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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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