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TOPICS

Attachments
Psychopathology
Research Methods
Pro- and anti-social behaviour
Human memory
Treatment
Essay Writing
Psychological Abnormality
Biological rhythms
Sleep and dreaming
Social Influence
Stress
Determinants of Animal Behaviour
Attention

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Free Psychology Lesson Plans Collection of Psychology resources/lessons - overview and detail, quiz and review questions.

TOPICS

Research Methods in Psychology
Evolution and Genes
Neurons, Hormones and the Brain
Development
Sensation and Perception
States of Consciousness
Learning and Conditioning
Memory
Language and Cognition
Intelligence
Emotion
Motivation
Personality
Stress, Coping, and Health
Psychological Disorders
Psychological Treatment
Social Psychology
Psychology Major Figures
Psychology Glossary

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Free Psychology Lesson Plans Lesson plan for Psychology. Outlines description, grade levels, education standards covered and multiple online resource links for use with lesson.

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FREE PSYCHOLOGY LESSON PLAN

Psychology: Personality Development Theories and Theorists

Personality Theories
Great Ideas in Personality
Personality: Theory and Perspective
Just For Fun Personality Test
B.F. Skinner
Behaviorism
The Freud Web
Anna Freud
Karen Horney
Erik Erikson
Erich Fromm
Albert Bandura
Arthur Combs
Carl Rogers Summary


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Free Psychology Lesson Plans Collection of links to online resources useful for lessons/ideas on evaluating and Self Esteem Building Strategies (including lesson materials for Body Image).

SELF ESTEEM BASICS

The Story on Self-Esteem: Detailed description of self-esteem, why it's important, how children get self-esteem, and how to boost it.
National Association for Self-Esteem: Learn the true meaning of self-esteem and what bad behaviors a low-self esteem can lead to.
Self-Esteem and Children: Information for children on the importance of self-esteem and how to help children feel better about themselves.
Benefits of Healthy High Self-Esteem: The positive aspects that those with higher self-esteem maintain in life.
Self-Esteem is How You Feel about Yourself: List of feelings and actions that those with high and low self-esteem have and maintain.
Mental Health Issues: Information for teens about self-esteem, self-concept, and how to find self-worth.
Self-Esteem and Advertising: Examples of how advertising can affect the way that young men and women think and feel about themselves.
Minding Your Mental Health: Checklist of things that self-esteem can affect in your everyday life, such as your career, relationships, and how you relate to your family.
Self-Esteem and Relationships: Learn how self-esteem can have a direct impact on your relationships.
Importance of High Self Esteem: Details on implicit versus explicit self-esteem, as well as the importance of maintaining a high self-worth.

SELF ESTEEM BUILDING STRATEGIES

Kids and Self-Esteem: Advice on how to build strong families with high self-esteem and self-worth.
Building Self-Esteem with Youth: Strategies used with children to develop self-esteem while resisting negative influences.
Develop Greater Self-Worth: Information on how to develop a positive self-concept, self-acceptance, and body image.
Building Self-Esteem: Self-help guide that contains strategies, ideas, and information for those trying to overcome low self-esteem.
Online Course Materials: Self-esteem course with esteem builders and four things that parents can do to build self-esteem in their children.
Ways to Improve Self-Esteem: List of self-esteem builders that kids can use to help improve their attitude and outlook on life.
College Students and Self-Esteem: Tips for college students who want to improve their self-esteem and succeed.
Strategies for Self-Esteem Building: List of strategies for students on how to build up their self-esteem.
Tips for Strengthening Self-Esteem: Advice on how to access your self-esteem levels and find solutions.
Parenting Self Esteem Building in Children: Parents can learn how to build good self-esteem in their children by talking, listening, and nurturing.

EVALUATING YOUR SELF ESTEEM

The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: Widely-used self-esteem scale used to measure self-esteem by answering questions.
Self-Esteem Assessment Form: Check the items that apply to your personal situation to assess your self-esteem.
Printable Self-Esteem Survey: List of statements that measure self-esteem by describing your agreement.
Self-Esteem Questionnaire: Check the box either yes or no, depending on how you feel about certain questions.
Teen Guide Self-Esteem Quiz: Answer true or false to evaluate your self-esteem on this quiz.
Dr. Phil - A Self-Esteem Quiz: Improve your self-esteem by asking yourself these questions.
Self-Esteem Survey: Ten multiple choice question survey that will help to measure your self-esteem.
How High is Your Self-Esteem: Take this self-esteem quiz to see how high your self-esteem is.
Collective Self-Esteem Scale: A look at a self-esteem scale and an overview of its psychometric properties.
State Self-Esteem Scale: Validation tool used for measuring self-esteem by answering how you feel about certain statements.



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Free Psychology Lesson Plans Collection of links to online resources useful for lessons/ideas to understanding/dealing with Anxiety Disorders. Teacher pre-review and discretion is advised before use with pupils.

