Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Friday, May 2nd

1. Work on Mental Health Awareness Project

Objective: Students will prepare for Mental Health Awareness Week next week.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Wednesday, April 30th

1. Watch and discuss "Angst: Building Resilience"
   ***Discussion Questions

2. Work on Mental Health Awareness Project

Objective: Students will discuss the impact of anxiety and depression amongst teens.

Tuesday, April 29th

1. Diagnose the Psychological Disorder - Patient Stories
    ***Using these criteria

2. Work on Mental Health Awareness Project

Objective: Students will work in small groups and use the criteria to help them "diagnose" different patients.

Monday, April 28th

1. Work on Mental Health Awareness Projects
    ***Create MHAW 2025 calendar

Objective: Students will create a positive impact on the mental health of MBHS staff and students.

Friday, April 25th

1. Workday!
   ***SDD

Objective:  Students will complete late or missing assignments and use the period to get caught up.

Wednesday, April 23rd

1. Thank you cards for Mrs. Smith

2. Introduction to Psychopathology + Notes continued
    ***Schizophrenic disorders + therapy
    ***Submit completed notes in Classroom

3. Work on Mental Health Awareness Project

Objective: Students will discuss the impact of anxiety and depression among teens.

Tuesday, April 22nd

1.  Introduction to Psychopathology + Notes continued
    ***Dissociative, Mood, and Personality Disorders

2. Work on Mental Health Awareness Project
   ***What materials do you need?!

Objective: Students will understand psychopathology and how it impacts people and their lives.

Monday, April 21st

No school - spring recess!

Thursday, April 17th

1.  Journal #15 - Criteria
   ***Journals #1-15 submitted in Classroom by Friday

2. Introduction to Psychopathology + Notes continued
***Anxiety Disorders + Somatoform Disorders

3. Introduce Mental Health Awareness Project

Objective: Students will understand the basics of personality disorders and how mental illness has impacted the lives of individuals in the past.

Block schedule for SBAC - 1/3/5 

Tuesday, April 15th

1.  Journal #14 - Mental Health

2. Introduction to Psychopathology + Notes
    ***Intro + History

3. Read and discuss: Article: "The Supreme Court Ruling That Led To 70,000 Forced Sterilizations"
    ***Want to listen to the interview? Visit: npr.org

Objective: Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of abnormal psychology.

Block schedule for SBAC - 1/3/5 

Monday, April 14th

1. Stress & Health Infographic

Objective: Students will create an engaging and informative infographic about stress and health.


Thursday, April 10th

1. Stress & Health Infographic

2. Yoga with Ms. Smith

Objective: Students will create an engaging and informative infographic about stress and health.

***Block schedule for SBAC - 1/3/5

Tuesday, April 8th

1.  Introduction to Stress and Health (hard copies)

2. "How stress affects your health" Article and Analysis

3. 5-minute meditation

Objective: Students will understand the impact that stress and meditation can have on their lives.

***Block schedule for SBAC - 1/3/5 

Monday, April 7th

1. Workday
   ***Last day to submit work for Adolescent Development and Motivation/ Emotions unit

Objective: Students will have the period to work on missing assignments.


Friday, April 4th

1. Journal #13 - Emotions

2. "Can You Read People's Emotions?" - Quiz
The average score for this test is in the range of 22 to 30 correct responses. If you scored above 30, you may be quite good at understanding someone’s mental state based on facial cues. If you scored below 22, you may find it difficult to understand a person’s mental state based on their appearance.

3. "Emotion Videos" - impromptu reactions to videos

Objective: Students will see how strong they are at evaluating people's emotions.

Wednesday, April 2nd

1.  "What Is Happiness?" Article and Analysis

2. Journal #12 - Fear

3. Emotions - Fear Survey - take and discuss

Objective: Students will understand the psychology behind their emotions.

Tuesday, April 1st

1. Questions on the whiteboard
    ***What makes you happy?
    ***What makes you sad?

2. Introduction to Emotions - Presentation
    ***Notes

Objective: Students will understand the psychology behind their emotions.