Description
This Psychology II course will increase students’ understanding of human psychology and temperament. Students will study human development, cognitive maturity, and herd mentality – thereby increasing their awareness of the factors influencing human behavior. A study of mental health conditions and illnesses will educate students about this important area of health and medicine.
Course Style:
- Text – clearly explained with illustrations
- Videos
- Animations
- Interactive exercises
- Self assessments
- Quizzes after each lesson
- Projects
The content of each module is driven by a set of student-centered learning objectives. Along with expository text, videos, animations, interactive exercises, and self-assessments form the framework for students to actively discover, acquire, and personally relate to the concepts and ideas offered in this course.
Lessons (Continued from Psychology I):
UNIT 11: Emotion and Motivation
Module 31: Experience of Emotion
Module 32: Positive Emotions
Module 33: Human Motivation
UNIT 12: Personality
Module 34: Personality and Behavior: Approaches and Measurement
Module 35: The Origins of Personality
Module 36: Is Personality More Nature or More Nurture? Behavioral and Molecular Genetics
UNIT 13: Psychology in Our Social Lives
Module 37: Social Cognition: Making Sense of Ourselves and Others
Module 38: Interacting With Others: Helping, Hurting, and Conforming
Module 39: Working With Others: Costs and Benefits of Social Groups
UNIT 14: Wellness
Module 40: Having Balance in Your Life
Module 41: Maintaining Balance and Optimal Wellness in Your Life
Module 42: Being Out of Balance
Module 43: Stress
Module 44: Pain Management
Module 45: Mindfulness
UNIT 15: Disorders
Module 46: Defining Psychological Disorders
Module 47: Anxiety Disorders
Module 48: Mood Disorders
Module 49: Schizophrenia
Module 50: Personality Disorders
Module 51: Childhood Disorders
Module 52: Controversies and Conclusions
UNIT 16: Treatment
Module 53: Psychotherapy
Module 54: Biomedical
Module 55: Social
Module 56: Prevention
UNIT 17: Consciousness
Module 57: Introduction to Consciousness
Module 58: Sleeping and Dreaming Revitalize Us for Action
Module 59: Altering Consciousness With Psychoactive Drugs
This course is tailored to adhere to Torah standards, advocating a person’s complete autonomy and free will in his moral decisions. While a person’s nature and nurturing circumstances do influence his cognition, he is always free to choose good over evil, and to improve his character. The Torah also holds every sane person responsible for his actions, regardless of the contributing factors challenging his moral decisions.
Prerequisite: Psychology I