PSY 118 Pamphlet topics
What are the secrets to happiness?_______________________
How to choose a good self-help book_______________________
Are Americans becoming narcissistic?___________________________
How to study____________________
What is your personality? (should incorporate a personality test_________________________
Can humans be conditioned like Pavlov’s dog?____________________
Is spanking bad for children?____________________
The power of positive reinforcement_____________________
Does violence on the media create violent children?_________________
Are you self-actualized?_________________________
Did you inherit your personality? (use twin studies as an example)_____________________
How does culture influence personality?______________________________
How is your self-esteem? (should incorporate a self-esteem assessment)____________________
What type of parent are you? (Baumrind’s theory)____________________
Stress and the body__________________
Burnout__________________
Buffers to stress___________________
Constructive coping_____________________
Catastrophic thinking_____________________
Do you have a Type A personality?_____________________
Stress and heart disease__________________
Stress and cancer_______________________________
Alcohol and mental health_____________________
Obesity______________________________
Exercise and mental health_____________________________
Social phobia______________________________
Depression______________________________
Bipolar disorder___________________________
Schizophrenia_____________________________
Autism___________________________
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder__________________________
Eating disorders_______________________
Sexual harassment in the workplace______________________
The glass ceiling____________________
Do men and women have different styles of communication?______________________
Androgyny_________________________
Gender socialization in children__________________________
Male and female brains – are they different?_________________________
Secrets of a happy marriage________________________
Polygamy_________________________________
The effect of divorce on children_______________________
The stress of divorce_____________________________
What makes someone attractive?________________________
Parental investment theory__________________
How to maintain a relationship_______________________
The importance of friends________________________
Sternberg’s triangular theory of love______________________
Loneliness and how to combat it___________________
Do men and women have different dating “strategies”?_____________________
How to maintain positive friendships_________________________________