Description
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:
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History of Psychology (Schools of Thought and Methods)
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Neuroscience
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Developmental Psychology
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Social Psychology (Advertising, Love, Obedience, Culture)
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Consciousness (Perception, Sleep, Dreams)
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Clinical Psychology (Medical Model, Biopsychosocial Model, Media Theory)
In the first unit, students will...
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Participating in the early traditions of psychology from classical philosophy including the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Confucius, Socrates and Plato.
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Apply the relevant methods of Freudian Psychoanalysis including the divisions of the mind, defense mechanisms, anxiety and fixations/complexes.
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Evaluate Jungian typology theories by predicting their personality codes before they take the Myers-Briggs Personality Typology Test.
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Analyze how Hollywood screenwriters employ Jungian archetypes in their stories.
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Create their own personalized Hierarchy of Needs based on the theories of Abraham Maslow.
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Examine the processes employed in Classical and Operant Conditioning.
In the second unit, students will...
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Process action potentials in a relay race.
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Analyze how mirror neurons enhance human life through the applications of movies and sports.
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Serve as "doctors" to prescribe the right neurotransmitters for patients exhibiting a wide variety of symptoms.
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Examine zombie behaviors to learn about the lower level brain.
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Master the functions of the cerebral cortex by designing cybernetic humans.
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Encode, store and recall memories in a multifaceted relay race.
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Learn about the different schools of thought concerning fear and how Hollywood cheats in their horror movies by pumping infrasound into movie theaters.
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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...
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Examine the proper development of the brain and nervous system during embryonic gestation.
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Examine all four stages of Jean Piaget's Individual Constructivist Model.
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Examine Diana Baumrind's model of parenting.
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Develop tools necessary to build executive functioning.
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Evaluate the neurological changes that happen during adolescence.
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Apply the moral development models created by both Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan.
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Examine the five stages of Emerging Adulthood.
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Process the neurological, psychological and social trends common to adult psychology.
In the fourth unit, students will...
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Examine and apply the social psychological trends of sports psychology and rivalries.
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Analyze the psychological techniques behind advertising.
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Study and explain the biochemical effects of attraction, infatuation, and breakup.
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Analyze the seven types of love.
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Examine the striking psychological differences between individualist and collectivist cultures.
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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...
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Examine the neurological effects of optical illusions.
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Participate in an experiment where they learn how sleep deprived they are.
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Learn why it is not a good idea to cram all night before a test with neurological science.
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Interpret Dreams using neurological, Freudian, and Jungian methodologies.
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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...
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Examine the criteria by which unusual behavior qualifies for a psychological disorder.
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Discover and analyze the effectiveness of various psychiatric and psychological therapy techniques from Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
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Distinguish the difference between having a psychological disorder and being criminally insane.
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Contextualize the current condition of the mental health system by placing it in the broader context of American Psychiatric History.
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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:
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A series of PowerPoints with Classroom Management Tools.
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A highly detailed lesson plan equipped with TAG and ELL/IEP/504 strategies.
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Hands-On Instructional Materials
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Originally Designed Assessments
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Answer Keys for EVERYTHING!!!!
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