SS+Motivations+Conference

=​ Psychology = = Motivations Conference =

**BHS Online Databases: (to access from home, pick up a password sheet in the Library)**

 * [|Health and Wellness Resource Center]Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles.
 * [|Gale Virtual Reference Library] - (Includes full text medical encyclopedias)
 * [|SIRS Knowledge Source] Great for current issues. Includes popular magazines like //Time// and //Newsweek.//
 * [|Opposing ViewPoints] Debates, news and expert opinion on Politics, Society, Health, Money, Religion.
 * [|Boston Globe and Boston Herald]
 * [|New York Times] 1995-present
 * [|Jstor] Scholarly peer reviewed journals. For best results, choose "Advanced Search", check "article" type, and scroll down to limit to "Psychology" journals. Your search results will likely return articles that are too clinical (requiring a higher level of medical knowledge) for the typical high school psychology student. Don't despair! Scan returns for an article of interest. If you don't understand it after reading the abstract, move on.

**Check the Psychology cart in the Library for the following books, and a whole lot more:**

 * //Botox and Other Cosmetic Drugs 615.32 May//
 * //Dating Violence 362.88 Hic//
 * //A Guys Guide to Conflict 303.69 Gal//
 * //Taking Charge of My Mind & Body: A Girls' Guide to Outsmarting Alcohol, Drug, Smoking, and Eating Problems 613 Fol//
 * //The Truth About Sexual Behavior and Unplanned Pregnancy 306.7 Tru//
 * //Understanding Sexual Identity 306.76 Ren//
 * //Voices from the Streets: Young Former Gang Members Tell Their Stories 364.1 Voi//
 * //When the Mirror Lies: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Other Eating Disorders 618.92 Orr//
 * //McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Ref 503 McG//
 * //America's Environmental Report Card 363.7 Bla//
 * //It's Your World -- If you Don't Like It, Change It 371.8 Hal//

**Web Sites:**
The [|Academy for Eating Disorders] is a global professional association committed to leadership in eating disorders research, education, treatment... [|American Psychological Association] Based in Washington, D.C., the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. [|PFLAG] Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

[|T.E.A.R]. Teens Experiencing Dating Violence
[|Be Web Aware] Cyberbullying [|National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center] Includes resources on Bullying, Dating Violence, School Violence, Suicide...

[|Google] Search Tips:

 * Use quotes for phrases "teen pregnancy"
 * Limit search to educational, organizational and/or government websites. Example: "teen pregnancy" site:org
 * Choose "Show Options" and click on "Wonder Wheel" for clustering of web sites by sub-topics