SS10.P.15

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Psychology

Students know:

Students are able to:

Cite specific and research-based evidence to support a clinical definition of normal and abnormal behavior.
Summarize complex descriptions of symptoms of disorders and types of treatments in simpler, yet still accurate, terms.
Analyze the hierarchy of symptoms developed for the DSM-V protocol, evaluating whether this hierarchy seems appropriate for addressing the vast majority of mental illnesses.
Evaluate the perspectives of researchers and clinicians regarding the classification systems and treatment preferences for mental illness.
Integrate and synthesize multiple sources of information to describe a specific mental illness and its evidence-based treatment.
Synthesize information and research to address minimizing stigma for people dealing with mental illness and seeking treatment.

Students understand that:

There are complexities of the various definitions of normal and abnormal behavior.
There are specific symptom hierarchies for different mental illnesses.
There are evidence-based treatments for different mental illnesses.
There are many ways to minimize stigma for people dealing with and seeking treatment for mental illness.