April 11, 2018

7 more Green Days until AP Exam

Wednesday April 11, 2018

Circle: Would you rather be the one to break up or get broken up with?

Activity: What is the DSM?  How does it work?  How many disorders are there? What do supporters say about it?  What do critics say about it?

Slideshow: Psychological Disorder Slide Show

Activity: OCS

Activity: Zung Depression Scale

Unit topics: Abnormal Behavior

Dates for Unit: April 5th – April 13th  

Exam Date: Friday, April 13th 
Note cards due April 13th                                                                                                     

Assigned reading (42 pages): 561-603

Note cards: We are doing note cards a little differently for this section.  Each one is a disorder - name of the disorder on the front; definition and/or symptoms on the back.  There are 25 (some are not listed in our book – internet research will be required).  Note cards are worth double points for this unit – 200 points total, so do them well.  This grade will be posted in Application and Process. Meaning that if you missed a note-card assignment in the past this will pull up your average.  

• Phobias
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Somatization Disorders
• Hypochondriasis
• Conversion Disorders
• Somatoform Pain Disorders
• Depersonalization
• Dissociative Amnesia
• Dissociative fugue states
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Major Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Delusional Disorder
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Anorexia
• Bulimia
• Tourette Syndrome
• Munchausen's Syndrome
• Impulse Control Disorders

Please watch the following before taking Abnormal Psychology Exam

Crash Course: Psychological Disorders
Crash Course: OCD & Anxiety Disorders
Crash Course: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Crash Course: Trauma & Addiction
Crash Course: Eating & Body Dysmorphic Disorders
Crash Course: Personality Disorders

Monday April 9, 2018

10 MORE CLASSES TILL AP EXAM!!!

START REVIEWING!!!

Monday April 9, 2018

Circle: Would you rather always have to speak what's on your mind or never speak again?

Activity: Correcting and scoring practice AP Exam

Activity: What is the DSM?  How does it work?  How many disorders are there? What do supporters say about it?  What do critics say about it?

Activity: OCS

Activity: Zung Depression Scale

Unit topics: Abnormal Behavior

Dates for Unit: April 5th – April 13th  

Exam Date: Monday, April 13th 
Note cards due April 13th                                                                                                     

Assigned reading (42 pages): 561-603

Note cards: We are doing note cards a little differently for this section.  Each one is a disorder - name of the disorder on the front; definition and/or symptoms on the back.  There are 25 (some are not listed in our book – internet research will be required).  Note cards are worth double points for this unit – 200 points total, so do them well.  This grade will be posted in Application and Process. Meaning that if you missed a note-card assignment in the past this will pull up your average.  

• Phobias
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Somatization Disorders
• Hypochondriasis
• Conversion Disorders
• Somatoform Pain Disorders
• Depersonalization
• Dissociative Amnesia
• Dissociative fugue states
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Major Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Delusional Disorder
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Anorexia
• Bulimia
• Tourette Syndrome
• Munchausen's Syndrome
• Impulse Control Disorders

Please watch the following before taking Abnormal Psychology Exam

Crash Course: Psychological Disorders
Crash Course: OCD & Anxiety Disorders
Crash Course: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Crash Course: Trauma & Addiction
Crash Course: Eating & Body Dysmorphic Disorders
Crash Course: Personality Disorders

April 5, 2018

11 Green Days until AP Exam

Thursday April 5, 2018

Circle: How many people do you know who suffer from a mental illness?

TEST: Intelligence and Testing

1. Reminder about practice AP Test due Monday at beginning of class.

Introduce Abnormal Psychology

What is it like to have depression?

Activity: Look up rates of mental illness;
In America
Worldwide
In Maine
In Men
In Women
In Teenagers
What are the most prevalent mental illnesses?
What are the rarest mental illnesses?

Unit topics: Abnormal Behavior

Dates for Unit: April 5th-April 13th  

Exam Date:  April 13th 
Note cards due April 13th                                                                                                     

Assigned reading (42 pages): 561-603

Note cards: We are doing note cards a little differently for this section.  Each one is a disorder - name of the disorder on the front; definition and/or symptoms on the back.  There are 25 (some are not listed in our book – internet research will be required).  Note cards completed are worth a test grade so do them well.  This grade will be posted in Application and Process. Meaning that if your grade is low this will have impact.

