I'm not sure it is general enough for Personality but, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Haddon is pretty good in its presentation of Autism/Aspergers. Of course, the inaccuracies would also lead to good discussion. I did find the autobiographical "Send in the Idiots" by Nazeer to be a bit more interesting personally as it deals with the communities built up among those with Aspergers as well as the insight of one experiencing the disorder. Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker -----Original Message----- From: Jim Dougan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 8/9/2008 2:26 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Novel-like Books for Courses "Set this House in Order" by Matt Ruff is a novel about two multiple personalities who meet and (sorta) fall in love. It is quirky and not necessarily psychologically accurate - but it does give some insights into what having MPD might be like. Plus, its just fun.... (great author in general, BTW - if you have quirky tastes) -- Jim Dougan At 03:14 PM 8/9/2008, you wrote: >Hello All, > >I have been incorporating novel-like books as supplementary reading >into some of my courses and have found that many of the students >really enjoy when we devote the first 15 minutes of each class to >discussing our reactions to a chapter of the book. I also require >that they keep a typed journal of their reactions to each chapter >and turn that in at the end of the semester. I've found this to >promote class participation in class sizes around 35 students or >smaller, and I am looking for book suggestions for the following >courses that I have yet to find a reading that I think the >undergraduate students will really enjoy: > >Theories of Counseling >Personality >Social Psychology >Health Psychology ("Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story" was >recently recommended to me by a student, but I have not yet read it) > > >Any suggestions you have are welcomed. Thanks. > > >Jessica Jablonski, Psy.D. >Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology >Richard Stockton College of New Jersey >PO Box 195 >Pomona, NJ 08240-0195 >Phone: 609-626-5512 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >My Website on Grad Study in Psych: ><http://home.comcast.net/~jpsyd/graduate.htm>http://home.comcast.net/~jpsyd/graduate.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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