TS 18 Is excessive use of Facebook a form of narcissism YES Two characteristics of narcissism o Grandiose exhibitionism extensive self presentation of status updates photos and acquiring large numbers of friends o Entitlement exploitiveness antisocial behaviors retaliating against negative comments seeking more social support than one provides Sense of importance difficulty accepting criticism sense of entitlement Excessive reliance on others for self esteem a desperate need for approval impaired capacity for empathy superficiality of relationships grandiosity excessive attempts to be the focus of attention People who had higher scores measuring entitlement and exploitativeness were likely to have negative interactions reported by their roommates NO Narcissism is unrelated to the frequency of using facebook to post about oneself but it is related to the number of facebook friends Users are not narcissistic but oriented toward openness with regard to their daily lives appropriate to share enjoyable information with friends Changing generations people feel comfortable discosing information that would have been disregarded as private before Usage of social networking as a way to maintain existing relationships and stay connected to people in their lives TS 1 Is ADHD a real disorder YES ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders Approach from a medical vantage point Results from a combination of factors o Genes o Environment cigarette alcohol use during pregnancy high lead levels o Sugar o Food additives Treat with stimulants adults with cognitive behavioral therapy Adults w ADHD must have had it when they were a child NO ADHD is a fad diagnosis symptoms everyone experiences on a day to day basis hyperactivity distractibility Vague diagnostic criteria overdiagnosis overmedication of people Lump together individuals with different needs problems then treat them with a single entity one pill fits all response TS 8 Is addiction a brain disease YES NO Scientific information available about nature prevention and treatment of this disease Initial decision to take drugs is voluntary over time drug addicted individuals show physical changes in areas of the brain critical to judgment decision making learning memory and behavior control o When drug abuse takes over person s ability to exert self control may be impaired Addiction as a chronic relapsing brain disease compulsive drug seeking use despite harmful consequences Addiction can be influenced by genetic makeup ethnicity gender social environment developmental stage 1930 s addicts thought to be morally flawed Addiction is an activity whose course can be altered by its foreseeable consequences Repetitive drug use is reduced stopped when the adverse consequences of drug use exceed its rewards View drug users in terms of their capacity for self governance rather than as helpless individuals incapable of changing their behavior Capacity for self governance is the most promising treatment State of addiction desire is unmalleable and beyond the reach of environmental contingencies leads addicts to a belief that they are unable to change their behavior TS 9 Does research confirm that violent video games are harmful to minors YES Substantial research shows violent video games can cause psychological neurological harm to minors Fosters aggressive thoughts behaviors reduced activity in frontal lobe ultra violent behavioral problems antisocial poor school performance The government should protect children first amendment should not be used to place immature children at risk who cannot discern the difference between fantasy and reality First amendment should not protect materials harmful to minors FMRI showed increased activity in emotional arousal decreased activity in focus inhibition and concentration areas of brain Active exposure to violence kids are not just watching it they are the ones shooting assaulting more powerful affect than passive violence exposure NO Insufficient evidence Studies cited were flawed or discredited based on invalid measures of aggression Studies have shown no compelling casual connections between playing violent video games and aggressive antisocial behavior in youths TS 11 Must mentally ill murderers have a rational understanding of why they are being sentenced to death YES Mentally ill convicts should not be executed if their disability significantly impairs their capacity to understand the nature and purpose of their punishment or to appreciate why the punishment is being imposed on them Scott Panetti murdered his in laws while his wife and daughter watched sentenced to death o History of mental illness and psychiatric hospitalizations o Treated for intense delusions hallucinations schizoaffective o Court ruled him competent for execution o Required that he be aware of the fact that he would be executed and have a rational understanding of why he believed it was due to preaching the gospel not his murders o Amicus curiae document submitted by an uninvolved party in which opinion advice is offered to the court Eighth amendment forbids execution of individuals who are unaware of the punishment they are about to suffer and why they are to suffer it NO Punishment for murder does not depend on the rational understanding of the convicted individual but rather on the convicts moral culpability at the time the crime was committed Court should reject the proposition that the convict must possess a rational understanding for reasons of conviction to render death an acceptable punishment under the eighth amendment Granting psychiatric exceptions can leave very few individuals eligible for the death penalty as many are mentally ill Creates a risk that the court s test can be circumvented through malingering or abuse Capital convicts have fewer rights than capital defendants TS 13 Should individuals with anorexia nervosa have the right to refuse lifesustaining treatment YES Patients should be able to refuse treatment if they are competent and capable of understanding the implications of their actions Assessment of individual s mental capacity to make such a decision o Evaluate individual s ability to understand the info provided o Appreciate the consequences of the decision o Reason through the information to make a decision o Communicate this choice NO Capacity autonomy should be facilitated presumed respected for all patients to the fullest extent possible no matter the diagnosis Psychiatric end stage disorder in