Atlantic Community Schools - Unit Planning

Teacher’s Name: Tony Wiley Subject: Psychology Grade Level(s): 11-12

Overview of the Unit: ______Abnormal Psychology Unit_____________

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Iowa Core/Content Standards: 1. Understand the historical development of the behavioral sciences and the changing
nature of society 2. Understand the influences on individual and group behavior and group decision making
3. Understand the appropriate research procedures and skills of the behavioral scientist 4. Understand current social
issues to determine how the individual is able to formulate opinions and responds to those issues

Enduring Understanding: Concepts: Content: Academic

The difference between -DSM V -classifications of a variety of Vocabulary:
abnormal behavior and -insanity psychological disorders abnormal behavior
psychological disorders. -forensic psychologists -diagnosing symptoms of insanity
How psychological -culture bound syndromes psychological disorders M’Naghten Rule
disorders are diagnosed and -dissociative disorders -treatment of psychological psychological
treated, and how the views -personality disorders disorders (both historical and disorders
of such disorders have -anxiety and mood disorders current) maladaptivity
changed over the course of -somatoform disorders typicality
time. -schizophrenia and culture-bound
psychotic disorders syndrome
-eating disorders DSM V
-treatment (historic and anxiety
present) phobias
OCD
PTSD
depression
bipolar disorder
postpartum
depression
dissociative amnesia
dissociative identity
disorder
dissociative fugue
depersonalization
disorder
somatoform
disorders
conversion
disorders
hypochondriasis
paranoid
schizophrenia
catatonic
 schizophrenia
disorganized
schizophrenia
paranoid personality
disorder
anti-social
personality disorder
borderline
personality disorder
narcissistic
personality disorder

Essential/Higher Order Disciplinary Processes: Skills:

Questions:
How do the various
psychological schools
(humanistic,
psychodynamic,
behavioral, cognitive and
biological) identify causes,
symptoms and treatments
of psychological disorders.
-research, infer and
analyze
primary/secondary
documents, note taking,
class discussion, analysis
and synthesis
-analyze case studies
-participate in an
analytical discussion
drawing from sources
-note taking and use of
notes for quiz/test
preparation
-cite textual support
-identify relationships
between/among events

Day 1

Lesson: Lecture/Discussion: Abnormal Behaviors defined and differentiated from psychological disorders and
insanity. Students need to read CH 18.

AIW Standards: TCK/TEC/SWCK/IHOT/ISC

Day 2

Lesson: Quiz over reading and notes from yesterday. Discuss the definition of a psychological disorder and have
students differentiate between cases of insanity, abnormal behaviors and psychological disorders. Students should
be able to explain the concepts of: maladaptivity, typicality, emotionally disturbing behavior, and socially
unacceptable behavior. Emphasize the issues of maladaptivity and social acceptability.

AIW Standards: TCK/TEC/SWCK/SWCU/SWEC/IHOT/ISC/IDK/SU

Day 3
Lesson: Lecture/Discuss mood disorders (anxiety, panic attacks, depression, bipolar disorder, phobias, OCD,
PTSD, and post-partum depression). Students will have been assigned these topics and need to present on the
symptoms, causes and potential treatments. The non-presenting portion of the class will ask questions and the
instructor will add additional depth to the discussion.

AIW Standards: TCK/TEC/SWCK/SWCU/SWEC/IHOT/ISC

Day 4

Lesson: Lecture/Discuss Dissociative Disorders (Amnesia, Fugue, Identity Disorder, Depersonalization disorder)
Students will have been assigned these topics and need to present on the symptoms, causes and potential treatments.
The non-presenting portion of the class will ask questions and the instructor will add additional depth to the
discussion.

