Psychology Practice Exams and Reviews:
Students must attend 3 of 6 of the following sessions:
March 24 9am-12pm (test)
March 25 12pm-3pm (test)
April 12 6pm-9pm (test)
April 18 6pm-9pm (test)
April 24 6pm-9pm (test)
May 6 12pm-3pm (verbal review)
Treatment of Abnormal Behavior - test March 29 (with Disorders)
This section of the course provides students with an understanding of empirically based treatments of psychological disorders. The topic emphasizes descriptions of treatment modalities based on various orientations in psychology.
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
Vocabulary (click for pdf)
Ppt Presentation (click for pdf)
Answers to the multiple-choice questions at the end of each module in the unit (click for pdf)
The Psychology Commune (click to link to website) has self-grading tests to help you practice/review the material.
The Psychology Commune has has great summaries of treatment theories:
click to link to info on biological therapies
click to link to info on behavioral therapy
click to link to info on humanistic therapy
click to link to info on psychoanalytic therapy
click to link to info on cognitive therapy
Try the Treatment Visual Review Guide (click to access) and check the answers (click to access)
Video - Crash Course on Psychotherapy
Video - Crash Course on Biotherapy
Article - Venezuela's Psychiatric Medication Emergency
Article - The History of Mental Health Treatment in the USA
Article - Scientists Zap Voices out of the Brains of Schizophrenic Patients
The links below take you to the Myers textbook resources:
Psychodynamic & Humanistic Therapies
*Flashcards - Module 70
Behavior, Cognitive, & Group Therapies
*Flashcards - Module 71
*Module 71 Flip It Video - Counterconditioning: How it Works
Evaluating Therapies & Prevention Strategies
*Flashcards - Module 72
*Module 72 Flip It Video - Outcome Research: Applying Science to Therapy
Biomedical Therapies
*Flashcards - Module 73
*Module 73 Flip It Video - How Drug Therapy Works
*Module 73 Flip It Video - Positive and Negative Symptoms
ONLINE LEARNING DAY
1. Click to visit the PsychSim Mystery Therapist page.
2. Answer the questions online and fill in your worksheet as you go.
3. Click to visit the Computer Therapist page.
4. Answer the questions on your worksheet.
5. Click to access the Kaplan Learning Pod quiz on Treatment.
6. Answer the questions on your worksheet as you go.
Students must attend 3 of 6 of the following sessions:
March 24 9am-12pm (test)
March 25 12pm-3pm (test)
April 12 6pm-9pm (test)
April 18 6pm-9pm (test)
April 24 6pm-9pm (test)
May 6 12pm-3pm (verbal review)
Treatment of Abnormal Behavior - test March 29 (with Disorders)
This section of the course provides students with an understanding of empirically based treatments of psychological disorders. The topic emphasizes descriptions of treatment modalities based on various orientations in psychology.
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
- Describe the central characteristics of psychotherapeutic intervention.
- Describe major treatment orientations used in therapy (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, humanistic) and how those orientations influence therapeutic planning.
- Compare and contrast different treatment formats (e.g., individual, group).
- Summarize effectiveness of specific treatments used to address specific problems.
- Discuss how cultural and ethnic context influence choice and success of treatment (e.g., factors that lead to premature termination of treatment).
- Describe prevention strategies that build resilience and promote competence.
- Identify major figures in psychological treatment (e.g., Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis, Sigmund Freud, Mary Cover Jones, Carl Rogers, B. F. Skinner, Joseph Wolpe).
Vocabulary (click for pdf)
Ppt Presentation (click for pdf)
Answers to the multiple-choice questions at the end of each module in the unit (click for pdf)
The Psychology Commune (click to link to website) has self-grading tests to help you practice/review the material.
The Psychology Commune has has great summaries of treatment theories:
click to link to info on biological therapies
click to link to info on behavioral therapy
click to link to info on humanistic therapy
click to link to info on psychoanalytic therapy
click to link to info on cognitive therapy
Try the Treatment Visual Review Guide (click to access) and check the answers (click to access)
Video - Crash Course on Psychotherapy
Video - Crash Course on Biotherapy
Article - Venezuela's Psychiatric Medication Emergency
Article - The History of Mental Health Treatment in the USA
Article - Scientists Zap Voices out of the Brains of Schizophrenic Patients
The links below take you to the Myers textbook resources:
Psychodynamic & Humanistic Therapies
*Flashcards - Module 70
Behavior, Cognitive, & Group Therapies
*Flashcards - Module 71
*Module 71 Flip It Video - Counterconditioning: How it Works
Evaluating Therapies & Prevention Strategies
*Flashcards - Module 72
*Module 72 Flip It Video - Outcome Research: Applying Science to Therapy
Biomedical Therapies
*Flashcards - Module 73
*Module 73 Flip It Video - How Drug Therapy Works
*Module 73 Flip It Video - Positive and Negative Symptoms
ONLINE LEARNING DAY
1. Click to visit the PsychSim Mystery Therapist page.
2. Answer the questions online and fill in your worksheet as you go.
3. Click to visit the Computer Therapist page.
4. Answer the questions on your worksheet.
5. Click to access the Kaplan Learning Pod quiz on Treatment.
6. Answer the questions on your worksheet as you go.