TMSC Consulting SVCS, LLC Developmental Consulting Division

Senior Writer and Editor has Pulitzer Center Citizen Journalism Award 2nd Place and is a Member of Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology

Zicam Cold Remedy Could Damage the Sense of Smell

The Food and Drug Administration has 130 reports of people losing the sense of smell after using one of Zicam’s nasal products.

The Bush Administration did not respond to the 1999 reports, the OBama Administration is acting more aggressively against the shipping of this product by the Matrixx Initiatives.

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Erikson’s Stages of Social Development

Development psychology is:

  • influence of experience-Learning also called nurture,
  • the unfolding of biological patterns-maturation also called nature,
  • early development periods during which particular early experiences are essential and are considered critical periods or developmental markers, and
  • the organization of behaviors and thoughts during particular early periods of development, stages, that are defined by relatively abrupt changes.

Developmental Psychology consists of:

  1. Cognitive Development,
  2. Social Development,
  3. Moral Development, and
  4. Chronological Development,

Erikson’s Stages of development are considered “Social Developmental Psychology”.

  • 0-2 years of age- Trust versus Mistrust
  • 2-3 years of age- Autonomy versus Doubt & Shame
  • 3-6 years of age- Initiative versus Guilt
  • 6-11 years of age- Industry versus Inferiority

Reference:

quickstudy.com (2001). Psychology. BarCharts, Inc.

Autism and Children Antidepressants

According to the Los Angeles Times6/2/2009 paper:

…a third of all children diagnosed with autism in the U.S. take citalopram, the antidepressant examined in the study, or others that are closely related.

The study showed that the antidepressant was no better than the placeba and does not help austism.

Your Child?

It is dark outside, do you know were your child is?????

Esteem, Character, Image!!!!!

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Movie Review: Star Trek The Super Movie of the Year!!!!!

The new Star Trek movie has visual affects, special effects and graphics that now give Star Wars Moviesa run for their money. The young Spock  Zachary Quinton evolved to old Spock Leonard Nimoy. You would think that old Spock literally got his youth back and he was playing himself literally through time with a new name.

Zachary Quinton, great acting. This super movie of the year Star Trek,  has:

  • outstanding casting as young representations of old characters.
  • The young Captain Kirk Chris Pine  gives the old Captain Kirk William Shatner real competition for great acting in that role of risk taking, depth and extreme of pushing the rules, and using relationships.
  • Individuals that watch and understand the original Star Trek can see realistic development into mature characters.

Best quote:

I am not our father.

The concept of meeting and understanding ourselves and remembering our emotions.

This movie contains enough violence that it may be a concern for children and young teenagers. For the rating it receives including supervised teenagers, Star Trek gets  7 Stars out of 7 Stars and is considered Super Movie of the Year.

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Book Review: National Geographic’s Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways

The introduction to National Geographic’s Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways, Calvin Trillin in Travels with Alice is quoted as:

I might have seen more of America when I was a child if I hadn’t had to spend so much of my time protecting my half of the back seat from incursions by my sister.

National Geographic’s Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways The 275 Best Drives in the US Third Edition has beautiful photography. The United States is broken into 10 sections or chapters:

  1. New England
  2. Middle Atlantic
  3. Southeast
  4. Great Lakes
  5. Central Plains
  6. South Central
  7. Southwest
  8. Rocky Mountains
  9. Northwest
  10. Far West

The book gives information for each region, including:

  • Seasons
  • Things to Do
  • Lodging
  • Dining

It also outlines National Parks and main attractions. And! the featured scenic drives are highlighted in RED on each map.

America’s Byways also  tells if there are:

  • Interstate Highways
  • U.S. Federal Highways
  • State Roads
  • County, Local, or Provincial Roads
  • Trails
  • Ferrys

National Geographic’s Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways The 275 Best Drives In The U.S. Third Edition features Ameria’s Byways. Good book for vacation and road travel reference, it gets 6 Stars on the 7 Star rating system.

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George Lopez Show: Review

Watching the George Lopez Show on 3/18/2009 at 11:00pm Pacific Standard Time, gives a good reason for a Review. The cast is Hispanic and on the 7 Star Rating system, the show is  5 Stars.

The George Lopez Show gives examples of:

  • Parenting Skills
  • Discusses difficult issues like bed wetting and racism
  • Social issues
  • And the difference from generation to generation in hopes and dreams for children

The show has some content that would be considered adult conversation and it is recommended that parents watch the show with the children to discuss and explain some of the issues.

The show could do a better job at having a more multicultural cast. There are more racial issues than just the majority race.

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Marley & Me: Movie Review Opens 12/25/2008, Christmas Day

Marley & Me is 7 Stars on the Seven Star Rating System. Good entertainment for familes, singles, married, and is educational:

  • Teaches about relationships
  • Realistic
  • Shows family impact on employment
  • The cast is not to familiar
  • Married Couples see how others percieve you!!!!!

Triggers and Stimuli

Experiences cause triggers due to stimuli we interact with. The triggers are caused by stimuli which are:

  • Visual
  • Taste
  • Touch
  • Smell

These stimuli trigger thoughts (memory), most as a result of a past experience.

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