Sociology - 2nd Period Assignments

 

personality disorders - inflexible ways of dealing with others and one's environment

 

depression - characterized by extreme sadness, an inability to concentrate and feelings of helplessness

psychotherapy - any treatment used by therapists to help individuals overcome their problems

anxiety - a vague, generalized feeling that one is in danger

Dec. 2-3: Testing. No Word of the Day.

Dec 1. - Testing. No word of the day.

sleep apnea - sleep disorder in which a person stops breathing, wakes up briefly, resumes breathing and returns to sleep

 

insomnia - the failure to get enough sleep at night to feel rested the next day

hysteria - used in Freud's time to diagnose unexplainable fainting or paralysis

hypnotic analgesia - a reduction of pain reported by patients undergoing hypnosis

 

biofeedback - the process of learning how to control bodily states within the help of feedback

 

thinking- changing and reorganizing the information stored in memory to create new information

 

thinking - changing and recognizing the information stored in memory to create new information

 

 

 

 

Friday, Nov. 7

 

recall - reconstruction previously learned material

projective test - an unstructured test in which a person responds freely, giving their interpretation of stimuli

inferiority complex - a pattern of avoiding feelings of inadequacy rather than trying to overcome their source

defense mechanisms - certain specific means by which the ego unconsciously protects itself against unpleasant impulses or circumstances

 

defense mechanisms - certain specific means by which the ego unconsciously protects itself against unpleasant impulses or circumstances

intelligence quotient (IQ) - standardized measure of intelligence based on a scale in which 100 is defined as average

intelligence - the ability to acquire new ideas and new behavior, and adapt to new situations

 

- Individual Development Quiz

- Intelligence Notes

* See Mrs. T in tutorials.

self-actualization - the humanist term for realizing one's unique potential

 

We learned about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. See Mrs. Thompson for the notes and your assignment! 

stagnation - a discontinuation of development and a desire to recapture the past

 

1. Review this Prezi and complete the attached notes sheet.

 

2. Complete the attached assignment.

generativity - the desire to use one's accumulated wisdom to guide future generations

 

 

developmental psychology - the study of changes that occur as an individual matures

 

Watch this Prezi and fill out the notes sheet.

 

 

primary reinforce - stimulus that is naturally rewarding, such as food or water

 

We finished the notes from last class.

 

Quiz on conditioning and social learning next THURSDAY.

classical conditioning - a learning procedure in which associations are made between a natural stimulus and a neutral stimulus

 

Makeup Work/Homework:

- Review the attached PowerPoint and take notes.

- See Mrs. Thompson for the "Little Albert" assignment.

 

Word of the Day: heredity - the genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to their offspring.

 

Assignment:

1. Review the attached PowerPoint and complete the notes sheet.

2. Complete the attached reflection assignment.

Word of the Day: Gestalt - the experience that comes from organizing bits and pieces of information into meaningful wholes

Word of the Day: signal-detection theory- the study of people's tendencies to make correct judgments in detecting the presence of stimuli

 

Review this Prezi and take notes using the template attached below.

Word of the Day: binocular fusion- the process of combining the images from the two eyes into a single, fused image

 

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- Perfect Pitch assignment - see Mrs. Thompson during tutorials.

 

Sensation- what occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor

 

- Worked on the test review.

- Test is next class! Review is due then too!

 

perception- the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.

 

- We worked on a test review. The test is Thursday/Friday. The review is due then too!

 

Word of the Day: placebo effect - a change a participant's illness or behavior that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect rather than from the actual treatment

 

 

 

 

American Psychological Association (APA)- the scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the U.S.

 

 

 

 

Word of the Day:lobes- the different regions into which the cerebral cortex is divided

 

 

 

 

Word of the Day: pituitary gland - the center of control of the endocrine system that secretes a large number of hormones

 

We finished our notes from Tuesday - Wednesday

 

 

 

 

Word of the Day: endocrine system- a chemical communication system, using hormones, by which messages are sent through

 

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Word of the Day: central nervous system (CNS)- the brain and spinal cord

 

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Come to Mrs. Thompson's tutorials THIS WEEK to take your quiz! Tutorials are Tuesday and Wednesday during the A block of lunch!

 

Word of the Day:

psychiatry- a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.

 

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Word of the Day:

introspection: a method of self-observation in which participants report on their thoughts and feelings

 

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Thurs./Fri. - August 28/29

 

*We did not finish this lesson and will wrap it up next Tues./Wed.*

 

Lesson Frame:

We will identify the historical and contemporary approaches to psychology.

I will develop theories about the skits that are performed and define historical and contemporary approaches to psychology in my own words.

 

Word of the Day:

theory - a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study

 

What we did:

1. Table groups performed skits depicting psychological behavior. The class analyzed each skit.

2. Introduction to Psych Prezi: http://prezi.com/onxucphyexws/introduction-to-psychology/

- Students took notes using the attached template.

- We will finish this on Tues./Thurs.

 

Makeup work:

1. You may choose to go ahead and take notes using the template and the Prezi OR you may wait until we finish the notes in class to go view the Prezi and fill in what you missed. Your choice!

- Nothing is "due".

 

Frame:

 

psychology - the scientific study of human behavior

 

 

 

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2nd Period Psych code: @whspsych2
5th Period Debate code: @whsdebate5
6th Period Psych code: @whspsych6
7th Period Econ code: @whsecon7
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Homework: Read your syllabus. Come ready to discuss it next class.