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Weekly Overview:

Unit Description: Psychological Disorders:  Students will review the various types of psychological disorders and learn the concepts of normality and abnormality.

Essential Questions: What are psychological disorders?

How are psychological disorders characterized?

What are anxiety disorders?

What are somatoform and dissociative disorders?

What are schizophrenia and mood disorders?

What are personality disorders and drug addiction?

Resources/Materials:  text, guided readings, section reviews, case studies, study guides, ELMO, Sims, projector

Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs: N/A

Objectives:

Define psychological disorder

Distinguish between the concepts of normality and abnormality

Identify the behavioral patterns that psychologists label as anxiety disorders

Explain what causes anxiety disorders

Describe the disorder of schizophrenia

Describe several theories that try to explain mod disorders

Describe how personality disorders differ from other psychological disorders

Explain how drug abuse is a psychological problem

Student Learning Activities:

“Sybil”

Conclusion of “Sybil”

Continue with discussion of schizophrenia and mood disorders

What schizophrenia is and the types of schizophrenia

Causes of schizophrenia

Continue discussion of mood disorders: major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, and suicide and depression

Finale of “Psych”

Homework:

Assign case study:

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