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Exploring Psychology
by The Open University
How humans think, develop, and experience the world around us has been fascinating psychologists for over 100 years. The tracks in this album cover a range of case studies, looking at factors which can influence the development of our personalities. What is the impact of significant people in our early lives? How do you go about the process of researching topics like this in social psychology? The audio tracks feature disabled people who reflect on how disability has affected their sense of identity. Also featured are the cases of twins who didn't grow up together, people coping with memory loss, and the famous case of the soprano Lisa-Lee who discovered in her twenties that a rare genetic disorder meant she was actually a girl, not a boy. Studying people through such issues as gender disorder and disability allows psychologists to learn more about the human condition. This material forms part of The Open University course DSE212 Exploring psychology.
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Exploring psychology
About this Exploring Psychology album
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Disability discussed
A BBC Disability Affairs correspondent introduces a panel to discuss the issues surrounding identity and disability.
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Disability and identity
Lois Keith reflects on her disability and her change in her sense of identity.
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Can disability be irrelevant?
A more forward-looking approach to disability is needed.
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Living with memory impairment
Vick talks about his progressive memory loss and his sister, Jean, explains her difficulties with his problem
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Living with Alzheimer’s
Sam and his wife Mildred talk about his progressive memory loss due to Alzheimer's
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Living with memory loss
Miranda's experience of losing her memory due to illness.
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Mistaken identity
Lisa-Lee describes the discovery in her teens that she was a biological female
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Gender confusion
Lisa-Lee's experiences growing up as a boy
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Nature or nurture?
Whether biology or environment has most impact on gender determination
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Gender divisions
Is it important to categorise people in terms of gender?
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Studying twins
John Oates introduces the idea of studying twins to gain insights into human personality.
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Twins apart
A set of identical twins who grew up separately meet again years later.
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Why so similar?
A set of twins discuss reasons for their similarities.
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Identical twinset
Linda, Sharon and their mother discuss their similarities as identical twins.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
How humans think, develop, and experience the world around us has been fascinating psychologists for over 100 years. The tracks in this album cover a range of case studies, looking at factors which can influence the development of our personalities. What is the impact of significant people in our early lives? How do you go about the process of researching topics like this in social psychology? The audio tracks feature disabled people who reflect on how disability has affected their sense of identity. Also featured are the cases of twins who didn't grow up together, people coping with memory loss, and the famous case of the soprano Lisa-Lee who discovered in her twenties that a rare genetic disorder meant she was actually a girl, not a boy. Studying people through such issues as gender disorder and disability allows psychologists to learn more about the human condition. This material forms part of The Open University course DSE212 Exploring psychology.
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