Year 12 A and B – APFCC’s Eating Disorders

Your task is to use this powerpoint presentation to complete the APFCC stencils at the back of your workbook:  APFCC’s Abnormality

Next I want you to click on this link:

http://faculty.sunydutchess.edu/andrews/bem_sex.htm

and complete the bem sex-role inventory for yourself to see what your gender identity is like – make a note of how masculine or feminine you are.

Next spend some time learning the studies and considering which model of abnormality they fir in with:

• Biological (Medical)
• Psychodynamic (Freud)
• Behavioural (Learning)
• Cognitive (Thought patterns)

We will have a whiteboard test next lesson so you need to know the stuff.

Remember your essay is due first lesson next week

Mrs Gold

Year 12 Period 1 29th Jan and P4 1st Feb Mrs Gold

Sorry folks, I am in school but have to go and observe another lesson. I would like you to use the powerpoint (click on this link) Defining Eating Disorders to complete the first two pages in your workbook about eating disorders. Then on my desk in the classroom are some case studies. Read the case studies and pick out the key symptoms in each. Think about why they may have become Anorexic or Bulimic. You can write on the sheets.

I am also not in school on Friday afternoon so I want you to complete the two APFCCs at the back of the book using this powerpoint – APFCC’s Abnormality (click on the link). When you have done that click on this link

http://faculty.sunydutchess.edu/andrews/bem_sex.htm

to have a go at the Bem sex role inventory and see if you are more masculine or more feminine. I will pre-register you in school so if you want to go home early and work on your own PC that is ok with me. Miss Duffin will be in Q1 if you need her.

Year 13 Cover Work Miss Duffin 24th January

Sorry I am not in folks. We are going to start our new topic of debates next week so to get you started do an internet search on Nature vs Nurture, Free Will and Determinism and Reductionism. You need to produce a 50 word summary of what each debate is about. See you next lesson.

Miss Duffin

Cover Work Year 13 Mrs Gold 24th January 2008

Hi folks, sorry I am not in.

If you did the work yesterday (see below) do the same for depression. If you did not do yesterdays work because you had an exam do that!

Hope that makes sense!

Mrs Gold

Year 13 Cover Work 23rd January 2008 Mrs Gold

Hi folks, sorry I am not in – I have the dreaded stomach bug that is going around.

We are going to start our new topic which covers Schizophrenia, Depression and Anxiety Disorders. So your first task is to research the symptoms/clinical characteristics of Schizophrenia. Produce a mind map of these, look for how common it is, which type of people are most likely to get it and how old most sufferers are when they are first diagnosed. Once you have done this you could start to look at theories about the causes. Remember to check more than one web site and think about the validity of the information – who is producing it what is their agenda- to make sure that you get accurate information.

See you next lesson

Mrs Gold

Year 12 Blooms Essay Writing

I attach the power-point we used in class. Remember you need to complete the essay we started so that you have at least 2 assumptions and 4 evaluative points.

Essay Skills Powerpoint

Mrs Gold

Things to revise for Year 12 Mock – Abnormality

You need to be able to describe each way of defining abnormality:

• Statistical Infrequency
• Deviation from Social Norms
• Deviation from Ideal Mental Health
• Failure to Function Adeq1uately

You then need to be able to make two criticisms of each of these definitions.

Think State, Explain, Example for the descriptions and criticisms. You need to know the names of the definitions as you may not be given them!

You also need to be able to describe the biological and psychodynamic explanations of the causes of abnormality. Each has a number of assumptions Eg biological includes:

• Genes
• Biochemistry
• Neuroanatomy
• Infection.

Two assumptions for each explanation should be sufficient – state explain example is the formula again. Then you could be asked to evaluate or give criticisms of each explanation. You should be able to use reductionist, determinist, individual differences and nature or nurture for each one. You need to be able to explain why they apply and give an example.

Click on the link below for a full set of past questions on this topic.

Abnormality Exam Questions

If you are bored with questions or reading your workbook take a look at this web page and pick out the relevant bits http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/learning_modules/psychology/02.TU.04/?section=1

Mrs Gold