Why is it important to sleep?

Are you looking after your brain?

Exercise (pg.68)

1. List the benefits of exercise.

2. How does exercise specifically benefit our neurons, and why is this important?

3. What do experiments with mice suggest about the role of exercise and mental stimulation?

4. What inferences can be made from the findings of experiments with mice about the role of exercise and mental stimulation in humans?

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Sybil (1976)

At the beginning of the movie, why was Sybil standing in the water fountain?

What does Sybil say to Dr. Wilber about remember how long she had been in her office? Using what you know about D.I.D., explain why she doesn’t remember.

Was Sybil aware of other personalities?

Sybil kept making references to things that didn’t seem to make sense until the end of the movie.

“Guards around the palace.”“I can’t see anything, there are dishtowels that

were put on by the hands”“The hands” (whose hands?)“Music goes round and round”Picture of the lightbulbPicture of mother

Why did Sybil keep breaking the window in Dr. Wilber’s office? Was it really Sybil, or another personality?

What do you think contributed to Sybil’s development of DID?Clues of Sybil’s past?Triggers of her personalities?

Discussion:

What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?

How is DID different from Schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, or hysteria?

KEYWORDS for searching the Internet and other reference sources:

Describe Sybil’s alter-personalities. What triggered them?

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