Boy Meets World

Boy Meets World, TV Series, July 14

Cory and Shawn find the answers to an upcoming IQ test in the trash. Shawn sees no point in keeping the answers because the test doesn't count for a grade; but Cory sees it as a way to garner respect from his teachers and classmates.

Things begin to unravel when Mr. Feeny determines that Cory's particular genius would be put to better use at a different school. When a representative from the new school administers a placement test Cory comes clean; realizing that pretending to be someone your not, isn't the way to go. Meanwhile, Eric takes Morgan shopping for a Halloween costume. To everyones surprise, she passes on the princess outfit for an axe-in-the-head zombie costume.

Connection:

This episode of Boy Meets World connects to chapter 7, IQ Testing. IQ test are used to calculate the norms, it scores out of 100. A number that reflects the degree to which a person's score on an intelligence test differs from the average score of others in his or her age group. This widely used intelligence test can cause great competitiveness among peers.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Movie, July 15

It is the 5th year at Hogwarst School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry Potter has had a very stressful summer, with to live with his aunt and uncle, having to fight off the dementors, and knowing that Lord Voldemort has returned. Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore seems to delieve that Voldemort is getting into Harry's mind by using upsetting dreams in order to lead him into danger, so he demands that Harry take Occlumency lessons with Professor Snape, which should help Harry protect his mind against further invasions by Lord Voldemort. Harry is unsuccessful at Occlumency because he has such difficulty clearing his mind of all thoughts, making it difficult for him to focus on closing his mind off to all outside influence.

Connection:

The connection to the movie if it were true would be chapter 11, Defense Mechanisms. Harry must use the wizarding worlds form of repression to to keep him safe. Defense mechanisms happen in the unconsciousness. Repression is excluding uncomfortable thoughts, feelins and desires from your consciousness.

True Life I Have OCD

True Life season 8, Televison show, June 13, 200

True Life I have obsessive-compulsive disorder shows the lives of two individals who spend hours a day couping with this disorder. Morgan is living with OCD, she is consumed with fear of her mother dying, so she does rituals to keep her mother alive, such as not looking in mirrors when she walks by, turning the lights on and off a number of times and each room and much more. Morgan is living on her own and does not want to live the rest of her life this way, so she desides to call in a specialist for treatment (this treatment cost her thousands of dollars). A part of Morgan's treatment is to face her fears. So at one piont she painfully watches blood being withdrawn from her mother's arm. Another part of Morgan's therapy is to face her worst fear and pretend to attend her mother's funeral. Morgan hasn't performed a ritual since her intensive therapy ended.

Ryan is a musician who has OCD for no reason, he believes. One of Ryan's rituals is to do things repeatedly. Here he checks his car doors to make sure they are locked, starts to leave, then returns to check again. Even when using the restroom, Ryan huffs and performs a ritual. Ryan feels that OCD prevents him from doing his music on tour, it even puts pressure on his relationship with his girlfriend. Ryan now uses working out as a distraction for his problem.

Connection:

This television show connects directly to chapter 12 dealing with anxiety disorders. OCD is when a person is plagues by persistent, upsetting, and unwarranted thought that motivate repetitive behaviors. Causes of this disorder can be biological, such as abnormalties in the brain's neurotransmitter systems or psychological factors such as impact on learning and environmental stressors.

Reality TV: Loving It Hating It Living It

Entertainment Weekly June 12 pages 26-27

Nearly 10 years after "Survivor" sparked a craze, reality tv has launched careers, threatened marriages, and destroyed privacy. A prime example, the recent divorce of Jon and Kate Gosselin. the TLC hit, Jon and Kate plus 8 started in 2007 as a reality show about how Jon and his wife Kate deal with he daily struggles of raising 8 children. Yet in 2009, there have been tabloid allegations of infidelity in his marriage. Jon states the stress from the tv show is not what his signed up for, and recently his relationship with his wife Kate has been so intense that he is "acting out". While till under the limelight, Kate Gosselin must now face to tabloids alone, defending her children by herself. As Jon makes an attempt to keep his life moving wit hhis new girlfriend Hailey. There is an enormous amount of stress and tension on both parts which led to unexplainable behavior as they try to keeps their kids lives as notmal as possible.

Connection:

This article relates to chapter 11, Social-Cognitive Approach, which emphasize the cognitive and social learning aspects of behavior. Represented by Albert Bandurs, he states that personality is the set of behaviors that people acquire through learningand then display in particular situation.

Jon has been restricted by this booming show and his wife so much, that he is now ready for his true "personality" to shine through. Instead of staying behind closed doors Jon and Kate are living their seperate lives as best they can without restrictions. Jon chooses to get a new relationship with someone he connects with while Kate continues to stay with he children and travel, promoting books.

As a fan of the show I have seen the hidden true colors come out and evolve from both sides.

Farewell to the Legend

Entertainment Weekly, July 13, 2009 pages 20-23

The July 7th memorial for Michael Jackson was somber and surprisingly intimate. As fans shouted "Long live the King," the tribut at the Staples Center brought his family and friend together for a cathartic celebration of the singer's tragically unfinished life. Jackson's very presence in the room, is what took it from just a televised event and made it a mark in history. Emotionpoured out of all who were there (including the lucky 17,500 ticket winners). Top performing artists and others, such as Mariah Carey, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Jermaine Jackson expressed their deep emothion for Michael through songs ans heartful words.

Connection:

This article relates to Chapter 8, Motivation and Emotion, not only because of his death, but because it was so unexspected. Michael Jackson inspired many people and will go down in history as one of the greatest icons.

He was a wonderful brother, son, father and all around person. He cared deeply for those cose to him. His inspiration and motivation explains his huge success. Motivation is defined as the internal condition that activates behavio and gives it direction; energizes and directs goal-oriented behavior

When his death went public there was an unexplainable emotion that poured throug his fans, an unbelieveable shock that will be talked about forever. Emotion is defined as a mental and physiclogical state associated with a wide variety of feely, thoughts and behaviors. People began showing tremendous amounts of generosity toward the Jackson family.