Videos

OCD: The War Inside

NFB, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, tourettes

This excellent and unpretentious documentary does a great job of bringing home the trials of a life afflicted with OCD. The film focuses less on symptoms than on the impact of the constant internal dialogue. After watching this, you may never joke about OCD again.

Reset Your Thinking (And Other Useless Advice)

The Strange Situation

ainsworth, attachment, insecure, secure, separation anxiety, strange situation

Watch how researchers use the "Strange Situation" to assess attachment security in young children.

The Power of Vulnerability

This is one of the best TED talks I've ever heard. She captures the essence of the human struggle so succinctly and points out, using great humor, the paradox that vulnerability is at the epicentre of both sorrow and joy, exclusion and connection, and inspires the viewer to take...

Stress: Portrait of a Killer

Documentary describing the biological basis of stress and fear and the effect of sustained stress on the body. Demonstrates the connection between mind and body as well as what parts of our social structure give rise to stress and which parts defend against it.

How to Help Children Swallow Pills

Very short clip but useful if either you or your child needs to take medication but has anxiety about swallowing pills.

Afraid of People

An excellent documentary treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder. Features a variety of individuals who have suffered in silence for a long time but does not simply stop with describing their suffering. It follows them as they pursue different treatments and documents their recovery.

Virus Called Fear

A short film that describes the biological origins and function of fear and how its initial adaptive nature has been mutated by societal pressures.