P S Y C H O L O G Y
This course offers students an engaging introduction to the essential topics in psychology. Throughout this study of human behavior and the mind, you will gain insight into the history of the field of psychology, as well as explore current theories and issues in areas such as cognition, motivation, and wellness.
Course Units and Assignments
Unit 1: Transitioning to adulthood
Video: Inside the Teenage Brain
Assignment: Psych 1.1: Video Guide: Inside the Teenage Brain
Video: TED The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain
Assignment: Psych 1.2: Movie: "Dead Poet's Society"
Unit 2: Childhood Trauma
Reading: Abuse in Children - "Good Will Hunting"
Assignment: Psych 2.1: Abuse in Children - "Good Will Hunting"
Video: TED: Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability
Unit 3: On Your Own
Assignment: Pysch 3.1: Psychology of "Castaway"
Assignment: Psych 3.2: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Assignment: Psych 3.3: The Time You Have (in jelly beans)
Video: The Time You Have (in jelly beans)
Assignment: Psych 3.4: Leaving Home - Welcome to the Real World
Review: Monthly Budgeting Exercise
Assignment: Psych 3.5: QTPi Credit Card Activity
Information: Credit Card Agreement (The Fine Print)
Assignment: Psych 3.6: Respond to the following readings:
Reading #1: The High Cost of Poverty
Reading #2: The Emotional Effects of Debt
Assignment: Psych 3.7: Video: How we get value and odds wrong
Assignment: Psych 3.8: Respond to the following readings:
Reading #1: Money Doesn't Buy Happiness
Reading #2: Work and Spend Cycle
Video: Lecture: Psych 3.9: The Value of Time & Money
Assignment: Psych 3.10: Consumer Awareness
Reading: 15 Ways Stores Trick You Into Spending
Video: TED: Cameron Russell: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model.
Unit 4: Relationships, Marriage, & Parenting
Assignment: Psych 4.1: Video: TED: Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life?
Assignment: Psych 4.2: Relationships: Intimacy, Marriage, Children, Forgiveness
Assignment: Psych 4.4: Understanding Abusive Relationships
Assignment: Psych 4.5: Overcoming Abusive Relationships
Unit 5: Addiction & Substance Abuse
Assignment: Psych 5.1: Dealing with Alcohol
Reading: Alcohol: How it Affects Us
Reading: Co-dependence: When A Family Member is an Alcoholic or Addict
Video: TED: Johann Hari: Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong
Unit 6: Mental Health: Depression, Anxiety, Stress
Assignment: Psych 6.1: "Walk in Our Shoes"; Learning about Mental Health
Discussion Assignment: Psych 6.2: Dealing with Depression
Video: TED: Kevin Breel: Confessions of a Depressed Comic
Psych 6.3 Slowing Down; Managing Stress
Video: Stress Management and Meditation
Unit 7: Emotion & Motivation
Quiz: Psych 7.1: Video: TED: Daniel Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation
Assignment: Psych 7.2: Motivation and Grading
Video: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
Reading: From Degrading to De-Grading
Unit 8: The Search for Happiness
Assignment: Psych 8.1: Read and Respond to the video: below: (TED: Dan Gilbert)
Video: "Happy"
Quiz: Psych 8.2: TED: Chip Conley Measuring what makes life worthwhile
Assignment: Psych 8.3: Finding Happiness
Reading: "The Element" Introduction
Video: Slomo: The Man Who Skated Right Off the Grid
Reading: 5 regrets of the dying
Assignment: Psych 8.4: Keeping Happiness
Video: Take a Seat, Make a Friend
Reading: How to Keep Happiness from Fading
Video: Most Powerful Wisdom You’ll Ever Hear
Reading: Why I Dropped Out of an Ivy League College
Unit 9: The Meaning of Life?
Assignment: Psych 9.1: City Slickers
Assignment: Psych 9.2: The Last Lecture
Video: ABC Special: The Last Lecture
Video: TED: Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action