In this "Inspire Innovation" video from Carnegie Mellon University, Professor of Psychology Sheldon Cohen explains the link between stress and more severe cold symptoms.
Type of Material:
Presentation
Recommended Uses:
The video would be useful in Introduction to Psychology, Physiological Psychology, or Health Psychology to introduce the topic of psychological factors in illness. It would work well within the live classroom as well as in an online class
Technical Requirements:
The video is hosted on YouTube. Two peer reviewers successfully accessed the video on Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The video provides a brief explanation of how psychological factors influence the immune system and specifically addresses the relationship between stress and severe cold symptoms.
Target Student Population:
The video is useful for undergraduate students (and possibly even graduate students) studying the mind body connection in medicine.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
No prerequisite knowledge is needed though instructors may wish to provide definitions of the terminology presented by Dr. Cohen.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
• Dr. Cohen breaks down the terminology so that people can understand the connection between stress and the body.
• It is a brief presentation, so students can watch it in under two minutes and get a synopsis of the key ideas.
Concerns:
None.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
• Students can watch this video prior to or after a discussion of the psychological connection to the biopsychosocial model or to a discussion of how the immune system works.
Concerns:
None.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
• The video is visually well-presented, easy to hear and well-organized. The presentation conveys the topic professionally.
• The YouTube video plays with no problems on multiple formats.
• Closed captioning is available.
Concerns:
None.
Creative Commons:
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