Ψ Year 8 Psychology andrew chua Compatible with the Australian Curriculum

Introduction to the Course Outline of the Course & sample work Your Questions & focus

Since Wanganui Park Secondary College (Shepparton)

Why Psychology for Year 8? VCE

Because they love!

Because they are interested in it

 Normality How humans think, what concepts do they use? Why do we laugh when someone else gets hurt? Do colours have anything to do with the way people react to situations? Why do we have dreams? Why do we have good/bad/weird dreams? What influences dreams and what dreams influence? How feelings (sad or happy) are brought on? Why do we show emotions? Why do we do stupid stuff?

Differences between people Why do people think different things? How do people react to different fears? How male and female thoughts are different?

Social How and why do people socialise? How can you read people’s body language, eg nervous? Why do people lie? How do you know how people are lying? Why do we behave different around some people? Why are some boys too much up themselves?

Mental issues How do people get a disability? How ‘normal’ people and ‘mentally impaired’ are different? What is depression? How do people get depressed? What goes wrong in loonies, sociopaths and psychopaths? Why are autism kids very smart in certain subjects or areas yet lacking in social skills? What is ADHD and what causes it?

Criminal Why are some people really bad in class? What and/or how do criminals (more specifically killers) think? What makes people do murder? What drives someone to kill another person? Why do some people go really creepy when they get older or become pedophiles?

Biology and body stuff How big is my brain? How do brains work? How do we live? Why do we need oxygen? What does your appendix do? Why do humans sneeze? Other Will robots take over the world? How do animals behave? How do pets know what we say? Issues we want to explore about: Friendship, confidence, habits, control

Social psychology

What is Psychology? Scientific Approach Normality Understanding Individuals Changing Lives

Breaking a Social Norm Self-Talk Role-Plays Life Movie Communication Media

Definition of psychology

PhotoBooth - Introducing yourself

Example #1 of student introduction (at start of course)

Example #1 of student introduction (at end of course)

Example #2 of student introduction (at start of course)

Example #2 of student introduction (at end of course)

Assessment #1 – Breaking a social norm

Before At this stage I am very nervous about doing it and frightened that people will never take me the same way as they do now and think that I am a complete weirdo. My personal rating of this social norm is 8.5/10 because of this very basic reason MEN DONT WEAR SKIRTS.

During During the Athletic Sports I didn’t think much because I was having too much fun with my mates and after awhile I completely forgot all about the EMBARRASSMENT of the whole day. I also thought my legs were going to drop off because they were sooooooooooooooooooooo cold and frozen stiff because the wind was blowing up my kilt.

After I would break it again because boys wear extremely short shorts to play footy... but not dare to put a SKIRT on in the sense that they would be humiliated because of it. So after this experience I have the belief that I can do WHAT ever I want and not be taken as WEIRD but be taken as XXXXX XXXX.

Assessment #2 – Self-talk Role Plays

Assessment #3 – Life Movie

Example #1

Example #2

Assessment #4 – Communication Media

Free Downloadable Resources Student Workbook - changingthinking.com Teacher’s Guide - changingthinking.com Ultranet

Students comments about the Course

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