Teacher: Marian Mallen
Subject: Psychology
Year Group: IB1
Term: January to March 2015
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Activities
Research analysis, Ted-talk
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Aim/Objectives
Evolutionary explanations of behaviour
– kin selection, reciprocal altruism
HL: Abnormal psychology – clinical
assessment
Biological level of analysis – evaluation
of research
HL: Abnormal psychology – symptoms
of depression
Biological level of analysis – summary,
revision
HL: Abnormal psychology
Biological level of analysis – application
– criminal behavior
HL: Abnormal psychology – etiologies of
depression
Human relationship (option) – role of
communication, reasons to end
HL: Abnormal psychology – etiologies of
depression
Human relationship (option) –
sociocultural view on bullying –
explanations and ways of prevention
HL: Abnormal psychology – etiologies of
depression
Principles and areas of interest of
cognitive psychology, methodology,
Schema Theory
HL: Abnormal psychology – prevalence
of depression
Memory – how does it work? How to
test it?
HL: Abnormal psychology – treatment
of depression
Cognition and emotion – role of
emotional processes in remembering
HL: Abnormal psychology – treatment
of depression
Cognitive level of analysis – stereotypes,
helping behavior and human
relationship
HL: Abnormal psychology – symptoms
of PTSD
Research evaluation, discussion, movie
Depression questionnaire, diagnostic criteria
Quiz, exam practice
Research analysis
Exam practice (Essay and Short Answer
Questions)
Video
Discussion, lecture, groupwork, tedtalk
Discussion, movie, mini-survey
Research analysis
Lecture, simple experiment, text analysis.
Video.
Simple experiments, lecture, presentation,
movie
Presentation, analysis of experiments
group-work, presentation, making poster
Research analysis