On Sunday (January 31) we will be reviewing Biology and Personality, please be at the student entrance at 1 pm. Here are some links that could help explain some of the concepts.
Action Potential Animation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCasruJT-DU
Neurotransmition Animation http://www.brainexplorer.org/neurological_control/Neurological_Neurotransmission.shtml#
Franklin Institute: The Brain http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/index.html
How Neurons Talk to Each Other: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/reward/neurontalk.html
Friday, January 22, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
AP Reminder
We will be doing the pretest on Sunday at 1 pm. Please let Mrs. H know if you can attend.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Psychological Disorders Project - Psych 2
UPDATED WITH NEW SITES FOR TREATMENT!!!!!!!! - January 13, 2010 (12 pm)
Our Disorders Project is due on Tuesday, January 18 - Your group needs to be prepared to "teach" your category of disorders in 10-15 minutes, have a visual aid (poster or powerpoint), provide handouts to your students and give Mrs. H your Bibliography. Please see the rubric handed out during class for specific information regarding assessment.
Your presentation should include the following topics, websites that may be useful are linked below. Please note that these are not the ONLY sites you may use, just a starting point.
1) A basic description of the disorder category, including a list of possible symptoms and the history of its diagnosis and any major psychologists related to it.
• All Psych Online: The Virtual Psychology Classroom http://allpsych.com/disorders/index.html
• Discovering Psychology:The History of Psychology http://learner.org/resources/series60.html
2) An explanation of possible causes of the disorders within your category, including support for or against each possibility.
• Psy Web Mental Health Site: Mental Disorders http://www.psyweb.com/Mdisord/jsp/mental.jsp
• Abnormal Psychology http://www.psywww.com/resource/bytopic/abnormal.html
3) An explanation of possible treatment methods for the disorders within your category, including support for or against each possibility.
• Overview of Psychological Therapies http://web.mst.edu/~pfyc212b/Therapy.htm
• Types of Psychological Treatments: http://www.guidetopsychology.com/txtypes.htm
* Psychological Treatments: http://psychologyinfo.com/treatment/
4) A description of social issues faced by those suffering from psychological disorders within your category. Like - How would a person's everyday life be affected by having one of these disorders?
• National Alliance on Mental Illness http://www.nami.org/
• Health 24-Mind, Living with Mental Illness http://www.health24.com/mind/Living_with_mental_illness/1284-1302.asp
• Living with the Stigma of Mental Illness http://depression.about.com/cs/stigma/a/markofthebeast.htm
• Living with Severe Mental Illness http://www.enotalone.com/article/3102.html
**Note** The websites above are listed under which subtopic they are best suited for; however, they are likely to contain information related to the other subtopics, as well. Keep in mind that information you find for your subtopic might overlap with that needed by one of your team members. Keep track of what you find where, so that you can help one another out.
Here are a few additional sites that might be beneficial to all:
• A Beginner's Guide to Abnormal Psychology http://www.purgatory.net/merits/index.htm
• National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/index.cfm
• American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/
Our Disorders Project is due on Tuesday, January 18 - Your group needs to be prepared to "teach" your category of disorders in 10-15 minutes, have a visual aid (poster or powerpoint), provide handouts to your students and give Mrs. H your Bibliography. Please see the rubric handed out during class for specific information regarding assessment.
Your presentation should include the following topics, websites that may be useful are linked below. Please note that these are not the ONLY sites you may use, just a starting point.
1) A basic description of the disorder category, including a list of possible symptoms and the history of its diagnosis and any major psychologists related to it.
• All Psych Online: The Virtual Psychology Classroom http://allpsych.com/disorders/index.html
• Discovering Psychology:The History of Psychology http://learner.org/resources/series60.html
2) An explanation of possible causes of the disorders within your category, including support for or against each possibility.
• Psy Web Mental Health Site: Mental Disorders http://www.psyweb.com/Mdisord/jsp/mental.jsp
• Abnormal Psychology http://www.psywww.com/resource/bytopic/abnormal.html
3) An explanation of possible treatment methods for the disorders within your category, including support for or against each possibility.
• Overview of Psychological Therapies http://web.mst.edu/~pfyc212b/Therapy.htm
• Types of Psychological Treatments: http://www.guidetopsychology.com/txtypes.htm
* Psychological Treatments: http://psychologyinfo.com/treatment/
4) A description of social issues faced by those suffering from psychological disorders within your category. Like - How would a person's everyday life be affected by having one of these disorders?
• National Alliance on Mental Illness http://www.nami.org/
• Health 24-Mind, Living with Mental Illness http://www.health24.com/mind/Living_with_mental_illness/1284-1302.asp
• Living with the Stigma of Mental Illness http://depression.about.com/cs/stigma/a/markofthebeast.htm
• Living with Severe Mental Illness http://www.enotalone.com/article/3102.html
**Note** The websites above are listed under which subtopic they are best suited for; however, they are likely to contain information related to the other subtopics, as well. Keep in mind that information you find for your subtopic might overlap with that needed by one of your team members. Keep track of what you find where, so that you can help one another out.
