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Psychological Disorders

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Sparknotes provides this 10-question interactive quiz on psychological disorders. It includes questions on drug addiction, OCD, post-traumatic stress, antisocial behavior, schizophrenia, and more.
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Mental Health Literacy

Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide - Version 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A 171-page curriculum provides educators with the information they need to help and support high schoolers' mental health. The curriculum targets five domains: learning how to maintain good mental health, learning about mental disorders...
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Playing Psychologist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in groups, research one of the following: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Schizophrenia, and any other disorders that...
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Curated OER

Mental Health Scenarios

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers define various mental disorders and list some of their signs and symptoms. They identify mental disorders after being given hypothetical scenarios. They share their results with the class.
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Mental Disorder T-shirts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a better understanding of mental health and the different types of disorders that people may experience. They create T-shirts that explain and display their learning about a specific disorder.
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Health Smart Virginia

Shark Tank - Mental Illnesses

For Students 8th - 10th
Young entrepreneurs research and develop a Shark Tank-style pitch for a solution to help people who have a mental illness. After the presentations, research groups complete a rubric for each product and vote for the one product they feel...
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Curated OER

Bioethics of Eugenics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and discuss the ethical aspects of Nazi racial ideology, including sterilization, marriage prohibitions, and euthanasia. They develop codes of ethics regarding reproductive rights, euthanasia, and the death penalty.
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Curated OER

Moral Development: Lawrence Kohlberg

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars study the stages of moral development. In this psychology lesson, students explore Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development as they read, respond to, and evaluate a moral development scenario.
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WebMD

Web Md: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed description of schizophrenia. Tells exactly what it is, the many symptoms, characteristics of people who have schizophrenia, and treatment. Links are provided for additional information.
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Psych Central: All About Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful resource for information on schizophrenia can be found here. It discusses what it is, the different symptoms that many schizophrenics display, the causes of schizophrenia, the different treatment options, and how family...
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Healthline Media

Medical News Today: What Is Schizophrenia?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is full of useful information regarding schizophrenia which is a type of mental disorder. Discussion includes what it is, the causes, the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Features a related video. [9:26]
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Psychotic Disorders?

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of psychotic disorders including chemical imbalance and symptoms. A Quick Guide to Diagnostic Criteria of Schizophrenia and A Quick Guide to Diagnostic Criteria of Schizoaffective Disorder are part of this article.
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National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This page lists some facts on schizophrenia, treatments, research findings about the disorder, present and future research directions, as well as information about a new clinical trial that the National Institute of Mental Health is...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Can Tickling Help Us Understand Some Symptoms of Schizophrenia?

For Students 9th - 10th
Can tickling help us understand some symptoms of schizophrenia? Read about a study that was conducted on this topic and answer questions based on the given bar graph.
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Other

Bupa: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the British United Provident Association contains great information on the mental illness known as schizophrenia. The information touches on symptoms (both positive and negative), media myths, diagnosis, causes, treatment,...
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Other

Collin College:general Psychology: Abnormal Behavior and Psychological Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the many different categories of abnormal behavior, and the subcategories in each group.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Schizophrenia Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the treatment of schizophrenia as related to the stages of the disorder.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Schizophrenia Diagnosis

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of diagnosing schizophrenia.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Schizophrenia Symptoms

For Students 9th - 10th
Schizophrenia is considered a syndrome. The types and symptoms of schizophrenia are discussed in this video.
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Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Schizoaffective Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive mental health information on a variety of topics dealing with schizoaffective disorder.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nervous System Health and Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss nervous system disorders and their causes.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Abnormal Psychology: The Big Picture: Chapter Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes a textbook chapter on abnormal psychology, providing an overview of different approaches to psychological disorders, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) used in diagnosis, and characteristics of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Clinical Vignette of an Adult Psychiatric Patient

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and answer the five-question quiz related to psychological disorders.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Years After the Funeral

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...