Teaching Genesis: A Present-Day Approach Inspired by the Prophet Nathan

The prophets Nathan (2 Samuel 12:1–15) and John the Baptist (Mark 6:16–28) had comparable tasks before them: to convince their respective kings about the wrongs of taking somebody else's wife and marrying her. Nathan succeeded, while John failed and furthermore lost his life. What made the difference? One possible explanation is that Nathan proceeded in two steps: (1) Tell an interesting, nonthreatening story that nevertheless makes the point at issue; (2) transfer that message to the case at hand. In contrast, John used a direct approach, which raised apprehension, even fear (on the part of Herodias, the woman involved), and led to failure. That lesson has wider applications, as illustrated here for teaching the biblical Genesis narration. The other ingredient in this teaching is relational and contextual reasoning (RCR), the use of which is also indicated for other issues besides teaching Genesis.     

A case of prosopagnosia with some preserved covert remembrance of familiar faces

This paper presents the detailed analysis of a case of prosopagnosia in a 54-year-old male farmer following bioccipital vascular disease. In-depth clinical investigations confirmed the diagnosis of prosopagnosia and revealed the absence of any associated defect, except for a slight aspecific disturbance of the short-term memory. Further study of this case indicated that the trouble was not concerned with the class of complex visual stimuli, was not even concerned with facial expressions or unknown faces, was not a perceptual defect, but was related mainly to the operation of individualization. The memory hypothesis was thus retained and supported. Moreover, exploration of the difficulty indicated that the deficiency was limited to defective access to conscious information concerning faces and information associated with these faces (name, context, etc.), effectively stored in memory.     

Working with Adolescent Girls:

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In search of remembrance: evidence for memory in visual search

Observers searched for a target among distractors while the display items traded places every 110 ms. Search was slower when the target was always relocated to a position previously occupied by a distractor than when the items remained in place, showing the importance of memory for locations in a visual search task. Experiment 2 repeated a previous study in which items could move to any location within the display, but used a larger range of set sizes than tested in the earlier study. A cost in search times to relocating items was found at the larger set sizes, most likely reflecting that the probability that the target would replace a distractor increased witht he set size. The findings provide strong evidence for the role of memory for locations within trials in a visual search task.     

Achieving “Adulting”: Working with Young Adults with Neurocognitive Challenges: A Developmental Model

ABSTRACT

This article explores the myriad challenges facing young, neuroatypical adults struggling through a “failure to launch” – i.e., enduring a pronounced difficulty with establishing themselves academically, socially and professionally after high school graduation. The author recommends integrating traditional psychotherapy with a high level of activity and scaffolding support techniques geared at completing academic and social tasks. The theoretical underpinnings as well as clinical implications of this approach are discussed.     

Letter Writing: A Creative Tool for School Counselors Working with Adolescents

Letter writing is a therapeutic tool used in many helping professions with many populations. In school counseling, letter writing can be a useful way for school counselors to build relationships and assess student needs. Letter writing may appeal to students who are more introspective and prefer less direct forms of communication (France, Cadieax, & Allen, 1995). Evidence to support school counselors’ use of letter writing with students is underdeveloped. Citing conceptual, empirical, and theoretical support, the authors propose prompting students to write Letters About Themselves (LAT) at the beginning, middle, and end phases of the school year. Considerations for school counselors using letter writing with adolescents are explored.     

The Lonely Crowd: A Study of Changing American Character by David Riesman; in collaboration with Reule Denny and Nathan Glazer

This paper describes a form of combined psychotherapy in which the individual sessions are used as an adjunct to group therapy. Each group member is seen regularly in individual sessions to focus primarily on the member's ongoing group work. The individual sessions are scheduled on a rotating basis. Typically, each group member is seen in an individual session once every four weeks. Additional individual sessions are available only when immediate attention is appropriate and necessary. The group is viewed as the primary therapeutic component. A cost-effective therapeutic approach that uses both individual and group methods, this modality lends itself well to a clinic and to a private practice setting.     

工作记忆：一个备受关注的研究领域

工作记忆(Working Memory,WM)是对信息暂时保持与操作的系统。它是由英国心理学家Baddeley等人于1974年提出的一个记忆模型[1~3]。30多年来的研究表明,它不仅在表象、言语、学习、推理、思维、问题解决和决策等高级认知活动中起着重要作用[4~6],同时在认知心理学、神经科学和发展心理学等领域中也有很大影响,得到了广泛的应用[7,8]。1工作记忆的发展进程工作记忆是在对短时记忆系统特征研究的基础上提出的。在Atkinson-shiffrin的多重贮存模型中,短时记忆被认为是一个工作系统。它有两个功能:其一,作为感觉登记和长时记忆之间的缓冲器。…