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WEEK 12
2nd Semester
APRIL 21-25
MONDAY - AP PSYCH |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: You just failed your psych test. Write down 2-3 reasons why this happened.
LEARNING TARGETS:
- How does our appraisal of an event affect our stress reaction?
- What are the 3 main stressors?
- How does the body responds to stress?
- How does stress make us more vulnerable to disease?
- What are consequences of anger?
AGENDA:
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Read & Take Notes on Module 5.1b: Coping with Stress (pg. 654-662). Due TOMORROW.
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
- Sensation Review Quiz covering Modules 1.6a-d - WEDNESDAY.
- Practice MC Exam #1 in AP Classroom - Due MONDAY, APRIL 28. - After you take it, do the Diagnostic Sheet found in our Google Classroom to identify the areas you need to go back and study between now and exam day.
- ON YOUR OWN: Read & Take Notes over Modules 5.2a-5.2b: Positive Psychology (pg. 663-683) - Due MONDAY, APRIL 28.
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TUESDAY - AP PSYCH |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: A quick overview of your reading for Monday: Mr. Sinn: Positive Psychology
LEARNING TARGETS:
- Explain two ways people try to alleviate stress.
- Explain how perceived lack of control can affect health.
- Explain why self-control is important and whether it can be depleted.
- Explain how an optimistic outlook affects health & longevity.
- Explain how social support promotes good health.
AGENDA:
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Sensation Review Quiz covering Modules 1.6a-d - TOMORROW.
- Read & Take Notes on Module 5.3: Explaining & Classifying Psych Disorders (pg. 684-689, 693-697) - TOMORROW.
- Do pages 690-693 on Suicide Prevention on your own
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
- Practice MC Exam in MyAP Classroom & diagnostic sheet in Google Classroom - due MONDAY.
- Read & Take Notes over Modules 5.2a-5.2b: Positive Psychology (pg. 663-683) - Due MONDAY
- Extra Credit: +1 per podcast (limit 2 per unit):
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WEDNESDAY - AP PSYCH |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: What criteria would you say need to be present for a person to be considered "abnormal?" When does a behavior or mental issue cross over into becoming a disorder?
LEARNING TARGETS:
- Explain how we draw the line between typical behavior & a disorder.
- Explain how the biopsychosocial approach & stress-diathesis model frame our understanding of psych disorders.
- Explain how clinicians classify psych disorders and the criticisms about diagnostic labels.
AGENDA:
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Read & Take Notes on Module 5.4a: Anxiety Disorders (pg. 699-710) - TOMORROW.
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
- Practice MC Exam in MyAP Classroom & diagnostic sheet in Google Classroom - due MONDAY.
- Read & Take Notes over Modules 5.2a-5.2b: Positive Psychology (pg. 663-683) - Due MONDAY
- Extra Credit: +1 per podcast (limit 2 per unit):
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THURSDAY - AP PSYCH |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Stress Diathesis Model - How making a PB&J sandwich can serve as an example.
LEARNING TARGETS:
- Criticisms about diagnostic labels.
- Describe generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, OCD, PTSD.
- Describe how conditioning, cognition, & biology contribute to feelings & thoughts that can cause anxiety disorders.
AGENDA:
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Read & Take Notes on Module 5.4b: Depressive & Bipolar Disorders (pg. 710-721) - MONDAY.
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
- Practice MC Exam in MyAP Classroom & diagnostic sheet in Google Classroom - due MONDAY.
- Read & Take Notes over Modules 5.2a-5.2b: Positive Psychology (pg. 663-683) - Due MONDAY
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FRIDAY - AP PSYCH |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: How anxious are you? Take the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale to see how your level of worring compares to others.
LEARNING TARGETS:
- Describe generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, OCD, PTSD.
- Describe how conditioning, cognition, & biology contribute to feelings & thoughts that can cause anxiety disorders.
AGENDA:
- Module 5.4a: Anxiety Disorders (Virtual Lecture)
- Panic Disorder - What is a Panic Attack? (3 min)
- Fires of the Mind: Anxiety DVD (start at 4:00 - need VLC Media Player downloaded to play).
- Phobias - An Irrational Fear - Pickel Phobia (start at 2:30)
- Khan Academy Overview on Phobias (5 min)
- Want to see all the different kinds of named phobias? Click here!
- How can Classical Conditioning be used to help people overcome phobias? Watch video clip #31 on treatment for Arachnophobia from Scientific American Frontiers. (10 min)
- Review Today's Lesson::
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Read & Take Notes on Module 5.4b: Depressive & Bipolar Disorders (pg. 710-721) - MONDAY.
- Practice MC Exam #1 in AP Classroom - Due MONDAY, APRIL 28. - After you take it, do the Diagnostic Sheet found in our Google Classroom to identify the areas you need to go back and study between now and exam day.
- ON YOUR OWN: Read & Take Notes over Modules 5.2a-5.2b: Positive Psychology (pg. 663-683) - Due MONDAY, APRIL 28.
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
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WEEK 13
2nd Semester
APRIL 28 - MAY 2
MONDAY - AP PSYCH |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION:
LEARNING TARGETS:
AGENDA:
- Module 5.4b: Depressive & Bipolar Disorders (Virtual Lecture)
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Read & Take Notes on Module 5.4c: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (pg. 722-729) - TOMORROW.
- Classical & Operant Conditioning Review Quiz covering Modules 3.7a & 3.8a - FRIDAY
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
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TUESDAY - AP PSYCH |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION:
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ASSIGNMENTS:
- Read & Take Notes on Module 5.4d: Dissociative, Personality, Eating, & Neurodevelopmental Disorders (pg. 730-744) - TOMORROW.
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WEDNESDAY - AP PSYCH |
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THURSDAY - AP PSYCH |
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