A GUIDE TO ANXIETY DISORDERS

Stress is normal. The anxiety related to everyday stress pushes you to deal with the situation causing that stress. It is a defense mechanism keeping us from danger.
When that anxiety becomes irrational or disabling, then it becomes an anxiety disorder. One in four adults suffer from mental disorders, one in 17 from serious
mental illness, nearly half qualify for two or more illnesses. It is the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada. However, it is also very treatable.

GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)

What is GAD: Concerns and worries that are unshakable may be generalized anxiety disorder.
Fact Sheet: GAD's symptoms, formal diagnosis, and treatment options.
Women and GAD: Geared toward women's generalized anxiety issues, plus resources.
Normal Worry Learn the difference between worry and generalized anxiety disorder.
Children and GAD: Children worry, but when it affects their lives as kids, then it might be an anxiety disorder.
Screen Yourself: Take this online test from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation: Supports research and education, hosts an annual conference with over 1000 participants.
Do I have OCD. Take this screening quiz. Not designed for diagnosis, but as a tool to let you know if there's a potential problem.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The National Institute for Mental Health's guide to OCD.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Medical Encyclopedia's quick reference sheet on OCD.
An Overview of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: WedMD's overview of OCD featuring common symptoms and compulsions.
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: All about obsessive compulsive personality disorders, often manifesting in families.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A great informative article on OCD focusing on treatment and support for the disorder.

PANIC DISORDER

Panic Attacks: A sudden fear that incapacitates you, may even make you ill.
Panic Attack Test: Have you been experiencing panic attacks. Take this screening test and discover whether you need to see a doctor.
Panic Disorder FAQ: What they are, identifying panic, prognosis and treatment.
Panic Disorder: The National Institute of Mental Health's Guide to Panic Disorders.
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder: An informational reference to Panic Attacks and Panic Disorders by WebMD.

PHOBIAS

The Phobia List: From ablutophobia, the fear of washing or bathing to zoophobia, the fear of animals.
Phobias for Kids: Explains the differences between a normal fear and a fear that won't go away.
Diagnosis: There is no test available to diagnose a phobia. Doctors must go by patient experience.
Phobia Treatment Options: Guide to phobias, diagnosis, and treatment.
Common Childhood Phobias: Believe it or not, school phobia is high on the list.
Agoraphobia: Not simply a fear of leaving the house, but a fear of something happening that you cannot escape when you are having a panic attack, keeps you avoiding those situations.

SOCIAL ANXIETY

Social Anxiety Facts: Causes, impact on quality of life, what it feels like to have the disorder, and personal experience audio segments.
Social Phobia and Social Anxiety: When your social interactions cause physical and mental anxiety, those with the disorder do more than simply shy away, they shut themselves out of life.
Self Test: Take this preliminary questionnaire to see if your symptoms fall under the category of social anxiety.
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale: Measures how social phobia affects your life. Emails you the answers, so you do have to give them your email.
Separation Anxiety: Not being able to separate from the security of a loved one is separation anxiety.
Alcohol: What role does alcohol play in social anxiety disorder.

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

Gulf War Syndrome: Physical and mental symptoms emanating from service in the Gulf Wars.
National Center for PTSD: Aids U.S. veterans and others affected by post-traumatic stress by providing educational information through research and training.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It used to said that -shell-shocked- or -battle fatigue- war veterans had PTSD.
Complex PTSD: The accumulation of non-threatening traumatic events as opposed to one life-threatening traumatic event.
Differences in Trauma and PTSD: Chronic trauma, sexual abuse, being a prisoner-of-war, prostitute, being subject to long-term domestic violence for months or years in the total control of another person is Complex PTSD.
Classifying Prolonged Trauma Victims: Where do they belong and how come so many go undiagnosed.

MORE ANXIETY INFORMATION:

Anxiety Symptoms: Listing of various anxiety symptoms as reported by anxiety sufferers.
Anxiety Disorders in Adults and Children: List various types of anxiety disorder.
Worry Wise Kids: Do your children feel that the weight of the world is on them.
Terrorism and Anxiety: It's a frightening world of terror for both adults and children, especially if one parent is fighting during a war.
U.S. Anxiety Poll: Terror in 2010 still creating much anxiety according to UPI.
Depression and Anxiety: Depression and anxiety seem similar on the surface, but the two disorders are very different.
Glossary: Depression and anxiety glossary from Johns Hopkins.
Mental Health Glossary: Glossary mentions many anxiety disorders, including panic.
Common Medications: Lists medications used to treat anxiety disorders such as phobias.
Anxiety Disorders in Children: Significantly under reported and undiagnosed, while one-quarter of adults have an anxiety disorder sometime in their lifetime.


