A serial killer known as the Riddle Killer torments a kind of different student,Kevin. The Riddle Killer convinces Kevin to confess a sin from his past. Shortly afterward, the Riddle Killer is "after" Kevin. But Kevin does have a friend on his side, a police profiler Jennifer. Jennifer knows about the serial killer because he killed her brother. Now Kevin has another friend, a childhood friend Samantha, who comes to save her friend Kevin. Now we have ; the Riddle Killer, Kevin, and Samantha all of whom Jennifer is trying to either capture, protect, or keep out of her way.
It turns out that the three of them are the same person, hince the title Thr3e. Kevin is a demented psychopath.
Chapter 14 discusses some mental disorder such as Multiple Personality, Dissociative Disorders,Bipolar Disorders, Schizophrenia and many more. I did like this movie because it was not so violent or vulgar. As I was watching this movie I thought about the Psychology book, and wondered if maybe Kevin had a mental problem. And it turns out that he does.
Thr3e, Directed by: Robby Henson
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Stem Cell pioneers are Nobel canidates
With the onset of stem cell research way back in the early 1970's, the two Canadian scientists may receive Nobel Prize awards in 2009. As we all know stem cell research has had it's share of controversies, with the growing of stem cells from human eggs. With the latest breakthrough, scientists have been making stem cells from ordinary skin cells. Maybe there will not be as much criticism involving the skin. Stem cells do offer hope in the fight with Alzheimer's, heart disease, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, and more.
The two scientist, Ernest McCulloch and James Till, do rightfully deserve this Nobel Prize. What a great discovery to the world of science all those years ago. And hopefully they will continue their work to help those who suffer from such problems as previously mentioned. Stem Cell reasearch, as mentioned in chapter 2, discusses the possibility of transplanting stem cells to repair damaged brain tissue also. This was published back in 2007, maybe by now they have made some progress.
Charlotte Observer Sept.2009
The two scientist, Ernest McCulloch and James Till, do rightfully deserve this Nobel Prize. What a great discovery to the world of science all those years ago. And hopefully they will continue their work to help those who suffer from such problems as previously mentioned. Stem Cell reasearch, as mentioned in chapter 2, discusses the possibility of transplanting stem cells to repair damaged brain tissue also. This was published back in 2007, maybe by now they have made some progress.
Charlotte Observer Sept.2009
Observational Behavior
I know we have all heard the old saying, you are what you eat. Well, in this article is refers to who you are watching eat. It discusses the relationship of our peers and how they can affect us in more ways then we know. We will do as we see, observational learning chapter 5, so if we see our friends eating ice cream rather than a salad for lunch, we are more apt to do the same. In the long run we and our friends are obese.
I do believe this is somewhat true. I know that we are creatures of habit and we do mimic what we see others do. But I also realize that everyone can make up their own mind whether or not to eat healthy or not.
Another side to this observational learning is: learning good habits from peers instead of bad habits. If we are out with a friend who does not drink alcohol then we are more likely not to want to drink.
The Parade, Sept. 2009
I do believe this is somewhat true. I know that we are creatures of habit and we do mimic what we see others do. But I also realize that everyone can make up their own mind whether or not to eat healthy or not.
Another side to this observational learning is: learning good habits from peers instead of bad habits. If we are out with a friend who does not drink alcohol then we are more likely not to want to drink.
The Parade, Sept. 2009
Abuse of Prescription Drugs
The CDC is trying to make it easier for doctors to have all the information of their patients at hand within a better time frame. As of now it takes at least two weeks before one doctor may even know if a patient is taking any other kind of prescription drug, if this is the first time the patient has seen this doctor. The CDC has reported that more than 15 million Americans have abused perscription drugs just last year. The CDC is making it easier and quicker by giving out more than $2 million for states to upgrade their databases.
This article is a good example of the government doing something productive. If all doctors were able to view, immediatelly, which kinds of drugs their patients are already on then this could possibly help lower the number of people who overdose, by accident, on prescription drugs. And even help control the abuse of prescription drugs, that take so many lives, by patients. Chapter 4, discussed some of these drugs and their affects on the body and mind. Either I missed it or it was not in the book, but I did not realize that patients could abuse Ritilin.
The Parade, Herald Newspaper, Oct. 2009
This article is a good example of the government doing something productive. If all doctors were able to view, immediatelly, which kinds of drugs their patients are already on then this could possibly help lower the number of people who overdose, by accident, on prescription drugs. And even help control the abuse of prescription drugs, that take so many lives, by patients. Chapter 4, discussed some of these drugs and their affects on the body and mind. Either I missed it or it was not in the book, but I did not realize that patients could abuse Ritilin.
The Parade, Herald Newspaper, Oct. 2009
Stress Overload? or Mental Illness?
An Orlando, Fla. man is accused of murdering a former co-worker and wounding five others. Rodriguez had been employeed at Reynolds, Smith and Hills, as an entry-level engineer. His marriage had ended, he lost his job to incompetence, he filed bankruptcy, he could not pay his child support, and he had lost his house due to foreclosure. Therefore he decided to go to his former place of employment and open fire on the employees in the building. One man was killed, and five others wounded. Now Rodriguezs' lawyer is trying to blame this murder on mental illness.
In this article is does seem as if Rodriguez had been under more than his share of stress. But now his lawyer is trying to claim him to be mentally ill. Rodriguez was charged with first-degree murder, but he has not went to trial. His lawyer will probally insist that he suffers from some kind of mental illness, and he might even get off from the first-degree murder charge. What a shame! I think that we all handle stress differently. I believe that Rodreguez had some displaced aggression. (Chapter 11, p. 440), and took it out on his co-workers.
Rock Hill's Herald Newspaper, September 2009
In this article is does seem as if Rodriguez had been under more than his share of stress. But now his lawyer is trying to claim him to be mentally ill. Rodriguez was charged with first-degree murder, but he has not went to trial. His lawyer will probally insist that he suffers from some kind of mental illness, and he might even get off from the first-degree murder charge. What a shame! I think that we all handle stress differently. I believe that Rodreguez had some displaced aggression. (Chapter 11, p. 440), and took it out on his co-workers.
Rock Hill's Herald Newspaper, September 2009
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