Young scholars, 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...

Young scholars 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.

Students investigate the effects of depression and the brain's influence on metal illness. The factors that may affect a person's ability to develop depression are examined in this lesson.

Learners define common medical terms. they prepare quizzes on health-related topics to administer to both peers and adults. They write analysis papers based on their findings.

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.

Students consider the goals of a treatment plan for persons who have had the way they think, feel, or behave changed because of mental illness. PET images are utilized to support the evidence of changes in the activity and functioning of...

Students 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.

Students analyze case studies using the rules and principles of ethics. They comprehend which rules and principles of theics are of great importance to the Human Genome Project. Students participate in mock student hearings.

Pupils 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.

This is the story of a man who had schizophrenia from age 15, but now because of a new medicine he is doing better. It also talks about myths and treatments.

This site has an introduction to what schizophrenia is, gives learning points, clinical features, the concept of schizophrenia, diagnosis, course of the illness, aetiology, has research findings, treatment, and improving the future.

This site gives an introduction to schizophrenia, has an aetilogy, neuropathology, premorbid child, aetilogical factors, and mechanisms of delayed onset.

This article states that the basic flaw in the development of the brain is that nerve cells migrate to the strong area of the brain and leave small regions of the brain "miswired". This can begin during fetal development.

This site provides information about the use of psychopharmacology and the management of schizophrenia. Mentions lithium, beta-blockers and electro-convulsive therapy.

This page from the schizophrenia homepage talks about how they may have identified brain circuits that seem to make schizophrenics hear voices and see things that aren't there.

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.

Explore how the new technology of PET (positron emission tomography) imaging has given researchers a tool to look inside the brain. Investigate uses of this technology in brain research and list ideas for future uses of PET scans.