Mrs. Bernick: 1st Hour 2013
Psychology 4th Quarter-Year End Agenda
Unit V Psychology
Module 15: Motivation, Module 19: Freudian & Humanistic Theories,
Module 22: Assessment & Anxiety Disorder, and
Module 23: Mood Disorders & Schizophrenia
WI State Standards: E.12.16 Identify and analyze factors that influence a person's
mental health.
Module 15
3/26
DVD: “Dying to be Thin” (60 Minutes)
3/27
Reading Day/3rd Book Project! Due: April 26th
3/28-4/1
Spring Break
4/2
End Third Quarter Teacher Inservice
4/3
Discussion: Food/Obesity/Eating Disorders
C. Hunger: Gaggle Tube: Obesity, a global epidemic (2:06)
Gaggle Tube: (Donna Simpson) Obese Woman Paid to Eat (3:52)
Gaggle Tube: How to Get a High Metabolism in 3 Steps (1:47)
B. Biological & Social Needs:
Gaggle Tube: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (3:06)
A. Theories of Motivation
4/4
Power Point
Gaggle Tube: Gender Identity: is Nature vs. Nurture Dead? (3:45)
D. Sexual Behavior
E. Cultural Diversity: Female Circumcision
F. Achievement
G. Research Focus: Immigrant Student
H. Application: Eating Problems & Treatment
4/5
DVD: “Sigmund Freud” (60 Minutes)
Assign: WKSH (20 points)
Module 19
4/8
Power Point
A. Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory
B. Divisions of the Mind
C. Developmental Stages
D. Freud’s Followers & Critics
Gaggle Tube: If you know nothing about Personality 04: Adler (5:04)
Assign: Defense Mechanisms WKSH (14 points)
4/9
DVD: “The Medicated Child”
Due: Blog Questions 1 & 2
4/10
Debby Huppert-Relaxation Techniques
Finish Video
Power Point on (E) only
E. Humanistic Theories
4/11
F. Cultural Diversity: Unexpected High Achievement
G. Research Focus: Shyness
H. Application: Assessment-Projective Tests
4/12
DVD: Child Development Theorists: Freud to Erikson to Spock and
Beyond (21 Minutes-Get from Library)
Module 22
4/15
A. Factors in Mental Disorders
B. Assessing Mental Disorders
4/16
DVD Movie: “Snake Pit”
4/17
Reading Day/Blog Day (COW Lab)
4/18
DVD Movie: “Snake Pit”
4/19
DVD Movie: “Snake Pit”
Reading Day/Blog Day
Reminder: Book Project Due 30th
4/22
Movie Clip “The Aviator”
C. Diagnosing Mental Disorders
D.Anxiety Disorders
Assign: Am I Obsessive Compulsive?
4/23
Hoarders Episode
4/24
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4/25
Reading Day/Blog Day
Module 23
4/26
Somatoform Disorders
Cultural Diversity: An Asian Disorder
Research Focus: School Shootings
Application: Treating Phobias
Due: 4th Quarter Book 1
Movie Clip “A Beautiful Mind”
A. Mood Disorders
B. Electroconvulsive Therapy
Handout 23.1: Am I Depressed
C. Personality Disorders
D. Schizophrenia
Handout 23.3: Personality Disorders
4/29
Reading Day/Blog Day
Seniors: 4th Book Due: May 24th
Juniors: 4th Book Due: June 3rd
5/1
E. Dissociative Disorders
F. Cultural Diversity: Interpreting Symptoms
G. Research Focus: Exercise vs. Drugs
H. Application: Dealing with Mild Depression
* FYI: Handout 23.4 & 23.5: Suggested Film Clips
5/2
Reading Day-Teacher Inservice
5/3
Unit V Test Study Day
5/6
Unit V Test
5/7
DVD: Stress: Portrait of a Killer (52 Minutes: Get in Library)
Unit VI Psychology
Module 9: Classical Conditioning, Module 10: Operant & Cognitive Approaches,
Module 11: Types of Memory, Module 12: Remembering & Forgetting,
Module 13: Intelligence, & Module 14: Thought & Language
WI State Standards: E.12.9 Defend a point of view related to an ethical issue such as
genetic engineering, declaring conscientious objector status, or restricting immigration.
5/8
AP Testing in Mrs. Bernick’s Room: 1st-4th Hours
Library Work Day
Assign Paper Project
5/9
Paper Final Work Day, Seniors Due: 5/22
Paper Final Work Day, Juniors Due: 5/31
5/10
AP Testing in Mrs. Bernick’s Room All Day
Library Work Day
Module 9
5/13
5/14
Set: Gaggle Tube: Classical Conditioning-Ivan Pavlov (3:55)
Power Point & Read Sections
A. Three Kinds of Learning
B. Classical Conditioning
C. Conditioning Concepts
Assign: Handout 9.2: Conditioning & Advertising
D. Adaptive Value & Uses
E. Three Explanations
F. Research Focus: Conditioning Little Albert
G. Cultural Diversity: Conditioning Dental Fears
H. Application: Conditioned Fear & Nausea
Module 10
5/15
AP Test in Mrs. Bernick’s Room 1st-4th Hours
Library Work Day
5/16
A. Operant Conditioning (Use CD-ROM)
Handout 10.1: Classical or Operant (30 Minutes)
5/17
B. Reinforcers
C. Schedules of Reinforcement
Handout 10.3: + or – Reinforcement or Punishment (15 Minutes)
5/20
Module 11
5/21
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Other Conditioning Concepts
Cognitive Learning
Biological Factors
Research Focus: Noncompliance
Cultural Diversity: East Meets West
Application: Behavior Modification
A. Three Types of Memory
B. Sensory Memory: Recording
C. Short-Term Memory: Working
Gaggle Clip: “Fifty First Dates” Trailer
5/22
Due: Senior’s Unit 6 Take Home Test (Modules 9 & 10)
Due: Senior Book Project Blogs (COW Lab)
Due: Senior Papers
D. Long-Term Memory: Storing
Handout 11.2: All-Purpose #1 (30 Minutes)
5/23
Handout 11.6: Visualizations Improve Memory (20 Minutes)
E.Research Focus: Do Emotions Affect Memories?
G.Repressed Memories
5/24
Handout 11.4: What’s on a Penny (10 Minutes)
F. Encoding: Transferring
H.Cultural Diversity: Oral vs. Written
I. Application Unusual Memories
Module 12
5/28
(Use CD-ROM for entire module.)
Handout 12.7: Good Memory Questionnaire (20 Minutes)
A. Organization of Memories
B. Forgetting Curves
C. Reasons For Forgetting
5/29
Due: Junior Book Projects
Handout 12.5: Meaning Enhances Memory (15 Minutes)
D. Biological Bases of Memory
E. Mnemonics: Memorization Methods
Handout 12.6: Visualization Improves Memory (15 Minutes)
5/30
F. Cultural Diversity: Aborigines vs. White Australians
G. Research Focus: False Memories
H. Application: Eyewitness Testimony
5/31
Paper Work Day (COW Lab)
Paper Due
June 3rd-6th Finals