It's hard to make friends, and psychology helps explain why. Learners examine a case study where a new member to a club is looking to form friendships. What helps and what can get in the way? A second question asks scholars to examine...

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...

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.

In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on The Woman Warrior. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

This instructional activity that accompanies a reading of A Beautiful Mind includes over 20 questions that address theme, fact and opinion, supporting details, characterization, and quote comprehension.

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students 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 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.

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]

This site gives a short introduction to Schizophrenia. It answers the questions: What is schizophrenia? What are its symptoms? Who gets it? What is the course of the disease? How is it treated? What can/should I do if a loved one is...

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.

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...

This site from MedicineNet.com gives some great information about the mental disease, schizophrenia. Describes what it is, information on treatment, side affects, and causes along with answering several commonly asked questions about the...

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 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.