Curated OER
Basic Animal Behavior in Domesticated Animals
Students investigate animal behavior, examining the nervous system and the physiology of the brain and the fight or flight response. They simulate animal behaviors and discuss the difference between an instinct and a behavior.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Being Afraid
This easy-to-understand guide reveals what anxiety is and what it is not. Find out what some of the ways to deal with anxiety are, and what causes some people to be especially anxious.
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California Science Center: Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear
Learn about fear, and perhaps face your own fears at this fun site. You can learn about fear and the brain, fear in the wild, fear and media, the fun side of fear, and dealing with your fears. Then, maybe you'll be close enough to see...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Mental Health and Disasters
During and after large disasters such as devastating hurricanes, floods, oil spills that have changed lives, fires, war and other natural and man-made disasters, how does a person cope? How do people deal with severe loss? How do they...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: 21st Century Medicine: Virtual Fear
Explore phobias - irrational fears of an object, situation or activity - and how sufferers endeavor to avoid the cause of their extreme anxiety. Perform activities to explore center of gravity, and describe its effect on sufferers of...
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Changing minds.org: James Lange Theory of Emotion
An easy-to-read description of the James-Lange Theory of Emotion along with a quote from William James, co-creator of the theory, who describes the theory in his own words.