Psychology is the study of the human mind and behaviour. Students develop an understanding of themselves and others by exploring the interactions between individuals and groups as well as the roles of biological and environmental factors.
Students examine traditional and contemporary psychological understandings of how individuals develop a unique self and identities in their context, using a range of approaches, including the interaction between nature and nurture. In examining differences, they will focus on individual differences in thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. Students develop skills in ethically and scientifically generating, evaluating, and communicating valid qualitative and quantitative data and conclusions.
This unit examines traditional and contemporary understandings of the continuum of normality and abnormality, and the social construction of healthy and unhealthy thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. Students explore biological, psychological, social, and contextual aspects of normality and abnormality, how they are determined, and how they have changed over time. They develop skills in ethically and scientifically generating, evaluating, and communicating valid qualitative and quantitative data and conclusions.
This unit explores the continuum of normality and abnormality and the social construction of healthy and unhealthy thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. Students examine biological, psychological, social, and contextual aspects of normality and abnormality, how they are determined, and how they have changed over time. They develop skills in ethically and scientifically generating, evaluating, and communicating valid qualitative and quantitative data and conclusions.
This unit examines traditional and contemporary understandings of the implications of identity and membership within groups and society for thoughts, emotions, and behaviour. They explore how and why humans think, feel and act in group and social settings using a range of approaches. They develop skills in ethically and scientifically generating, evaluating, and communicating valid qualitative and quantitative data and conclusions.
During the study, students may have the option of participating in four excursions based on action learning principles, which are linked to choices in assessment:
Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney (day trip)
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong (day trip)
Psychology Skills Camp, Birrigai, ACT (overnight)
The ‘Street Retreat’, Sydney (overnight), and the Jewish Museum of Sydney (day trip).