impairment, traumatic brain injury and early stage Alzheimer’s. Gain insight into the wealth of evidence-based resource information available for patient/caregiver education. Learn to objectively assess medication management and address concerns related to driving ability. Identify the role of the hippocampus related to memory issues and intervention strategies to address deficits. Take away the ONE intervention that provides the greatest impact to improve cognitive/memory deficits.

Alexander Street Video: 40:22
Many elders are living longer and wanting their lives to be vibrant and connected and all therapists working with adult populations should be prepared of offer effective support to elders in a clinical setting.

Alexander Street Video: 13:00
This video covers the key points that all physicians need to be aware of, as any physician can spot the signs and help a patient suffering from abuse. Since very few physicians are trained in elder abuse, few will recognize the signs and have the appropriate tools to get help for the patient. This video discusses the signs as they may present in the course of a vision-care setting, how to address the problem, and what resources are available to those seeking to help their patients.

Films on Demand: 56:17
In this program, you will discover that all of us go through most of our lives on “auto-pilot” - and during this journey from around the world to inside your mind, Jake will give you your very own owner’s manual to your auto pilot system.

Sage Knowledge: 25:27
Jonathan Reams, PhD, associate professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, discusses the importance of understanding adult developmental psychology in relation to the development of leadership skills.

Alexander Street Video: 1:12:00
Plagued with anxiety, depression, and suicide, millennials are growing up in a constantly changing world that's becoming increasingly unadaptable. Quarter Life Crisis searches to discover the causes and dispel the myths of modern society's hardships, including misguided parenting, endless comparisons to lives over social media, and established institutions no longer guaranteeing happiness and prosperity.

Films on Demand: 1:12;59
In this video, clinical psychologist Dr. Meg Jay explains what is so special about this “defining decade” and why 30 is not the new 20. She explains how to help this age group articulate their identity capital, how to be more intentional about who they date and partner with, and how to be more forward thinking.

(APA Divisions) A publication series from Division 20 of the APA, Adult Development and Aging.

(Organization for Psychological Health) The highly trained and experienced mental health professionals at The Organization for Psychological Health (OPH) are committed to helping adults achieve their personal and professional goals and free themselves of emotional distress and conflicts.

(Azevedo Family Psychology) Adulthood can be a trying period of life. Society expects us to have it together as an adult.

(American Psychological Association) Psychologists who work with older adults—known as geropsychologists—assess mental functioning, depression, and other problems and provide psychotherapy. They also help design policies and services to enhance the quality of life of older people and their caregivers.

(ASA) The American Society on Aging (ASA) is the largest multidisciplinary association in aging, with a diverse membership of more than 5,000 across the United States. Our members may all work with older adults or for older adults, but they span a wide range of professions, from gerontology to age tech and everything in between.

(Massachusetts General Hospital) The Laboratory of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital studies adults and the ways their emotional well-being, physical health and interpersonal functioning are affected by earlier life experiences.

(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA is the primary federal agency supporting and conducting Alzheimer's disease research.

(University Hospitals) Mental illness can come from biological or environmental factors and our specialized psychiatric treatment plans are designed with this in mind. We offer comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and inpatient and outpatient treatment of psychiatric illness for adults through programs that apply the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques available.