Week 1 Lecture

Introduction to the subject…expectations

• Who am I?

• Who are you?

• What will this subject entail?

Week 1

– What will I learn?

– What books do I need?

– What journals should I access/read?

Introduction

• What constitutes the assessment pieces for this subject?

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Attendance (10%)

Mid-semester exam (20%)

2000 word review essay (30%)

End semester exam (40%)

• How hard is this subject?

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Who am I?

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Who are you?

Name: Damith (day-mith) Woods

Born: Sri Lanka

• Name:

– Moved to Australia when I was 1-year old

– Completed all my schooling in Australia

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Bachelor of Psychology (Honors Class I) (University of South Australia)

Master of Clinical Psychology (Child) (Melbourne University)

Master of Clinical Neuropsychology (Macquarie University)

Doctor of Philosophy (Melbourne University)

• Qualifications

– Studying in the JIPP Program

– Will head to the University of Queensland

What was my job before I came to Chulalongkorn University?

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• Born: Thailand

Qualifications

Director of the Cognitive Clinic at ACAP

Clinical Child Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist

Clinical Lecturer and Supervisor

Clinical Researcher and Supervisor

• Areas of expertise

– Psychology….

Areas of research and expertise

– Neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease), traumatic and nontraumatic causes of brain injury, neuropsychological assessment, IQ testing

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What will this subject entail?

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What constitutes the assessment pieces for this subject?

• What will I learn?

• Lab attendance and participation (10%)

– The biology of psychology

– The science behind the psychology

– Brain-behavior relationships as it relates to neuroscience

• Mid-semester exam_Class 6 (20%)

– Multiple choice

• What books do I need?

• 2000 word review essay_Class 11 (30%)

– James Kalat – Biological Psychology

– reviewing the...