A young woman who was violently assaulted seems to be in a daze, feeling numb and disconnected from her surroundings. A war veteran has trouble with substance abuse and insomnia years after returning safely home. Both are suffering from stress disorders, described in detail in this program. The video identifies the DSM-IV-TR's primary and secondary symptoms of acute and post-traumatic stress disorders, and covers risk factors, diagnostic challenges,...

This compelling video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In the second part, the viewer will see how REBT principles are applied to the issue of managing one's feelings of grief. In a dramatic scenario, a person is forced to confront the self-defeating consequences of unresolved grief over his divorce. The video...

Trichotillomania might be an unusual word, but it is a common obsession: hair pulling. By looking at several ongoing case studies, this program offers fascinating glimpses into obsessive-compulsive disorder, showing firsthand the debilitating physical and emotional effects, as well as outlining a number of treatment options. Brain scans of OCD patients illustrate differences in neural activity. Among the cases presented are Bob and Shirley, who hoard,...

The pace of life has greatly increased, and the escalation of chronic stress is costing people their health, relationships, and careers. In this program, an immunologist, a psychiatrist, and a mental skills coach lay bare the symptoms of chronic stress, the negative impact on the body of continual exposure to adrenalin and cortisol, and biological and psychological factors that influence vulnerability to overstressing. The fight/flight/freeze response...

"In our always-on, productivity-addicted lifestyles, we tend to think of the pursuit of fun as being indulgent--even immature and childish. When we do find the time to relax or care for ourselves, we tend to turn to activities that are not actually restorative: binging Netflix, scrolling through Twitter, or indulging our FOMO on Instagram. Through years of research, journalist Catherine Price has learned the truth: far from being frivolous or a distraction,...

Being a mad scientist in the modern world is very hard work. With so much that needs to be done in such a short period of time, multitasking can get way out of hand. Franny needs some additional help. But for Franny there is only one person in the world she trusts to help her with her experiments--herself. So she acquires assistance the mad scientist way, by building a few real, live, steel-plated Franbots.

"In a world that keeps demanding more and more attention as it dumps more stress and anxiety into our lives, bestselling author Jessica Domínguez offers steps to help break the cycle of busyness and bad habits, and take better care of our lives. Our body, affected by stress and sad emotions, can have an unsurmountable impact. It might start simply by not falling asleep at your usual hour or stop working out. And even if it means just a few days of...

"War is about one thing only: it's about killing. You either learn to kill somebody else or you get killed or wounded yourself." This film examines how soldiers grapple simultaneously with their duty and their own humanity as it tracks the perilous psychological journeys of four decorated combat veterans of World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Iraq War. A combination of frank interviews and battlefield footage, The Good Soldier addresses the initial...

When renowned psychologist Paul Salkovskis offers three agoraphobics a base from which to battle their fears, each sufferer embraces the opportunity to utilize the professor's "safe house." There's only one problem-getting there. This program illustrates the paralyzing anxiety agoraphobics typically experience when stepping outside their cloistered comfort zones. After Simon, Su, and Archana finally arrive at the house, Professor Salkovskis forces...