AIW Standards: TCK/TEC/SWCK/SWCU/SWEC/IHOT/ISC

Day 5

Lesson: Quiz over mood and dissociative disorders. Review and discuss areas of concern with these topics. Then,
lecture/discuss Somatoform Disorders (conversion disorder and hypochondriasis). Also discuss the topics of
Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy. Students will have been assigned these topics and need to present on the
symptoms, causes and potential treatments. The non-presenting portion of the class will ask questions and the
instructor will add additional depth to the discussion.

AIW Standards: TCK/TEC/SWCK/SWCU/SWEC/IHOT/ISC/IDK/SU

Day 6

Lesson: Review and discuss disorders from yesterday’s lesson (somatoform and Munchausen). Today discuss
Schizophrenia. (Why is it considered the most dangerous of disorders?) Students have been assigned different
categories of schizophrenia (catatonic, disorganized and paranoid) and need to present on the symptoms, causes and
potential treatments. The non-presenting portion of the class will ask questions and the instructor will add
additional depth to the discussion.

AIW Standards: TCK/TEC/SWCK/SWCU/SWEC/IHOT/ISC

Day 7

Lesson: Quiz over somatoform disorders, Munchausen and schizophrenia. Review and discuss areas of concern
regarding these topics after the quiz. Today, discuss personality disorders (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypical,
antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissitic, avoidant dependent and obsessive-compulsive). Students have been
assigned these different categories and are to discuss the symptoms, causes and potential treatments. The noon-
presenting portion of the class will ask questions and the instructor will add additional depth to the discussion.
AIW Standards: TCK/TEC/SWCK/SWCU/SWEC/IHOT/ISC/IDK/SU

Day 8

Lesson: Students are to read CH 19 on Therapy. Lecture/discuss the historical background of treatment for the
mentally ill, discussing the inhumane treatments and the gradual intervention by governments to improve
conditions. Discuss the importance of community mental health centers versus state hospitals or asylums.

AIW Standards: TCK/TEC/SWCK/SWCU/IHOT/ISC

Day 9

Lesson: Lecture/discuss the variety of therapeutic treatments used in serving the mentally ill today. (group therapy,
individual therapy, psychoanalytic therapy, humanistic therapy, cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, biological
therapy, drug therapy, electro-convulsive therapy and psychosurgery) Also discuss the goals of therapy.

AIW Standards: TCK/TEC/SWCK/SWCU/SWEC/IHOT/ISC

Day 10

Lesson: General Review of the unit.

AIW Standards: TEC/SWCU/ISC/IDK/SU

Day 11

Lesson: Test (multiple choice, fill in the blanks, matching and short response essay)

AIW Standards: SWCU/IDK/SU/IHOT

Assessment

Assessment techniques will involve: quizzes covering lecture subjects, observed classroom participation and
questioning techniques and the unit test.
AIW Standards:SWCU/IDK/SU/IHOT

Differentiation

Students are allowed to pick and choose their own topics, which gives incentive for them to do a good research job
on their topic of choice. This also allows students to work to their level of ability and for the instructor to provide
individual help as needed.

Unit Planning Process Unit Planning Key:

1. Identify Subject/Course – Unit Selection TCK (Task – Construction of Knowledge)
2. Iowa Core – Common Core – National Standards TEC (Task – Elaborated Communication)
(Unwrap the Standard) TVBS (Task – Value Beyond School)
3. Enduring Understandings and Essential SWCK (Student Work – Construction of Knowledge)
Questions SWCU (Student Work – Conceptual Understanding)
4. Disciplined Inquiry SWEC (Student Work – Elaborated Communication)
5. Unit Plan – IHOT – (Instruction – Higher Order Thinking)
a. Outlining Unit IDK/SU – (Instruction – Depth of Knowledge and
b. Developing Daily Lessons Student Understanding)
6. Crosswalk AIW Standards with Unit ISC – (Instruction – Substantive Conversation)
7. Revise and further develop the Unit IVBS – (Instruction – Value Beyond School)
8. Rubrics – Checklist – Assessments
9. Differentiation
10. Implement Unit