Psi Chi/PSAOctober 1, 2008

Meeting Agenda• Fall Meeting Schedule• Psi Chi Fall Activities• PSY 493 – Neurobiology of

Mental Health Disorders• Extreme Makeover: Home

Edition!• Uncle John’s Apple Orchard Pics!• Psi Chi Website• New MSU Psychology professors

Fall Meeting Schedule

• October 1st – New psychology professors

• October 15th – Norm Abeles – Graduate school

• October 29th – Hypnotist• November 12th – Personal statement

workshop, best/worst psychology classes.

• December 3rd – Holiday party – pizza!

Psi Chi Fall Activities

•October 11, 2008 – Bar Crawl•October 10, 2008- School

Psychology Fall Fest: 1-3pm•October 12, 2008 – Green and

White Charity Bowl•October 19, 2008 – Yard Clean-

up at Haven House•Haunted House later in

October?

PSY 493• Psychology 493 – Neurobiology of Mental Health

Disorders• Instructor: Joseph Nuñez (nunezj@msu.edu) • Meeting Location/Time: 104 Giltner Hall, Wednesday

3:00 - 4:20 pm. • Description: Course covering the brain-related etiology of

mental health disorders, from a clinical and basic research perspective.

• This course will focus on the biological mechanisms underlying selected mental health disorders, and will expose students to an integrated perspective of these disorders, including clinical and pathological characteristics, clinical interventions, and findings from basic neuroscience research. Topics will cover a broad range, including: depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, anti-social/conduct disorder, eating disorder, ADHD and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Extreme Makeover: Home

Edition•Extreme Makeover: Home

Edition is in Holt!•Nickless family story•Go out and support the

volunteers! - Thursday – 7:30am – 8pm

Friday – 7:30am – 3pm

• http://www.mayberryhomesextreme.com/

Uncle John’s Cider Mill

Uncle John’s Cider Mill

Uncle John’s Cider Mill

Uncle John’s Cider Mill

Psi Chi Website• Becky updated the website!• What you can find on the website….• Meeting schedule• Contact information• Meeting minutes• Link to Psi Chi Facebook group• Pictures• www.msu.edu/~psichi

New Psychology Professors!