Psychopathology

Wednesday, January 2

Aim: Are Chinese Parents better for our children"

HW: Read text pp. 410 - 415 and answer the following questions on loose-leaf.

1.What are psychological disorders?

2.What % adult Americans will suffer from a psychological disorder? All Americans?

3.How is normal defined?

4.Identify and explain the four criteria psychologists use to identify mental illness.

Look on the chart on p. 414 and answer the question below.

5.What is the purpose of the DSM?

6.How has the classification changed?

7.Review some of the categories of psychological disorders on p. 414. Identify four categories you recognize and what are the common subtypes in these disorders

Thursday, January 3

AIM: How was mental illness treated before pharmaceuticals?

HW:Read Article from USA Today -

1. Identify changes to DSM-IV to DSM V

2. Identify the impact these changes will have on treatment.

3. Why are some experts critical of these changes

Excerpts from Health News

Friday, January 4

Aim: What are the criteria used to understand identify mental illness?

Read 415-419

1. How does anxiety differ from fear?
2. Identify the five major types of anxiety based disorders.
3. Briefly outline the five types of anxiety based disorders using the following format

I: Title

A. Subtitle

1. Defined

2. Characteristics

a. Example

b. Example

SAMPLE PLAN

ANXIETY BASED DISORDERS

A. Type of Anxiety Disorder (Phobic Disorders)

1. Define

2. Chief Characteristics

a. Example

b. Example

B. Type of Anxiety Disorder (Panic Disorders)

1. Define

2. Chief Characteristics

a. Example

b. Example

C. Type of Anxiety Disorder (General Anxiety Based Disorder)

1. Define

2. Chief Characteristics

a. Example

b. Example

D. Type of Anxiety Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

1. Define

2. Chief Characteristics

a. Example

b. Example

E. Type of Anxiety Disorder (Stress Disorders)

1. Define

2. Chief Characteristics

a. Example

b. Example

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Monday, January 7

Aim: Describe and explain the 5 major anxiety based disorders

HW: Read pp. 417-419

1. Identify how each of the following schools of psychology view the cause of anxiety based disorders

a. Psychoanalytical

b. Social learning / Behaviorists

c. Cognitive Psychologists

d. Neuro and Evolutionary Psychologists

2. How can this disorder be a result of both nature and nurture?

Tuesday, January 8:

Aim: Why do anxiety based disorders develop?

HW: Read text pp. 420-422

1. USING THE OUTLINE FORMAT ABOVE - OUTLINE BOTH THE DISSOCIATIVE AND SOMATIC DISORDERS

2. How does somatization differ from malingering?

3. How do psychologists from each school explain these disorders. - Use Monday's assignment as a guide

Wednesday, January 9

Aim: Explain dissociative and somatic disorders

HW: Read 423-424

1. Identify and explain the two major types of mood disorders

2. According to the DSM-IV identify five major criteria used to diagnose a major depression and how long these symptoms must be present

3. How does bi-polar disorder differ from major depression?

4. What additional criteria should be present for a bi-polar diagnosis?

Thursday, January 10

Aim: Identify and explain different types of Mood Disorders.

HW: Read 424-425

1. How do each of the following schools explain the cause of mood disorders

a. Psychoanalytical

b. Learning

Explain what Martin Seligman meant by "Learned Helplessness".

c. Cognitive

Explain Attributional Style in terms of self efficacy and and explanation style

d. Biological

2. How does nature and nurture both explain the illness.