Unit 1-What is Psychology/Mental Illness?

Today's Agenda:

• Share: the articles that we found yesterday
• Complete: open note quiz on chapter 1
• Discuss: Contemporary Psychological Perspectives

Unit 1-What is Psychology and Mental Illness

Today's Agenda:

Research: Using technology, find an article, a study, or psychology related information that you think is interesting. Summarize it for us, tell us where you got it, and bring to class tomorrow. Cite your source.

Here is the "official" assignment.

Finish: the Chapter 1 Textbook work (Quiz tomorrow)

Unit 1-What is Psychology?

Today's Agenda:

Psychological Organizations:

• American Psychological Association
• National Institute of Mental Health
• American Mental Health Counselors Association
• Psychology Today
• American Psychiatric Association

Lecture Notes: The Founding Fathers of Psychology

Powerpoint of the Founding Fathers

Time permitting: Finish the Chapter 1 Textbook Work

Unit 1-What is Psychology?

Today's Agenda:

• Introductions: Did not get to yesterday.
• What is Psychology? Notes
• Careers in Psychology (if you are interested read this article)
• U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics on Careers in Psychology

Define: Key terms and Concepts for Chapter 1 (Vocab quiz)

Video: 10 Myths about psychology Debunked

Welcome to Psychology

Tuesday January 24, 2016

• Meet and Greet Activity
• Course Expectations and Sign Off sheet
• Careers in Psychology (if you are interested read this article)
• U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics on Careers in Psychology
• Activity: Challenging Assumptions

Unit 8-Mental Illness

Today's Agenda:

Present: Mental illness research
Distribute: the Mental Illness unit exam (use it as a review of the final exam)
Read: recent article in the Union Leader calling out NH in our response to mental illness

Unit 8-Mental Illness

Today's Agenda:

• Linked: Mental Illness Project
• Research: Today and Tomorrow we are in the library

Unit 8-Mental Illness

Today's Agenda:

Assess: Chapter 18 Attack and Yellow Wallpaper
Begin: Mental Illness Project (Choose an illness)

Unit 8-Mental Illness

Today's Agenda:

• Begin: the Chapter Attack for 18
• Linked: Mental Illness Project
• Present: Begin on Monday
• Read Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Unit 8-Mental Illness

Today's Agenda:

• Intro: Mental Illness Opening Lecture
• Choose: What disorder do you want to study?
• Read: Famous People with Mental Illness