Abnormal

=__ UNIT 4 - Abnormal Psychology __=




 * **__The Biopsychosocial Model__** ||

Turn to page 455-460 in your textbook. Use the information in the book to answer the following two column notes:


 * Use the chart on page 462 to summarize the categories of the DSM-IV chart:**

The new DSM V will be released in 2013, and there was a debate over whether psychologists should designate internet addiction as a disorder.


 * Read** the following two articles:

What is internet addiction? General overview from a psychologist who suffers from the disorder

treating Internet Addiction is new? Another psychologist argues against adding internet addiction


 * Response:** open a Word document, and write a paragraph giving your opinion on the issue: should "internet addiction" be added to the new version of the DSM: why or why not?

Fun quiz: Do you have internet addiction?

= = =__**Glogster on DSM-IV**__=

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__**Directions on how to create a Glog**__
Create a Glog

Step 1 Open the following link in a new tab: Glogster.com

Scroll down to the bottom of the front page to read what Glogster is and what you can create with it. Basically, this is a digital way to create a poster, using pictures, text, music, and videos.

Step 2 Scroll back up to the top right and click on Register. Register and create an account. Your nickname should be your first name and the first letter of your last name, the same as it is on your virtual notebooks. Ex) GeorgeW

Step 3 You will be brought to a page called "My Dashboard." You will not do anything with this page right now. Click back to the the home page of Glogster

Step 4 Before you create your own glog, spend some time searching through the site and looking at examples. Search through the best and fresh glogs for today. At the top of the page, click on "Categories" and search through the "Movers and Shakers" as well as the "School" category.

Step 5 Now click on "Create your own glog" and begin! Have fun, be creative. Your glog will demonstrate what you have learned about the Supreme Court from this week. Use the editing tools on the left hand side of the page

Step 6 Once you have created your glog, click on "save and Publish." Name your glog, and tag it for school.

Step 7 Next you will be asked "What next?" You will save your link to your notebook, and also email a copy to yourself. Lastly, you will link your glog to the Glog page on the website below:

=Anxiety Survey Results= Average college students score 14 or 15 true answers that match up with these results suggesting they have anxiety



=Schizophrenia=

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In the film Sybil, traumatic events from Sybil's childhood lead to her developing Dissociative Identity Disorder in order to try to cope with her experiences. Many of these traumatic events happened at the hand of Sybil's mother, Hettie, who was an untreated schizophrenic. Define the vocabulary words below and use them to look over the DSM listing for schizophrenia. What symptoms did she posses? What type of schizophrenia did she have?



=__**Depression**__=

We will have an online discussion on the topic of depression, and share examples of how we cope.


 * First, go to www.wallwisher.com and create an account

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 * Then click on the following link for our class discussion to post a sticky