HSP3U Unit 3 Mental Health Final Task
Our third unit has introduced us to a wide variety of mental illnesses and
disorders that are most common in our society. We have looked at the stigmas
surrounding mental health, including how certain mental illnesses were treated
in the past. Our unit has taken us through categories of personality disorders,
mood disorders, and we have recently been introduced to psychological
disorders, phobias and addictions. It is important that we understand how
mental illness affects all areas of social life.
As a Unit Final Task, you are to create a Public Service Announcement (PSA)
by choosing a topic in one of the three categories presented:
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Addictions
Phobias
Psychological Disorders
You may choose a topic from the list provided.
Your PSA should serve to:
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Inform the public about the particular illness you are researching
Educate those suffering with the illness to seek help.
Strategies to minimize stigmas associated with the illness.
Your PSA must be INFORMATIVE. You are not doing your PSA on a whole
category rather; you are choosing a topic (ex. intermittent explosive disorder).
Your PSA will not be presented in class, rather it will be submitted. You may
choose to complete your PSA individually or with a partner. If you choose to
present your PSA as a play, I will allocate a presentation date for your group.
You may have up to 4 people in your group IF you choose to do a play.
Public service announcements are messages to the public with the objective of
raising awareness, changing public attitudes and behavior towards a social
issue. You will have the option of presenting your PSA from a variety of
formats.
HSP3U Unit 3 Mental Health Final Task
You may NOT create a PowerPoint presentation for your PSA. The purpose of
this assignment is to make it original and creative. You may choose to present
your PSA as follows:
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Story Board
Comic
Song/Jingle/Rap
Photo story
Commercial Video, uploaded to YouTube or submitted via e-mail
Game show (filmed)
Play (with props, actors, accessories) to be performed in class
If you would like to present your PSA in another format, it must be approved by
either Ms. Blumenthal or Ms. Maharaj.
You must include a 1-2 page point-form handout on your topic to submit
to Ms. Blumenthal/Ms. Maharaj. You must submit a Works Cited list along
with your work. You must include the following in your handout:
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History of the illness
Signs/Symptoms of the illness
Treatment options
The financial impact that your illness has on their personal life and the
Canadian government
Any new research being conducted on your topic
Prevention
Diagnosis
Prognosis
You will get in-class time to research and work on your Public Service
Announcement. The following days will be used as work periods:
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November 25th- In-class work period
November 26th- Computer Lab day
November 27th- In-class work period
Your Public Service Announcement will be due: Tuesday, December 3rd
5% will be deducted from your mark for each day it is late.
HSP3U Unit 3 Mental Health Final Task
Here is a list of suggested topics for your presentation. If there is a topic you
would like to cover that is not part of this list, you must get it approved by Ms.
Blumenthal or Ms. Maharaj beforehand.
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Separation Anxiety
Eating Disorders (Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa, Binge-eating disorder, Body
Dismorphic Disorder) You must cover ALL of these topics
Pathological gambling
Intermittent explosive disorder
Drug Abuse
Thanatophobia
Alcohol Abuse
Food Addiction
Computer Addiction
Gambling Addiction
Exercise Addiction
Insomnia
Tourette’s Syndrome
Xenophobia
Kleptomania
Münchausen syndrome
Childhood anxiety disorders
Situational Anxiety