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Psychology: Total Course

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Have you been given a Psychology class and you don't know where to start? At Mano Koa Enterprises, Psychology is "No Pilikia (Problem in Hawaiian)."
 
This product contains 87 lessons and is broken down into 6 UNITS:
  • History of Psychology (Schools of Thought and Methods)
  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology (Advertising, Love, Obedience, Culture)
  • Consciousness (Perception, Sleep, Dreams)
  • Clinical Psychology (Medical Model, Biopsychosocial Model, Media Theory)
In the first unit, students will...
  • Participating in the early traditions of psychology from classical philosophy including the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Confucius, Socrates and Plato.
  • Apply the relevant methods of Freudian Psychoanalysis including the divisions of the mind, defense mechanisms, anxiety and fixations/complexes.
  • Evaluate Jungian typology theories by predicting their personality codes before they take the Myers-Briggs Personality Typology Test.
  • Analyze how Hollywood screenwriters employ Jungian archetypes in their stories.
  • Create their own personalized Hierarchy of Needs based on the theories of Abraham Maslow.
  • Examine the processes employed in Classical and Operant Conditioning.
In the second unit, students will...
  • Process action potentials in a relay race.
  • Analyze how mirror neurons enhance human life through the applications of movies and sports.
  • Serve as "doctors" to prescribe the right neurotransmitters for patients exhibiting a wide variety of symptoms.
  • Examine zombie behaviors to learn about the lower level brain.
  • Master the functions of the cerebral cortex by designing cybernetic humans.
  • Encode, store and recall memories in a multifaceted relay race.
  • Learn about the different schools of thought concerning fear and how Hollywood cheats in their horror movies by pumping infrasound into movie theaters.
  • Design and build their own model brains and research one of several dozen conditions to examine how the brain is effected.
In the third unit, students will...
  • Examine the proper development of the brain and nervous system during embryonic gestation.
  • Examine all four stages of Jean Piaget's Individual Constructivist Model.
  • Examine Diana Baumrind's model of parenting.
  • Develop tools necessary to build executive functioning.
  • Evaluate the neurological changes that happen during adolescence.
  • Apply the moral development models created by both Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan.
  • Examine the five stages of Emerging Adulthood.
  • Process the neurological, psychological and social trends common to adult psychology.
In the fourth unit, students will...
  • Examine and apply the social psychological trends of sports psychology and rivalries.
  • Analyze the psychological techniques behind advertising.
  • Study and explain the biochemical effects of attraction, infatuation, and breakup.
  • Analyze the seven types of love.
  • Examine the striking psychological differences between individualist and collectivist cultures.
  • Create a science fair like project in which students will research and present the social psychological trends behind a sport or country (with the U.S. serving as the control).
In the fifth unit, students will...
  • Examine the neurological effects of optical illusions. 
  • Participate in an experiment where they learn how sleep deprived they are.
  • Learn why it is not a good idea to cram all night before a test with neurological science.
  • Interpret Dreams using neurological, Freudian, and Jungian methodologies.
  • Learn the neurological basis for lucid dreaming and will learn of all three methods by which they can attain it. 
In the sixth unit, students will...
  • Examine the criteria by which unusual behavior qualifies for a psychological disorder. 
  • Discover and analyze the effectiveness of various psychiatric and psychological therapy techniques from Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
  • Distinguish the difference between having a psychological disorder and being criminally insane.
  • Contextualize the current condition of the mental health system by placing it in the broader context of American Psychiatric History.
  • Demonstrate their understanding by completing a clinical psychology project (a course-long summative assessment) in which they research either a class appropriate condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders: Edition 5 (DSM-5) or a famous case of abnormal behavior.
Every lesson contains the following:
  • A series of PowerPoints with Classroom Management Tools.
  • A highly detailed lesson plan equipped with TAG and ELL/IEP/504 strategies.
  • Hands-On Instructional Materials
  • Originally Designed Assessments
  • Answer Keys for EVERYTHING!!!!
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