Unit Outline – Abnormal Psychology and Therapy

2012

Date

Classwork

Homework

Tues Mar 13

§  Test: Chapter 12 – Objective

Wed Mar 14

§  Test: Chapter 12 - FRQs

§  Read pages Lefton 517-533, Myers 593-605

Thurs Mar 15

§ Discuss abnormal behavior, DSM IV, & anxiety disorders

§ Read pages Lefton 533-548, Myers 606-621

Fri Mar 16

§ Discuss mood disorders, personality disorders, & dissociative disorders

§ Read and critique: Schizophrenia

1.      summary of 3-5 main points of article including any results and/or new information presented

2.      analysis of the science behind the article including methodology (if the methodology is poor, discuss how to make it better)

3.      discuss your personal response or two new things you learned or think are most interesting

4.      what is the importance or application of this article to the field of psychology (make conceptual ties to previous learning or the current chapter)

Mon Mar 19

§ Discuss schizophrenia & other disorders

§ Introduce case studies

§ Read pages Lefton 548-556, Myers 621-633

Tues Mar 20

§ Groups: Case studies

§ Work on individual case studies

Wed Mar 21

§ Discuss case studies

§ Read pages Lefton 559-571, Myers 637-654

Thurs Mar 22

§ Discuss therapy – psychoanalytic, behavioral, gestalt, humanistic

§ Read pages Lefton 571-595, Myers 654-669

Fri Mar 23

§ Discuss therapy – cognitive, group, biological

§ Develop therapy strategies for each individual case study

Mon Mar 26

§ Discuss therapy for case studies

Tues Mar 27

§ Dateline “Schizophrenia”

Wed Mar 28

§ Review

§ Study for Test on Chapters 15 and 16

Thurs Mar 29

§ Chapters 15 & 16 – Objective Test

Fri Mar 30

§ Chapters 15 & 16 – FRQs

§ Read pages Lefton 440-456, Myers 673- 696