WEEK 12
2nd Semester
APRIL 21-25

MONDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: You just failed your psych test. Write down 2-3 reasons why this happened.

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • How does our appraisal of an event affect our stress reaction?
  • What are the 3 main stressors?
  • How does the body responds to stress?
  • How does stress make us more vulnerable to disease?
  • What are consequences of anger?

AGENDA:

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Read & Take Notes on Module 5.1b: Coping with Stress (pg. 654-662). Due TOMORROW.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Sensation Review Quiz covering Modules 1.6a-d - WEDNESDAY.
  • Practice MC Exam #1 in AP Classroom - Due MONDAY, APRIL 28. - After you take it, do the Diagnostic Sheet found in our Google Classroom to identify the areas you need to go back and study between now and exam day.
  • ON YOUR OWN: Read & Take Notes over Modules 5.2a-5.2b: Positive Psychology (pg. 663-683) - Due MONDAY, APRIL 28.
TUESDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: A quick overview of your reading for Monday: Mr. Sinn: Positive Psychology

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • Explain two ways people try to alleviate stress.
  • Explain how perceived lack of control can affect health.
  • Explain why self-control is important and whether it can be depleted.
  • Explain how an optimistic outlook affects health & longevity.
  • Explain how social support promotes good health.

AGENDA:

ASSIGNMENTS:

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
WEDNESDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: What criteria would you say need to be present for a person to be considered "abnormal?" When does a behavior or mental issue cross over into becoming a disorder?

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • Explain how we draw the line between typical behavior & a disorder.
  • Explain how the biopsychosocial approach & stress-diathesis model frame our understanding of psych disorders.
  • Explain how clinicians classify psych disorders and the criticisms about diagnostic labels.

AGENDA:

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Read & Take Notes on Module 5.4a: Anxiety Disorders (pg. 699-710) - TOMORROW.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
THURSDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Stress Diathesis Model - How making a PB&J sandwich can serve as an example.

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • Criticisms about diagnostic labels.
  • Are people with mental illness dangerous?
  • The prevalence of mental illness.
  • Describe what makes anxiety pathological.
  • Describe the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder.

AGENDA:

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Read & Take Notes on Module 5.4b: Depressive & Bipolar Disorders (pg. 710-721) - MONDAY.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Practice MC Exam in MyAP Classroom & diagnostic sheet in Google Classroom - due MONDAY.
  • Read & Take Notes over Modules 5.2a-5.2b: Positive Psychology (pg. 663-683) - Due MONDAY
FRIDAY - AP PSYCH

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: How anxious are you? Take the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale to see how your level of worring compares to others.

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • Describe the symptoms of panic disorder, phobias, OCD, PTSD.
  • Describe how conditioning, cognition, & biology contribute to feelings & thoughts that can cause anxiety disorders.

AGENDA:

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Read & Take Notes on Module 5.4b: Depressive & Bipolar Disorders (pg. 710-721) - MONDAY.
  • Practice MC Exam #1 in AP Classroom - Due MONDAY, APRIL 28. - After you take it, do the Diagnostic Sheet found in our Google Classroom to identify the areas you need to go back and study between now and exam day.
  • ON YOUR OWN: Read & Take Notes over Modules 5.2a-5.2b: Positive Psychology (pg. 663-683) - Due MONDAY, APRIL 28.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Review Quiz next week over Classical & Operant Conditioning - Modules 3.7a & 3.8a