Here are a few additional sites that might be beneficial to all:
• A Beginner's Guide to Abnormal Psychology http://www.purgatory.net/merits/index.htm
• National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/index.cfm
• American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/
Monday, January 11, 2010
Welcome 2nd Semester Students
It was great to meet many of you today as we started second semester, I am excited for our journey to begin. Welcome to the BNHS Psychology Blog - hopefully you will find it to be a useful resource this semester and in the future. See you tomorrow.
Here is an interesting site --- An Encyclopedia of Psychology http://www.psychology.org/
Here is an interesting site --- An Encyclopedia of Psychology http://www.psychology.org/
Friday, January 8, 2010
Last week of Semester 1
It was a pleasure to teach and get to know many of you this school year. Hopefully you were able to gain an appreciation for the ever fascinating world of Psychology. If you are interested in more Psychology classes, BNHS offers Psychology 2 and AP Psychology. What a great opportunity to learn more about this field!
Psychology 1: Prerequisite - Interest in Psychology
This course examines the influences that affect the formation of behavior patterns in humans. Units of instruction include: History of Psychology and Experimental Design, Human Growth and Development, Personality Development and Stress, Biological Basis of Behavior, Sensation and Perception, Learning and Psychological Disorders. Class activities include lecture, discussion, lab activities, extra reading and written assignments. Students electing to take this course thereby agree to participate in class experiments.
Psychology 2: Prerequisite: Psychology 1
This course is a continuation of Psychology 1, the instructor recommends a passing grade of C or better to continue to Psychology 2. Units of instruction include Psychological Therapies, States of Consciousness, Thinking and Language, Motivation and Emotion, Psychological Testing and Intelligence and Social Psychology. Students taking Psychology 2 should prepare to complete a large cumulative project at the completion of the semester.
AP Psychology: Prerequisite: Psychology 1 or 2
The goals of this course are threefold, to learn about the discipline of Psychology, prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Examination for Psychology, and to do college level work while in high school. Emphasis is placed on application of theories from the introductory psychology class as well as new topics. Units of study include the following: Advanced Personality Theory, Psychological Disorders and Psychological Therapies, Experimental Design and Intelligence, Cognition, Motivation and Emotion and Social Psychology. Critical Thinking is paramount to this course; students will be required to complete application projects, critical thinking exercises as written assignments. The semester concludes with a comprehensive book review on a psychological topic. The instructor STRONGLY recommends that students complete Psychology 1 or 2 with a B or higher to be successful in this course.
As you plan your future courses and career options keep Psychology in mind - it is truly an interdisciplinary subject, it connects with many other areas.
Psychology 1: Prerequisite - Interest in Psychology
This course examines the influences that affect the formation of behavior patterns in humans. Units of instruction include: History of Psychology and Experimental Design, Human Growth and Development, Personality Development and Stress, Biological Basis of Behavior, Sensation and Perception, Learning and Psychological Disorders. Class activities include lecture, discussion, lab activities, extra reading and written assignments. Students electing to take this course thereby agree to participate in class experiments.
Psychology 2: Prerequisite: Psychology 1
This course is a continuation of Psychology 1, the instructor recommends a passing grade of C or better to continue to Psychology 2. Units of instruction include Psychological Therapies, States of Consciousness, Thinking and Language, Motivation and Emotion, Psychological Testing and Intelligence and Social Psychology. Students taking Psychology 2 should prepare to complete a large cumulative project at the completion of the semester.
AP Psychology: Prerequisite: Psychology 1 or 2
The goals of this course are threefold, to learn about the discipline of Psychology, prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Examination for Psychology, and to do college level work while in high school. Emphasis is placed on application of theories from the introductory psychology class as well as new topics. Units of study include the following: Advanced Personality Theory, Psychological Disorders and Psychological Therapies, Experimental Design and Intelligence, Cognition, Motivation and Emotion and Social Psychology. Critical Thinking is paramount to this course; students will be required to complete application projects, critical thinking exercises as written assignments. The semester concludes with a comprehensive book review on a psychological topic. The instructor STRONGLY recommends that students complete Psychology 1 or 2 with a B or higher to be successful in this course.
As you plan your future courses and career options keep Psychology in mind - it is truly an interdisciplinary subject, it connects with many other areas.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
AP Review Sessions
It is recommended that you purchase a review guide to assist you. Here is a google link to some AP Psych Review Guides. AP Psychology Review Guides
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Psych Club T Shirts
Stop by Room 1212 to check out the T shirt designs for this year. There are 4 different designs on the Psych Club Bulletin Board. We will vote at movie night for the T shirt design.
Here are a few of the ideas:
Here are a few of the ideas:
And other student created ideas!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Psych Club - Movie Night - January 8, 2010
Read movie review here: Soloist Information
See you then!
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