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Free Psychology Lesson Plans Collection of links to online resources useful for lessons/ideas and worksheet sourcing for Social Psychology.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY RESOURCES

A Sociological Social Psychology - Explores social psychology and the theories and methods within this branch of social science.
Social Psychology Basics - The basics of social psychology theories.
Theory and Science - This paper seeks to show that social psychology is not founded on a social and significant understanding of oneself, as it should be.
Sociological Perspectives on Social Psychology - An investigation of the dimensions and considerations of social psychology.

SELF AND SOCIAL IDENTITY

A Sociological Approach to Self and Identity - Jan E. Stets and Peter J. Burke examine the character of society and its effect on a person's self-identity.
Self and Social Identity - Basic theories, responses, and strategies of conditions that affect identity.
Social Identity and Preferences - This article investigates choices that impact racial and ethnic social identity.
Theory of Leadership - Explores the theory and concepts that defines a person's identity in a leadership role.

SOCIAL COGNITION

Categorical Person Perception - The British Psychological Society evaluates the method people use to understand others.
Social Cognition - Explains what social cognition is and the many theories behind the perception of social cognition.
Social Cognition and Revictimization Risk - This paper studies detecting violations and the likelihood of evading harmful relationships.
Augmented Social Cognition - This paper takes a look at the importance of researching augmented social cognition.
A Balanced Social Psychology - Joachim I. Kruger and David C. Funder look to bring a more balanced approach to social behavior and cognition.

ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE CHANGE

Attitudes and Attitude Change - Describe the nature and origins of attitudes and the theories of attitudes.
Understanding Attitudes - A guide to understanding attitudes and attitude changes.
Attitudes - Explains the concept of attitudes.
Attitudes Over Time - An in-depth look at attitude perception over time and examinations of models of attitudes.

DIVERSITY, PREJUDICE, AND DISCRIMINATION

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination - Explicit descriptions of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.
Perceiving and Reporting Discrimination - An analysis of the social psychological theory and research on reporting discrimination.
Sexual Prejudice - A resource on the prevalence and motivation of sexual prejudice.

SOCIAL INFLUENCE

Influence Theory - Describes several theories of social influence.
Gender and Social Influence - Explores the theory that women are more influential than men.
Creating Social Reality - An assessment of the theory that stereotypical beliefs are used to confirm a person's idea about someone.
Social Influence in Adolescences - A look at who influences adolescences to smoke.

GROUP BEHAVIOR

Emergent Processes in Group Behavior - A depiction of group experiments that demonstrate how people of the group react in certain circumstances.
Characterizing Group Behavior - A research paper on distinguishing behavior of a group dealing with a universal budget limit.
Behavior Identification - This paper looks at identifying behavior in a group economic experiment.
Group Size and Group Behavior - Explores how group size effects group behavior.

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

Types of Interpersonal Relationships - Describes six types of interpersonal relationships and expectations of those in the relationship.
Interpersonal Relationships - Observes two theories of interpersonal relationships.
Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal Relationships - A look into several studies that make a connection between emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER

All Mixed Up - A transgendered professor of psychology shares her story on dealing with gender identity disorder.
Parental Influence on Children's Socialization to Gender Roles - This article analyzes the impact of parental influence on the development of children's' gender roles.
Explanation for Sex Differences - Two theories of why the sexes are different.
The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality - Wendy and Rex Stainton Rogers provide an explicit introduction to the psychology of gender and sexuality.

PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR

Social Exclusion Decreases Prosocial Behavior - This paper looks at seven experiments that use social exclusion to create emotional reduced prosocial behavior.
Relationships With Prosocial Behavior - This study used spiritual, narcissism, and satisfaction to describe prosocial behavior.
Multilevel Perspectives - Three perspectives of prosocial behavior examined.
Prosocial Behavior - Graduate student Roberta L. Knickerbocker defines prosocial behavior, the history behind it, and the significance of the behavior.

VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION - CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PEACE

Violence and Aggression - An examination of the influences that cause violence and aggression.
Violence in America - Theories of the causes of violence in America.
Resolution - Peace building and conflict resolution in ethnic conflict.
Social Psychological Dimensions of Conflict - The history, components, perceptions, identity, and negotiations of the social psychological dimensions of conflict.


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Free Psychology Lesson Plans Collection of links to online resources useful for lessons/ideas and worksheet sourcing for Emotional Literacy.

