11/19-20 Schizophrenia

1. "A Beautiful Mind"

2. Extra Credit: For extra credit (20 points), research a topic in psychology. After doing your research write up a summary paper (2 pages long, standard MLA, typed, double-spaced). The paper is due on our return from break.

11/17-18 Quiz and Intro to Schizophrenia

1. Quiz on Ch. 16 S1 & 2---Overview and Anxiety Disorders.

2. Intro to Psychotic Mental Disorders--Schizophrenia

3. "A Beautiful Mind"

11/13-16 Anxiety Disorders

1. Finish "As Good As It Gets"
2. Reflective Paragraph on the Video Due next period:
OCD—“As Good As It Gets”

In a reflective paragraph, answer the following question off of the video.

How did Melvin Udall display classic characteristics of OCD? In what ways were his symptoms lessened during the movie? What were the reasons for his recovery?

3. Begin Section Reviews and Unit Goals

11/10-12 OCD

1. What is OCD and What's not?

2. "As Good As It Gets"

11/6-9 Anxiety Disorders

What are anxiety disorders?

OCD-overview.

"As Good As It Gets"

11/4-5 Abnormal Psych

1. Overview of Abnormal Psych.
2. What is normal and abnormal from a clinical standpoint.
a. deviation from normality
b. adjustment
c. psychological health

3. Ch. 16 S1 RG Due
Abnormal Psych – Ch. 16 S1----Getting started.

What makes a person abnormal?
What 3 ways do psychologists draw the line from normal to abnormal?
What does Szasz argue about mental illness?
What is DSM-IV?
What are the 4 descriptions included in each diagnostic category?
What are the five major axes in the DSM 4?
If you are diagnosed under one of the five axes in DSM-IV, does that mean you’re crazy?