Mouse Party!

In our States of Consciousness unit Psych 2 students explore the effects of substances. See http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html to learn more!

Significant Contributors Research

Wilhelm Wundt, Leipzig Germany

This week Psychology 1 students are researching "Significant Contributors" to the various fields of Psychology. Monday and Tuesday students should be researching their assigned psychologist and preparing an informational poster about that individual. Tuesday (January 10) the poster should be complete and will be on display in the Psych classroom for our "Walk Through Psychology History".


Below are some sites that could be used to research information for your informational poster.

Wiki's list of Famous Experiments - scroll down to find the Psychology Section
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_experiments

Classics in the History of Psychology - search the site for various articles
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/index.htm

Psychologist Biographies
http://allpsych.com/biographies/index.html

History and People of Psychology - Psychology Encyclopedia
http://www.psychology.org/links/People_and_History/

Reminder that the poster is worth 20 points - 5 extra credit if - it is typed, colorful and has a picture of the psychologist! See your handout from class for more information.



Psychology 2 - Disorders Project

Your Disorders Project is due on Tuesday, January 10 - BE PREPARED TO PRESENT!!!
1. Your group needs to be prepared to "teach" your category of disorders in 10-15 minutes.
Requirements:

• 10 -15 minutes in length (3 points)
• Film clip (less than 3 minutes) OR skit presented about the disorder (2 points)
• 4 sources used (not including textbook, 1 must NOT be internet) (3 points)
• Definition of the disorder (4 points)
• Sample case study (4 points)
• 5 items – books, movies, songs about the disorder (ie – Beautiful Mind for Schizophrenia) (4 points)
• Symptoms of the disorder (4 points)
• Potential causes of the disorder (4 points)
• Disorder effects on the brain (4 points) (Specific neurotransmitters/brain parts)
• Treatment (4 points)
     o Medications? How do the affect neurotransmitters/brain?
     o Non-medical treatment (types of therapy)
     o Effectiveness of treatments
• Two multiple choice quiz questions (4 points)
2. Give Mrs. H your Bibliography. Use http://www.bibme.org/ to create your annotated bibliography in APA format.

Your presentation should include the previous 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.

• All Psych Online: The Virtual Psychology Classroom
• Discovering Psychology:The History of Psychology
• Psy Web Mental Health Site: Mental Disorders 
• Abnormal Psychology
• Types of Psychological Treatments:
* Psychological Treatments:
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Health 24-Mind, Living with Mental Illness
• Living with the Stigma of Mental Illness



**Note** 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
• National Mental Health Association
• American Psychological Association: