Unit 4 Psychology
Brain, Behaviour and Experience
AOS 2 Mental Health
Edwina Ricci
CDES 2013
Setting the scene
The online tutor - JacPlus
The online tutor - JacPlus
And offline tutor – Jacplus cards
Getting Started – Are you ready?
Sticky Notes
Dot Point #1:
Concepts of normality and differentiation of mental health from
mental illness
 CONCEPT 1/9 – Normality and abnormality
Introductory Activities
Dot Point #1:
Concepts of normality and differentiation of mental health from
mental illness
 CONCEPT 1/9 – Normality and abnormality
Introductory Activities
What is normal? Draw it!!
Dot Point #1:
Concepts of normality and differentiation of mental health from
mental illness
 CONCEPT 1/9 – Normality and abnormality
Introductory Activities
Discovering Psychology – revised Zimbardo documentaries
http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/23/e23expand.html?pop=yes?pop=yes&pid=1520#
Episode 23
Health, Mind and Behaviour
Dot Point #1:
Concepts of normality and differentiation of mental health from
mental illness
 CONCEPT 1/9 – Normality and abnormality
Definition:
Dot Point #1:
Concepts of normality and differentiation of mental health from
mental illness
 CONCEPT 1/9 – Normality and abnormality
Learning Activities –
ONE STOP SCIENCE
 VIDEO: David Rosenhan “thud” experiments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqaptRYjhq4&feature=related
 WORKSHEET: David Rosenhan “thud” experiments – (one stop science)
This clip profiles David Rosenhan's famous investigations in the 1970s:
healthy participants volunteered to admit themselves to mental
institutions reporting that they heard the word 'thud' repeatedly in their
heads. This was the only lie they were allowed to tell and they otherwise
acted as normal individuals.
Dot Point #1:
Concepts of normality and differentiation of mental health from
mental illness
 CONCEPT 1/9 – Normality and abnormality
Learning Activities
The Psych Book
Activity
Activity
Activity
Activity
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– concepts of normality
– mental health vs mental illness
– classification of mental illness
– the biopsychosocial model
Dot Point #1:
Concepts of normality and differentiation of mental health from
mental illness
 CONCEPT 1/9 – Normality and abnormality
Learning Activities
Grivas and Lawrie
Experiments and Activities
1. Meanings of Normality p.350
2. Analysing Case Histories on
Behaviour disorders p.355
Dot Point #1:
Concepts of normality and differentiation of mental health from
mental illness
 CONCEPT 2/9 – Mental health and Mental Illness
Dot Point #3:
Use of a biopsychosocial framework (the interaction and
integration of biological, psychological and social factors) as an
approach to considering physical and mental health
 CONCEPT 4/9 – Biopsychosocial framework
Dot Point #2:
Systems of classification of mental conditions and disorders:
underlying principles of classification; strengths and limitations of
discrete categorical (DSM-IV and ICD-10) and dimensional (graded
and transitional) approaches to classification of mental disorders.
Chapter 12 - Stress
Beyond Blue Resources
Relaxation Techniques
Jac Plus resources
Overcoming Stress
Mindfulness
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