1. Do Now 1.Brainstorm 2-3 examples of what you consider to be “normal” adolescent behavior. 2.Next, come up with your own definition of normal and abnormal behavior. 3.Next, imagine the following settings: 1.A rural village in India 2.A presidential inauguration 3.A funeral 4.A courtyard in the city of Beijing, China Question: Of the behaviors you listed as “normal,” which would be “abnormal” in each of the settings above? Why?

2. Activities Act. 1. Due date: October 29 Reactions of Perceived Abnormal Behaviors – 6 groups of 3 – Each group is assigned one of the following behaviors and each member must perform the behavior during and after school: Shake the hand of a friend, but hold on much longer than usual Make direct eye contact with someone on the bus or in the cafeteria, and prolong the gaze for 15-20 seconds Respond to a greeting such as “How are you?” with “Why do you want to know?” – NOTE: Do NOT experiment with these FACULTY. – Each member of each group should complete the experiment sometime during the day, and immediately write down the reactions he or she received. – The group will compile a list of reactions that were observed Oral presentations will be given by each group. You may elect to have one or two people from the group present the group’s findings.

3. Activities cont… Act. 2. Due Date: November 12 Disorders of the famous or infamous – 6 groups of 3 – Each group will research an assigned a disorder finding 3 examples of real people throughout history who have suffered from the disorder. NOTE: Your people may be well-known or not. – Types of Disorders: Conversion Hypochondriasis Dissociative amnesia Dissociative Fugue Dissociative identify disorder Presentations should be in the form of a PowerPoint or Video lecture that includes: – Information about the disorder (symptoms, causes, etc.) – Treatment Options – Information about 3 people who suffered from the disorder and result of treatment

4. Activity 3 or 4 Your Choice Due Date: November 18 Schizophrenia – In same groups or alone – Groups will construct an Academic Poster/Chart outlining the following: Symptoms (with descriptions) Types of Schizophrenia (with descriptions) Explanations, supporting evidence, and limitations of 3 theories An illustration of your choice that depicts each type of schizophrenia

5. Activity 4 Your Choice Act. 4 Due Date: November 18 Mood Disorders The artist Vincent van Gogh suffered from a mood disorder. – Identify the disorder – Identify when and where van Gogh lived – Research how his disorder affected his work – Provide a minimum of 3 examples of paintings that were created when he was psychologically healthy and 3 that were created when he was suffering form the disorder. – Provide an opinion/explanation of the works displayed that illustrate his disorder. – Why is this an example from his work that displays his disorder? Presentation styles: PowerPoint or other multimedia format for visualization purposes.

6. Unit 3 Chapter 16.1, 16.3, and 16.4 Psychological Disorders

7. 16.1 By the end of this unit, students will be able to determine: 1. How psychologists determine the normal from the abnormal 2. The most popular ways of distinguishing normal from abnormal behavior? 3. Potential problems with labeling the mentally ill

8. Approach 1: Deviation from Normality Defining abnormality: whatever most people do is normal – Abnormality is any deviation from the average/majority behavior Deviance approach has limitations – Majority is not always right or best – Does not take into account cultural differences

9. Approach 2: Adjustment Normal people “get along” in society – They adjust when they need to (cultures, societal situations, etc.) Abnormal people fail to adjust – Unhappiness evolves into: Eating disorders Relationship issues Lethargy Employment problems Societal ire

10. Approach 3: Psychological Health Mental illness vs. Mental health – Mental illness is different from physical illness – Ideal behavior (psychologically and physically) Carl Jung an Abraham Maslos (Personality Theorists) – Self-Actualization: to be normal or healthy involves full acceptance and expression of one’s own individuality and humanness. – Problem: difficulty determining person is doing a good job of actualizing

11. Thomas Szasz and Labeling Labeling a person mentally ill because of odd behavior is a mistake Szasz argued people simply have “problems living.” – Societal norms remain unchallenged – Psychs don’t deal with patient conflicts, simply label Patients are deprived of responsibility for behaviors and human dignity – Result = intensified problems