MEMORY

The Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Movie

Starring:Denzel Washington

Summary: The Hurricane is about this guy name Rubin Carter that was a middle weight boxing champion in 1966 from Clinton, New Jersey. At the peak of Rubin's career he was wrongly accused of committing a triple murder on June 17,1966.Two eyewitness described the killer as "two Negroes in a white car".There was one surviving victim and they was not able to identify Rubin as the gunmen.Therefore Rubin was convicted from the eyewitness testimony.Rubin was sentenced to 3 life term prison sentences. Rubin was incarcerated for over twenty years before his sentence was over turned by the U.S Supreme Court the judge declare the conviction was based on radical prejudice.

Relation to Psychology: This movie can relate from Chapter 6.The memory has a tendency to allow the mind to forget important details of a crime. It's a factor that forgetting can convict an innocent person of a crime that was not committed.

OBEDIENCE

The Color Purple

Cast: Danny Glover,Woopie Goldberg,,Oprah Winfrey

Summary: The color purple was based on the life of a girl name Celie, she was a 14-year old that was molested by her father and was treated poorly by him. She gave birth to her child and her father took the baby away from her and she was sworn to secrecy not to tell no one about the baby. Her father marry off Celie to a man called"Minister", he was no better than her father. She was more of a slave for him. She cook and clean and took care of his kids prior to their marriage. Celie was beaten the entire time being married to Minister. She would always take it upon her self and became very spiritual. With that happening she manage to get the strenght and find her long lost children and her sister that was taking away from her years prior.

Relation : The Color Purple can be related to Chapter 14 Social psychology. Celie had to endure years of abuse from the men in her life. She was very obedient towards her husband and father because of all of the mental and verbal abuse.

Personality Disorder

Who is Mr. Brooks

Cast:Kevin Costner,William Hunt,Danielle Panabaker,Dane Cook

Marg Helgenberger,Demi Moore

Summary: Mr.Brooks is about a successful business man that has an alter ego or a "split personality"that commit murder. Mr.Brooks has a normal lifestyle, he has a wife and a daughter. He have a " perfect" lifestyle nothing could possible go wrong. Mr.Brooks suffer for a split personality that drives him to kill innocent people for no apparent reason. He would go out and take picture and stalk his victims before he would kill them. No one ever suspected Mr.Brooks as a serial killer.

Relation to Psychology: Mr.Brooks can be place in with psychological disorder in chapter 12. Mr.Brooks have a personality disorder that causes him to be obsess with killing people. Another form of this disorder can be called undifferentiated schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia effects a persons ability perception, solving problems, attention, emotions,and other daily functions.

BRAIN

Prevention Magazine

Magnify Your Brain Power

by Ann Hettinger

July 2008 Issue pg 116

Summary: According to the article "Magnify Your Brain Power", researcher from Harvard University, Dartmouth College,and the University of Aberden in Scotland gathered a study on how to stay focus. Researcher found that minds tend to wonder when the brain is resting or preforming a task that is not desirable. Researchers felt that it was necessary to give some tips on how to magnify the brain and regain focus. They gave three tips to regain focus: 1st organize, 2nd eliminate distraction, 3rd relocate in a different area.

Relation to Psychology: Sensation & Perception Chapter 3 pg 126

This chapter was chosen because of the articles brief discussion on focusing, day dreaming and attention span. This chapter gives meaning to why people have issues with the attention and direct attention. Attention has the meaning to process the direct focus in what tasks need to be preform and the perception, and mental experience.

ADHD

The Herald Newspaper May 11,2008 Section 3A

by Carla K. Johnson

Summary of the article: According to the article " Study St. John's wort fails to help kids with ADHD- a blow to herbal supplements", it briefly discuss if herbal supplements help children with ADHD rather than taking stimulants such as Ritalin. Researchers tested 54 children from ages 6-17 years old; researchers gave one group of kids St. John's wort capsules 3 times a day for 8 weeks and gave the other group the Ritalin.The results of the test showed that it was no change in the groups. The prescription med had more side effects such as ;nervousness,agitation,and insomnia. A participant of the study said "that she had taken the supplement and she had not side effect like the prescibe med." Overall researchers say that parents would rather avoid prescription medication and use herbal remedies.

Relation to Psychology: Psychological Disorder Chapter 12 pg 488

In the text book, 3-7% of children have ADHD. Children with ADHD have problems with memory, decision making, focus on simply daily task, as well as a short attention span. Hyperactive is another sign that your child my be suffering from ADHD.