• Phobias
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Somatization Disorders
• Hypochondriasis
• Conversion Disorders
• Somatoform Pain Disorders
• Depersonalization
• Dissociative Amnesia
• Dissociative fugue states
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Major Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Delusional Disorder
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Anorexia
• Bulimia
• Tourette Syndrome
• Munchausen's Syndrome
• Impulse Control Disorders

April 3, 2018

Tuesday April 3,  2018

Circle: If you could choose an area of your life to be more intelligent about what would it be.  Examples: 

Learning Target: Understanding what intelligence is; How it is assessed; How much do our genes and environment matter; What do test score, differences among individuals and groups really mean? How should we use testing of intelligence in schools, college and the workplace?

Working definition of Intelligence: The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.


Reading Assignments: 523-539 Due Friday March 30th.
                                       539-556 Due Tuesday April 3rd
                                       Test Thursday April 5th

Activity: What is intelligence? The question on each of these; Is this intelligence?

Kim Peek
Stephen Wilshire
Kelvin Doe 

Are you a genius?

Crash Course Intelligence

Activity: Intelligence Test

Activity: LSAT Practice Questions

Activity: Online IQ Test

Howard Gardener's Multiple Intelligences

Activity: Can you dribble?

Kahoot

Crash Course: Controversy of Intelligence

Terms to know for test:

• Intelligence
• g
• Factor Analysis
• Howard Gardner
• Robert Sternberg
• Emotional intelligence
• Alfred Binet
• Stanford-Binet & Wechsler
• IQ
• Validity
• Reliability
• Standardization
• Normal distribution
• Stereotype Threat

March 30, 2018

Friday March 30, 2018

Circle: Who is the smartest person you know?  What makes them so smart in your opinion?

Learning Target: Understanding what intelligence is; How it is assessed; How much do our genes and environment matter; What do test score, differences among individuals and groups really mean? How should we use testing of intelligence in schools, college and the workplace?

Working definition of Intelligence: The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.

Activity: What is intelligence? The question on each of these; Is this intelligence?

Kim Peek
Stephen Wilshire
Kelvin Doe 

Are you a genius?

Crash Course Intelligence

Activity: Intelligence Test

Activity: LSAT Practice Questions

Activity: Online IQ Test

Howard Gardener's Multiple Intelligences

Activity: Can you dribble?

Wednesday March 28, 2018

Wednesday March 28, 2018

Circle: Do you believe in class rank?  What does it mean?  Is there a better way to rank students if any?

Test: Personality

Next Unit: Intelligence

Reading Assignments: 523-539 Due Friday March 30th.
                                       539-556 Due Tuesday April 3rd
                                       Test Thursday April 5th

March 26, 2018

Monday March 26, 2018

Circle: If you walked out of your house one morning and saw a bird with a broken wing huddling in the bushes, what would you do?  You are not in a rush to go anywhere.

Learning Target: Students will understand the Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, Trait and Social Cognitive Perspective and how it views personality.

Homework:  Please read 503-518 for Monday's class.

Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. The study of personality focuses on two broad areas: One is understanding individual differences in particular personality characteristics, such as sociability or irritability. The other is understanding how the various parts of a person come together as a whole.

Introduction: Personality: Need to finish

Locus of Control

Whats your sign...

Crash Course: Rorschach and the Freudians

Crash Course: Measuring Personality

Zimbardo: The Mind, Hidden and Divided

KAHOOT

Assigned reading (48 pages): THE ASSIGNMENT IS WHAT PAGES YOU NEED TO HAVE READ FOR THAT DAY

4/21 479-490

4/23 490-503
4/26 503-518
Unit 10 Test WEDNESDAY MARCH 28TH, 2018

Vocabulary: Note Cards: On this paper is a list of terms that you will need to know for the AP Psych exam.  These should be done the day before the practice exam (3/24).  Each note card should have the term on the front.  Then, on the back you need to A) define the term and B) show application of the term.  This application can sometimes best be expressed as a personal example. 

Psychoanalysis
Free Association
Id
Ego
Superego
Oedipus complex
defense mechanisms
collective unconscious
projective test
unconditional positive regard
self-actualization
self-concept
trait
reciprocal determinism
external/internal locus of control
individualism vs. collectivism