Students will be able to earn 2 credits in either Social Studies or Reading. The first part of this course will focus on how children react when their mother is being battered by the husband or boyfriend. The student will be reading the historical perspective of spousal abuse and the characteristics that these children exhibit. We also will read the current research and literature on children that reside in shelters, the emotional and cognitive disorders, the relationship between family violence and the children’s adjustment and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The second half of the course will focus on the theories and application of those theories in Psychology. The student will examine the study of human behavior, consciousness thought, dreams, sensory experiences, hypnosis, effects of psychoactive drugs on behavior, the brain and the body’s senses, human growth and development and the adolescent search for identity.
This course will meet the Minnesota Academic Standard:
➢ The student will understand the social and economic changes in the United States, 1945-1960
The student will be able to:
➢ Define the sociological terms in the textbooks.
➢ Discuss theories and how they apply to themselves.
➢ Understand the emotional factors of family violence.
➢ Discuss how to report a family violence incident.
➢ Describe and discuss the psychological terms and theories.
➢ Describe how sensory perception affects behavior.
➢ Describe how psychoactive drugs affect behavior.
➢ Define the theories of human growth and development.
➢ Demonstrate how their senses affect their perception of reality.
➢ Discuss the Native American perspective of social science theory and methods of research.
Grading:
The student will be responsible for their attendance and completing their assignments.
25% Midterm
25% Final
50% Work Points
