“How glorious it is -- and also how painful -- to be an
exception”.
--Louis Charles Alfred de Musset
Course:
Abnormal psychology is the study of abnormal behavior—behavior that causes suffering to the individual and surrounding persons. The study of abnormal psychology also includes learning about the factors, situations, and conditions that cause mental disorders as well as the best treatment.
Throughout this course, you will learn much about yourself and others, as well as what makes people behave in maladaptive ways. You can find abnormal psychology in everyday life, movies, and books. After you have completed the course, you will have a better understanding of people throughout your everyday life, as well as characters and circumstances depicted in movies and books. You will learn about theories of disorders that will help you understand why, for instance, a person with schizophrenia pushed someone to their death in front of a subway train. You will be able to develop your own theories about why children become violent, or what causes a person to become a sexual predator.
Caution: Taking a course in abnormal psychology does not make you an expert in healthy or unhealthy mental functioning, so please try to keep any analyses of your friends and family to yourself. However, if you think it is appropriate, you may let them know about helpful resources. It is also not uncommon for students of abnormal psychology to think that they have the symptoms of disorders that they are studying. Resist the temptation to self-diagnos. You will learn that diagnosing mental disorders is a methodical process that involves more than just the appearance of symptoms.
Ipswich High School policy:
40% Quarter 2
20% Final Exam
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Homework/Classwork:
- EXCUSED ABSENCES: It is the responsibility of the STUDENT to see me for make-up work, during directed study or after school.
- Late work will only be accepted 1 day after the due date for 1/2 credit.
- Cheating/plagiarism will not be tolerated.
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CATEGORY |
10 Exemplary |
8 Proficient |
7 Satisfactory |
4 Limited |
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Conduct and
Participation |
The student
exhibits the following behavior ALL of
the time; is on time, pays attention, is respectful, stays on task, raises
his/her hand, gives thoughtful answers and is alert and awake. |
The student
exhibits the following behavior MOST
of the time; is on time, pays attention, is respectful, stays on task, raises
his/her hand, gives thoughtful answers and is alert and awake. |
The student
exhibits the following behavior SOME
of the time; is on time, pays attention, is respectful, stays on task, raises
his/her hand, gives thoughtful answers and is alert and awake. |
The student RARELY exhibits the following behavior; is on time, pays attention, is respectful, stays on task, raises his/her hand, gives thoughtful answers and is alert and awake. |
