Psych 2 Final Project

Good Morning Psych 2 Students!

Many questions have been asked like "Where do I find the journal articles?" Please remember that your objective is to write a REVIEW of the journal article. That means you need to summarize what the researchers found in their study. Use this site to help you locate journal articles http://search.apa.org/publications?query=&facet=&pubtype=journals&section=title&sort=title

Please remember to ask Mrs. H if you have any questions or need any assistance!!!!

Good Luck.

School Walk for Diabetes

Do you know someone with diabetes? You probably do. There are 23.6 million kids and adults in the United States with diabetes. Diabetes is a serious disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. There is no cure.

Diabetes can result in serious complications, including strokes, heart disease, kidney failure, amputations and blindness.
That’s why we need your help. Belvidere North High School’s Psychology Club is partnering with the American Diabetes Association to host School Walk for Diabetes.

Psychology Club would like to welcome any students and community members to participate in a 2 mile walk on May 2, 2010 at Prairie Fields Sports Park in Belvidere IL. All proceeds will benefit the American Diabetes Association.

With your help, we can raise money to support the mission of the American Diabetes Association: to prevent and find a cure for diabetes and to help all those affected by diabetes.

Want to Join? It’s Easy!

1. Register - online at School Walk for Diabetes, search for Belvidere North High School
2. Fundraise – ask friends and family for donations using the online tools or in person
3. Collect $$ - either online or in person
4. Turn in $$ and Waiver Form (consent to participate)
5. Walk - May 2, 2010 – 1 pm at Prairie Fields Sports Park
6. Prizes – will be distributed after all funds have been turned into the ADA (American Diabetes Association)

The Teenage Brain - PBS

Psych 1 is watching the PBS documentary The Teenage Brain today. Please complete the handout provided in class.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/

Click on the top "View Full Program Online" to view the video. Start with the first Chapter of the video and click on the View in Full Screen icon.

Mentor Meeting/T Shirt Money Due

After school on Thursday (tomorrow) there will be a mentor meeting for ALL students providing mentoring services. Please let Mrs. H know if you are unable to attend.

Also - T Shirt money due - $10 with order form.

AP Review Session - Biology and Personality

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

AP Reminder

We will be doing the pretest on Sunday at 1 pm. Please let Mrs. H know if you can attend.

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/