EMOTIONAL LITERACY RESOURCES

What is Emotional Intelligence. An overview of emotional intelligence, also called emotional literacy.
Daniel Goleman - Daniel Golemans books on non-traditional intelligences brought social and emotional intelligence to the forefront of discussions in education and business.
Emotional Intelligence Information - This site offers a definition of emotional intelligence, how it is measured, and how it can be improved.
Aspects of Emotional Learning - An overview of the individual aspects needed to develop a program of emotional literacy for children.
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning - The center provides a guide to teaching emotional literacy in young children.
Project Self - A program developed by the Kansas State Board of Education to encourage self-esteem in adults.
Research that Matters - An article that explores the importance of emotional literacy in children and ways to teach emotional intelligence.
6 Seconds - This organization works with schools and businesses to teach emotional intelligence. Also offers free resources.
EQ International - An overview and examination of the issues in emotional literacy.
Emotional Literacy Quiz - A self-evaluation tool in examining your own emotional literacy.
Emotionally Literate Schools - A program created by Yale researchers to establish emotional literacy in schools.
The Edward Zigler Center - The emotional intelligence division of the center focuses on traditional and emotion-based research in children.
The Missing Piece - An overview of an emotional literacy program used in public schools.
Emotional Intelligence Tests - An explanation of how testing may determine emotional intelligence in the hiring process.
CASEL - The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning is dedicated to establishing social and emotional learning as a vital part of education in schools.
Emotional Origins of Intelligence - An article that discusses emotional intelligence as the basis of intelligence.
Emotional Intelligence As a Predictor of Success - A report on a study conducted to determine how emotional intelligence predicts future academic and/or professional success.
Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations - Research on the use of emotional intelligence in business and organizations.
Emotional Intelligence in Anger Management - An article on how the use of emotional intelligence can help solve conflict.
Mediator Self-Awareness - An essay on the value of self-awareness and emotional intelligence in mediation.
London Psychometric Laboratory - A chart providing an overview for the aspects of trait intelligence.
Are the claims for emotional intelligence justified. - A research thesis that explores the true value of emotional intelligence.
Enhancing Emotional Intelligence in Engineering Students - An overview of a research project that measured the emotional intelligence of engineering undergraduates.
Social Engagement in School Children - An overview of a study done on the differences in children with high and low emotional intelligence.
Personality and Reaction Times - A research paper on the relation between emotional intelligence and personality and reaction times.
Emotionally Speaking... - An interview with Dr. Nicholas Clark on the subject of emotional intelligence.
Research on Classroom Emotional Literacy - A research study is being conducted in some British schools to see if development of emotional literacy is an answer to behavior issues in the classroom.
Research Results in Developing Children's Social and Emotional Confidence - A study that determined what worked well in developing emotional literacy.
Emotional Literacy Assessment - An overview of a program and assessment used on school children in Australia.
Emotional Literacy in Female Offenders - A study done on female offenders showed that they had a significantly low emotional literacy.
Kids EQ - A company that specializes in books and videos to help children develop emotional literacy.
Kids Newsroom - A printable chart that encourages children to think about different options when they are upset.
Wings for Kids - A list of activities to develop social and emotional learning in children.
PBS Kids - Socio-emotional lesson plans involving the Berenstain Bears for young children.
The Lionheart Foundation - A foundation dedicated to encouraging emotional literacy curriculum among prisoners and youth at risk.


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Free Psychology Lesson Plans Collection of links to online resources useful for lessons/ideas and worksheet sourcing for understanding and dealing with multiple forms of stress.

BEST STRESS TIPS

What is Stress - This helpful site defines stress and gives readers more information about its causes and how to deal with it.
Coping with Stress - Identifying triggers as well as some helpful tips for coping can be found here.
Dealing with Change - This thorough article explains how to deal with various changes, particularly those in the workplace.
Coping with Anxiety - Feelings of anxiety can trigger more stress. Here is some helpful information on how to cope.
Dealing with Death and Children - Helpful information on how to deal with children who have experienced a death or loss, and what families can do to help.
Grieving - Many people deal with grief in their own unique way - this website is here to help.
Stress and Your Health - Some common questions and answers in relation to stress, particularly for women.
Managing Stress - An interactive tutorial to help you deal with and manage stress.
Stress and Cancer - Interesting information on the links between stress and cancer.
Social/Dating Anxiety - Many people feel stress or anxiety in social situations such as dating - here is more information on the topic.
Traumatic Stress This organization is dedicated to helping those coping with issues of stress due to traumatic situations.
Anxiety Disorders Helping people understand anxiety disorders and how to cope with them.
Socially Related Stress A guide for people dealing with stress caused by social interaction.
Stress Resources A few helpful resources regarding stress and how to deal with it.
Childhood Stress Informative article about how stress affects children throughout their lives.


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Free Psychology Lesson Plans Quality website - excellent for Critical Thinking with regard approaches/boundaries/assumptions and mechanisms for analysis and debate.

CRITICAL THINKING

Appeal to Authority Definition
6 Questions Checklist:
Appeal to Authority Examples (6 Questions)
- Is their area of expertise legitimate?
- Does the authority have sufficient expertise in the subject at hand?
- Is the claim made by the authority within their area(s) of expertise?
- Is there sufficient agreement among the other experts in the subject?
- Is the authority significantly biased?

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