Dr. Cottone's Resources Page
RENAISSANCE GROUP TOPICS: VIDEOS
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The following is a list of videos – about psychology, meditation, science and other topics.
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​How to Help Friends and Family: Four Tips for Being a Lay Therapist - Dr. John G. Cottone
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TED Talk: Depression - The Secret We Share
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"Spin"
“Spin” is a short film by Jamin Winans that examines the interrelationship between events and the cascade of consequences that follow interventions in the world – even those with good intentions. Winner of over 40 film festival awards worldwide.
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CBS Sunday Morning: “Open Label Placebo Effect”
This video report (from CBS Sunday Morning on 10/9/16) discusses the surprising success of placebos (i.e., sugar pills), even when patients know they are getting a placebo and not an actual medication.
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​​TED Talk: Johann Hari - Everything You Know About Addiction is Wrong
Johann Hari has seen our current methods [for treating addiction] fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do — and if there might be a better way. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem.
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​“Education Redesign” is animated adaptation of a lecture given by Sir Ken Robinson. The lecture deals with suggested improvements for public education and the unnecessary medication of children with ADHD.
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“The Difference Between Sympathy & Empathy”
“This short video, from a lecture by Dr. Brene Brown's , highlights the differences between an empathic response to a person's suffereing, which includes validation and meeting them emotionally, and a sympathetic response, which often couples a mere acknowledgment of their suffering with feedback that is unhelpful at best and hurtful at worst."
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TED Talk: Brene' Brown - The Power of Vulnerability
Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.
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TED Talk: Brene' Brown - Listening to Shame
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.
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Sand Mandala Creation & Destruction with Explanation
The Sand Mandala is a Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and destruction of mandalas made from colored sand. A sand mandala is ritualistically destroyed once it has been completed and its accompanying ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life. Sand mandalas traditionally take several weeks to build, due to the large amount of work involved in laying down the sand in such intricate detail. It is common that a team of monks will work together on the project, creating one section of the diagram at a time, working from the center outwards. The destruction of a sand mandala is also highly ceremonial. The sand is collected in a jar which is then wrapped in silk and transported to a river (or any place with moving water), where it is released back into nature. For this reason, the materials keeping with the symbolism are never used twice.
Sand Mandala Creation & Destruction with Explanation
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Four Types of Depression - Dr. John G. Cottone
Few words have as many different meanings as "depression." Because of this, when two people talk about depression it's likely they are referring to different things. In this video, Dr. John Cottone discusses four different types of depression - Situational, Biological, Psychological and Existential - to help laypersons better communicate what they're experiencing so they can get the help and validation they most need.
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What Do You Know? The Illusion of Knowledge Amid COVID-19 - Dr. John G. Cottone
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What Do You Know? The Pros & Cons of a Scientific Approach - Dr. John G. Cottone
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