Okay, I'll admit it - I'm very surprised that this is the first time you've seen this problem (rather loud disclosure of mental illness/presentation of various misconceptions about it backed by personal experience). I seem to have one of these students in most of my classes. Is it really uncommon for the rest of you?
Sometimes it feels as though "I'm a psych major because I want to help people" is becoming supplanted by "I want to be a psych major because of my mental illness". I can't say I'm at all happy about that, particularly as my interests in psychology have essentially nothing to do with the study of mental illness (I find normal psychology far more interesting than abnormal psychology). Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -----Original Message----- From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 12/5/2005 11:04 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: need help from clinical folks Hi All: I'm addressing tipster clinies for some advice on a student in intro psych. This student told me the first week of classes that he has rather severe ADHD and is on meds and may occasionally miss classes during the semester. This week we covered psychopathology in class and as we discussed bipolar disorder he announced in class that he has biploar disorder. Well, then he went on to make the blanket statement to the whole class that in the manic phase he becomes schizophrenic! I didn't want the whole class to believe this so I tried to suggest that he was misinterpreting something but he was adamant that his therapist said it was so. Oh dear. I have a whole class listening to this exchange and am wondering what to do about it. He has been a fairly good student all semester long and has done fairly well on exams, although he is the only one who constantly raises his hand to ask questions and thinks he knows a lot about psychology. However, I tried to tell the rest of the class that becoming schizophrenic as a result of a manic phase in bipolar disorder, and having the schizophrenic episode pass when the manic phase passes is a misconception of sorts, all without getting this person's ire..... Any suggestions are welcome. This is my first encounter with this problem. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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