Monday September 8, 2014

Monday September 8, 2014

Check Homework

Jung Typology Test

Circle Question: What is something you learned or confirmed about yourself as a result of your Meyers-Briggs profile. 

Decoding Meyers Briggs: What the letters mean.  E/I S/N T/F J/P


How could this help you in life?

Perspectives Activity: New student comes to school.  Doesn't really make much effort to get to know people.  Sits by himself in class and the cafeteria.  Has poor attendance and doesn't do any homework.  Does not like to talk in class and refuses to work in groups to the point he becomes very agitated.  He is failing most of his classes and it appears that he is not using the best personal hygiene practices.  In other words, he smells. 

Textbook Activity
Tri-Fold Module 1

Homework
Finish Module 1 Tri-fold

Thursday September 4th 2014

Thursday, September 4th 2014

Target: Understanding perspective and how your perspective shapes your world.

Circle: Name a bizarre behavior that you have witnessed.  How would you explain it?

Homework: Collect love definitions

Next Class: What if I could predict your grade for the semester based on this homework assignment?  I will record a grade for you.  How close do you think I can get?


Activity: How many different perspectives can we look at "LOVE" from?  Partner  up with someone your table then partner up with two from the other table.  Pick someone to record responses.  How many can you come up with?  We will list these on the board.

Graphic Organizer: Perspective.  Fill out sheet.

Connection between perspective and mental illness:  Imagine you are famous, you are loved and adored by millions, your career is successful beyond your wildest dreams, you have a loving spouse, you have children that love you, you have beautiful houses, cars, boats and whatever else money can buy.  How great would your life be?  Would you want to live this life?

Why would he kill himself?  What was his perspective?  How could he see the world so bleakly? Remember, we all see the world through our own eyes.  Mental illness changes our perspective in such dramatic fashion that even people who have the world in their hand can see the world in such dark terms that sometimes they can't go on.

Understanding the power of  your own perspective:  Why you see things the way you do.  How you make sense of the world.  How you interact with the world.

"Perception involves all the ways of becoming aware of things, people, happenings, or ideas.  Judgement involves all the ways of coming to conclusions about what has been perceived.  If people differ systematically in what they perceive and in how they reach conclusions, then it is only reasonable for them to differ correspondingly in their interest reactions, values, motivations and skills." -C.G. Jung

Decoding Meyers Briggs: What the letters mean.  E/I S/N T/F J/P


How could this help you in life?

Homework:  Find your profile online and bring it next class.




Looking forward
Textbook Activity
Tri-Fold Module 1
Homework
Finish Module 1 Tri-foldDebrief

Thursday September 28th, 2014

September 28th, 2014

Target: Introduction and Understanding Perspective

Participation: It is expected that you will participate in class discussions.Welcome to Psychology
Homework: It is the expectation that all homework will be completed and if you are absent you will check the website and hand it in when you return.  Late homework will not be excepted.

Projects

Quizzes and Exams 

Website: Search Toohey's Introduction to Psychology.  Bookmark the page.

What do you hope to get out of this class?

Explain circle and how its used in this class

Circle Questions
Whats your name?
Why did you sign up for this class? Interest, credit, no idea?
What is a pet peeve of yours about other people?

Why do you think it bothers some and not others?

Perspective Graphic Organizer

Perspective Activity
Activity sheet
Picture of old and young lady
Word Game
Ocean Activity

What is love?
Students definitions

Homework

Ask two adults what their definition of love is and record their response.  This should be two separate paragraphs.

Friday June 6th, 2014

Circle:What do you do when your not feeling your best mentally?

True or False Handout

Walking Activity: How are you feeling?

On a 1 to 10 scale rate how you are feeling right now.  1 being extremely and 10 being not at all.

Stressed

Awake

Alert

Focused

Content

Happy

Thursday May 29th, 2014

Circle: Whats worse, thinking about punishment or the punishment itself?

Collect Homework: Reaction to mediation

Meditation Debrief: Rest of your day.  Classes.  Cafeteria.  Conversations.  Home.  Sleep.  Mental state.

Stress: Word Worksheet

True or False

Handout: How stressed out are  you?

Tuesday May 27th 2014

Circle: What will you remember about this class?

Collect Books

Collect Final Exam:  One page ramble on what you have learned about psychology.  It can be about yourself personally or the  people around you.  What did you find  interesting about Psychology?  What do you wish you learned more about?  How has taking this class changed the way you see yourself or others?  This should just be your thoughts.  You can look over the website and scroll back if you need to remind yourself about what we did this semester.

Mindfulness:  What is it?  The idea behind it?  Who is Jon Kabot Zinn?

Mindfulness exercise:

Thursday May 22, 2014

Final Exam/Book Returned

Circle: What is stressing you out?

Stress: What is it?

Stress: True or False

Mind/Body Connection

Hypnosis Exercise