ALEXANDER DALE - Health and Psychophysiology (Psych 360/365)

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Fall 2006

MW @ 11:00am-12:15am in Carnegie 112 with Thurs. labs 1:30pm or 3:00 in Carnegie 06 & 4H

Office Hours-Office Hours-1:30-2:30 M, 10-11M TWTF, with others available by appointment -please call 2392, email adale or drop by Carnegie #09

Note: The Psychology Department received grants from the National Science Foundation (ILI), Allegheny College, Dataq, Inc. and the Keck Foundation to develop the labs for this course.

Please select 3 topics to serve on 3 discussions throughout the term. There will be a maximum of three students on each topic and topics will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. You will each serve on a panel that will discuss the topic for the day and present a technique using the telemetry equipment, if possible (if not, please use web data to demonstrate the measure being discussed) . Please make certain that you select at least one topic before midterm.

Please select one of your 3 topics to prepare for a paper as well. For your paper please design a new experiment appropriate to your topic with appropriate references from the literature. Please keep in mind available equipment and software and consult with your instructor about your project.

Your final grade in Psych 360 will be determined by performance in presentations(40%), participation(10%) in class and performance on tests and paper(40%).

Your final grade in the lab section (Psych 365 -- 2 credits) will come from participation in lab (50% from lab reports, 25% lab practical evaluation, and 25% from general participation). Lab reports will be due in pairs the lab after every second lab.

TEXT: John L. Andreassi (2006). Psychophysiology Human Behavior & Physiological Response. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Plus the possibility of additional articles TBA

08/31 A first glance at the lab and distribution of syllabi

09/04 An Historical Introduction –Andreassi(2000)-pp1-10
Presenter - A.Dale

09/06 Physiology and Behavior& scheduling of presentations –A-pp12-25
Presenter – Greg, Drew, Kylie

09/07 Lab One: An Introduction to the Lab and the Electroencephalogram

09/11 Psychophysiology of the normal nervous system- A. pp25-84
-waking and sleeping EEG and EEG biofeedback
-hemisphericity
-Presenter: Ric, Mike, & Lacey

09/13 Applied EEG: 1.The Psychology of Sleep Pathology with the Polysomnogram – A-pp85-158
2. EEG Event Related potentials and attention
3. A new polygram? -hypnosis?
-Presenters: Nick, Nicole & Sarah

09/14 Lab Two: The Electroencephalogram, Alpha Blocking and States of Consciousness

09/18 The Psychology of Aberrant EEG---epilepsy, brain damage and -EEG biofeedback -thought translation --A.pp 344-358
-Presenters: Hieu, Jeff, Julie

09/20 Emotionality and Psychopathology in EEG scans vs. MRI, CAT and PET scans – outside sources
-Presenters: Dan, Drew, & Lacey

09/21Lab Three: Laterality of Function and EEG Alpha. Lab reports 1 & 2 due. Lab write-up example

09/25 Muscle Tension Problems and the Electromyogram –A. -pp164-187
-Presenters: -Frank, Nicole, & Sarah

09/27 Relaxation Training and Health (Biofeedback) – A. 365-376
-headaches, repetitive strain, psychosomatic problems and anxiety
-Presenters: Larry, Jennifer, & Patrick

09/28 Lab Four: The Electromyograph and Relaxation and Biofeedback

10/02 Treatment of paralysis (due to insensitivity) using EMG biofeedback --outside sources
-Presenter: Ric, Julie, & Francesca

10/04 Emotionality, Thinking and Facial EMG, A-.pp-330-336, 249-254 and outside sources
-the detection of deception by facial expression (see Ekman & Frieson, Telling Lies)
-the startle response
-Presenters:- Mike, Jeff, & Nick

10/05 Lab Five: EMG II, Facial analysis- Labs 3 & 4 due

10/09 Electrodermal Activity and Behavior – A. pp191-215, 380-381
-therapy, affect, deception, & reaction
-Presenters: Hieu, & Jayson

10/11 Test 1 (material to date) -Sample

10/12 Lab Six: Electrodermal Activity and Stress 

10/16 Fall Break

10/18 The Orienting and Defense Responses and EDA –A. pp. 207-210
-Presenters: Jennifer, Francesca, & Dana

10/19 Lab Seven: The Detection of Deception --Labs 5 & 6 due

 10/23 Affect and Imagery in Pupilometry A. pp. 218-230.
-Presenters: Jessica, Julie & Adam

10/25Dreaming, Perception, Reading and Psychopathology with the Electrooculogram A. pp. 234-254.
-Presenters: Kylie, Nicole, & Sarah

10/26Lab Eight: Electrooculogram and Reading

10/30 Emotionality, Orienting and Electrocardiogram- A. pp. 257-297
-Presenters: Frank, Greg, & Larry

11/01 The Psychology of Coronary Proneness -Type A or Hostility? Heart Rate and Stress
Testing.- A. 286-287 & outside sources
-Presenters: Jayson, & Dan

11/02 Lab Nine: Cardiovascular Assessment of   Exercise and Internal vs. External Attention- Labs 7& 8 due

11/06 The Psychology of High Blood Pressure -Sphygmomanometry -impedance cardiography
-Presenters: Mike, Drew, & Greg - pp301-326

11/08 The Psychology of Angina Pain -outside sources
-Presenters: Jeff, Jennifer, & Rick

11/09Lab Ten: Digit Temperature and Imagery

11/13 Cardiographic detection of deception - Pulse pressure measurements –A. pp330-340
-Presenters: Jessica, Hieu, & Patrick

11/15 TEST II (material to date) -sample

11/16  Lab Eleven: Respiration (Hyperventilation and EKG, pulse O2 and vital capacity) Labs ( 9 & 10 due)

11/20 The Psychology of Migraines, Raynaud and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy -Dilatation, dopplers and digits
-Presenters: Adam, & Dan--pp 384-386-outside sources

11/20 **Draft of Paper Due***(Please make note to use the format designated in the Psychology Department Handbook. Of particular importance is the section on Plagiarism and the Honor Code. The Handbook complied by Drs. Anderson and Hudak, is available on the Psychology website (http://webpub.alleg.edu/dept/psych/Writing.html) -References to newspaper, popular magazines, unevaluated webpages and dictionaries will be penalized-see http://library.allegheny.edu/Reference/psychology.htm ofor reviewed journals on the web)-35% of final paper grade. The paper should be a research proposal with an extensive introduction based on one of your presentations or a negotiated topic (8-12 pages approx.).

11/22-25 Thanksgiving Break

11/27 The Psychology of Hyperventilation and Apnea--Respiration measures-thermocouple vs. bellows –outside sources-(paper draft returned)
-Presenters: Kylie, & Patrick

11/29 Gastric Psychophysiology -Presenters: Francesca, Jayson & Dana –outside sources

11/30 Lab Twelve Electrogastrogram and Visual Disorientation

 12/04 The Psychology of Pain and the Role of Psychophysiology –outside sources
-Presenters: Adam, Dan

12/06****Final Papers Due (Please hand in first draft with my comments too)****

12/06 Psychology of the Immune System - Salivary and Plasma Measures of Immunocompetence –outside sources

Presenters Dana, Patrick, Lacey & Larry

12/07 Lab Practicum Exam Practice for final exam

12/11 Activation, Stimulus and Response Specificity, and the Law of Initial Values – pp. 396-417

Presenter: Dana, A. Dale

12/13 The Future of Health and Psychophysiology-

Presenter- A. Dale

FINAL EXAM Wed. Dec 20th @ 9:00am - complete the text and material above (including labs- practical evaluation will be included -see 12/07) -Sample