"Mental" disabilities: Social and educational issues
Presented by: Dr. Selby Evans (Thinkerer Melville in SL)
THURS Jan 5, 7 am SLT
Exhibit 5, Healthinfo Island
• the major mental disorders or psychoses
• “ethnogenic” disabilities (conditions seen as disabilities as a result of cultural circumstances)
• experience-based disorders
• addictions
• developmental disorders
• what to do while we wait for the world to change
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/25/60/32
This presentation consists of six segments. First, a presentation about major mental disorders.
Next, a discussion about "ethnogenic" disabilities, which are conditions seen as a disability as
a result of cultural circumstances, followed by experience-based disorders. Information is also
offered on addictions and developmental disorders.
The presentation concludes with ideas of what to do while we wait for the world to change.
Presenter Bio:
Selby Evans is a retired Professor of Psychology at Texas Christian University. He taught courses in psychological measurement, computer applications, and systematic problem-solving. A published author, he has conducted research in pattern perception, and studies of cognitive systems, supported by U. S. military organizations, NASA, National Institutes of Health, and other government organizations.
Presented by: Dr. Selby Evans (Thinkerer Melville in SL)
THURS Jan 5, 7 am SLT
Exhibit 5, Healthinfo Island
• the major mental disorders or psychoses
• “ethnogenic” disabilities (conditions seen as disabilities as a result of cultural circumstances)
• experience-based disorders
• addictions
• developmental disorders
• what to do while we wait for the world to change
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/25/60/32
This presentation consists of six segments. First, a presentation about major mental disorders.
Next, a discussion about "ethnogenic" disabilities, which are conditions seen as a disability as
a result of cultural circumstances, followed by experience-based disorders. Information is also
offered on addictions and developmental disorders.
The presentation concludes with ideas of what to do while we wait for the world to change.
Presenter Bio:
Selby Evans is a retired Professor of Psychology at Texas Christian University. He taught courses in psychological measurement, computer applications, and systematic problem-solving. A published author, he has conducted research in pattern perception, and studies of cognitive systems, supported by U. S. military organizations, NASA, National Institutes of Health, and other government organizations.
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