March 12: What is Abnormal?, DSM-IV, and Anxiety Disorders

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new Neuron Note for chapter 16 up to 633. Many Psych News articles were presented: 2B-Julie, Lisa, and Amelia and 3B - Anna and Cassandra.

2) 2B quickly reviewed their Multiple Choice Test on chapter 15.

3) Turn in Work and Return Work. You received your free-responses and other assignments. I collected the Website Assignment and checked you sources for your disorder research. We all got organized.

4) Disorders Creative Project Clarification. We made sure everyone has a disorder to research. Handouts are due next class. Creative Projects are due next week.

5) What is abnormal? We talked about what is normal and what is abnormal. There are three criteria I use when determining if something is a mental disorder:
1. Does it violate cultural norms?
2. Is it harmful for yourself or others?
3. Does it make your life inefficient?

We also talked about labeling and its problems, the DSM-IV, drapetomania, the study of being sane in insane places, and more.

6) Anxiety Disorders. We took notes over four main ones and watched video clips on them.

Assignments:

1) Read and take notes over chapter 16 up to page 653.

2) Research your disorder for the creative project. Bring your handout with all the information on Friday.

March7: Review Test/Select Disorders

7-Period Day from yesterday's snow day. Class was only 48 minutes.

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note/Psych News. No Neuron Note. Psych News will be presented next week.

2) 2B finished their Multiple Choice Test on chapter 15.

3) Review Test. We reviewed the most difficult questions on the chapter 15 test.

4) New Outline! Because of the snow day, I changed the test for chapter 16 and updated the schedule. Make sure you get a copy.

5) Select disorder to research. Each of you will research a selected disorder. The assignment is to make a handout with all sorts of information about this disorder, make something creative related to this disorder, and present it all to class. In class today, you chose your disorder. Over the weekend, start researching it. For our next class on Wednesday, bring 5 sources that you are using to learn about your disorder. Your handout is due next Friday. Your creative project is due on Thursday, March 20th (this is changed from the original assignment).

Assignments:

1) Read and take notes over chapter 16 up to page 633.

2) Research your disorder for the creative project. Bring 5 resources to class on Wednesday.

3) Mental Disorders Websites. This assignment takes you through two great websites on mental illness: the National Institutes of Mental Health website and a website for online diagnoses. Complete the questions and you view them. Due on Wednesday too.

March 5: Test on Personality

Class Activities:

1) No Neuron Note or Psych News today.

2) Multiple Choice Test on Personality.

3) Free-Response on Personality

4) Pick up Abnormal Psych Outline and Creative Project Assignment.

Assignments:

1) Read and take notes over chapter 16 up to page 619

3B ONLY! March 4: Social-Cognitive Theories and The Self

1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You didn't need to write a new question and read the answers to your questions. 2B heard the news presentation from Caroline.

2) Social Cognitive Perspective.
Reciprocal Determinism clarification.

"Shindler's List" clip: The Jewish maid has lost all sense of control in her life. Have you ever felt a lack of control? What does that do to your personality?

Locus of Control Survey.

3) The Self.

Self-Esteem survey and evaluation. Notes on self-esteem.

The Dark Side of Self-Esteem notes and discussion.

Biased Self-Ratings. Better-than-average Phenomenon.

Self-Handicapping. Don't create an excuse for failure on Wednesday's test!

Assignments:

1) STUDY!!! Test on chapter 15 tomorrow Wednesday, March 5th. Multiple Choice and Free-Response

2) Personality Free-Response. Use this to practice for the test. Due on tomorrow.

3B Only! February 28: Humanistic and Trait Theories

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and read the answers to your questions. 3B heard the news presentation from Danielle.

2) Grade Free-Responses. These were the questions from 2004.

3) Humanistic Perspective.

"Dead Poet's Society:" Neal tries to be true to himself but his father's expectations bury him.

Perceived vs. Ideal Self: Are they the same? Can we self-actualize?

Obstacles of Self-actualization

4) Trait Perspective.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Notes.

Keirsey Temperament Sorter: You completed the survey and found your "type" (i.e., ENFJ)

Big Five Survey: You got your score of extraversion, emotional stability, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness.

Assignments:

1) Finish chapter 15. Test on Wednesday, March 5th.

2) Personality Free-Response. Use this to practice before next week's test. Due on March 5th.

2B Only! February 28: Social-Cognitive Theories and the Self

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and read the answers to your questions. 2B heard the news presentation from Mary.

2) Social Cognitive Perspective.

Reciprocal Determinism clarification.

"Shindler's List" clip: The Jewish maid has lost all sense of control in her life. Have you ever felt a lack of control? What does that do to your personality?

Locus of Control Survey.

3) The Self.

Self-Esteem survey and evaluation. Notes on self-esteem.

The Dark Side of Self-Esteem notes and discussion.

Biased Self-Ratings. Better-than-average Phenomenon.

Self-Handicapping. Don't create an excuse for failure on Wednesday's test!

Assignments:

1) STUDY!!! Test on chapter 15 on Wednesday, March 5th. Multiple Choice and Free-Response

2) Personality Free-Response. Use this to practice for the test. Due on Wednesday.

2B Only! February 26: Humanism and Trait Theories

Class Activities:

1) Neuron Note/Psych News. You wrote a new question and read the answers to your questions. 2B heard the news presentation from Ashlynn.

2) Grade Free-Responses. These were the questions from 2004.

3) Humanistic Perspective.

"Dead Poet's Society:" Neal tries to be true to himself but his father's expectations bury him.

Perceived vs. Ideal Self: Are they the same? Can we self-actualize?

Obstacles of Self-actualization

4) Trait Perspective.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Notes.

Keirsey Temperament Sorter: You completed the survey and found your "type" (i.e., ENFJ)

Big Five Survey: You got your score of extraversion, emotional stability, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness.

Assignments:

1) Finish chapter 15.

2) Personality Free-Response. Use this to practice before next week's test. Due on March 5th.