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Unit Plan
Mental Health Literacy

Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide - Version 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A 171-page curriculum provides educators with the information they need to help and support high schoolers' mental health. The curriculum targets five domains: learning how to maintain good mental health, learning about mental disorders...
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Health Smart Virginia

Shark Tank - Mental Illnesses

For Students 8th - 10th
Young entrepreneurs research and develop a Shark Tank-style pitch for a solution to help people who have a mental illness. After the presentations, research groups complete a rubric for each product and vote for the one product they feel...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2007 AP® Psychology Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
It's hard to make friends, and psychology helps explain why. Learners examine a case study where a new member to a club is looking to form friendships. What helps and what can get in the way? A second question asks scholars to examine...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Playing Psychologist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in groups, research one of the following: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Schizophrenia, and any other disorders that...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mental Health Scenarios

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define various mental disorders and list some of their signs and symptoms. They identify mental disorders after being given hypothetical scenarios. They share their results with the class.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Schizophrenia Word Search

For Students 11th - 12th
In this word search worksheet, students find twenty one words related to Schizophrenia. Examples include: tobacco, chromosomes, poverty, and dopamine.
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Abnormal Psychology: The Big Picture: Chapter Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes a textbook chapter on abnormal psychology, providing an overview of different approaches to psychological disorders, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) used in diagnosis, and characteristics of...
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Article
Other

Roots of Schizophrenia May Be in Fetal Development

For Students 9th - 10th
This article states that the basic flaw in the development of the brain is that nerve cells migrate to the strong area of the brain and leave small regions of the brain "miswired". This can begin during fetal development.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Brain: Teaching Modules

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of 32 video learning modules on everything to do with the brain.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

Nimh: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This article states facts about schizophrenia, medications, signs and symptoms of schizophrenia and types of treatment and research.
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Website
WebMD

Web Md: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed description of schizophrenia. Tells exactly what it is, the many symptoms, characteristics of people who have schizophrenia, and treatment. Links are provided for additional information.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Years After the Funeral

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
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Handout
Other

Psych Central: All About Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful resource for information on schizophrenia can be found here. It discusses what it is, the different symptoms that many schizophrenics display, the causes of schizophrenia, the different treatment options, and how family...
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Handout
Healthline Media

Medical News Today: What Is Schizophrenia?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is full of useful information regarding schizophrenia which is a type of mental disorder. Discussion includes what it is, the causes, the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Features a related video. [9:26]
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Handout
Other

Collin College:general Psychology: Abnormal Behavior and Psychological Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the many different categories of abnormal behavior, and the subcategories in each group.
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Website
Other

A Short Introduction to Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a short introduction to Schizophrenia. It answers the questions: What is schizophrenia? What are its symptoms? Who gets it? What is the course of the disease? How is it treated? What can/should I do if a loved one is...
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This page lists some facts on schizophrenia, treatments, research findings about the disorder, present and future research directions, as well as information about a new clinical trial that the National Institute of Mental Health is...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Your Words May Predict Your Future Mental Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Can the way you speak and write today predict your future mental state, even the onset of psychosis? In this fascinating talk, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman reflects on ancient Greece and the origins of introspection to investigate how...
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Handout
WebMD

Medicine Net: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MedicineNet.com gives some great information about the mental disease, schizophrenia. Describes what it is, information on treatment, side affects, and causes along with answering several commonly asked questions about the...
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Article
Other

Schizophrenia Homepage: Quieting the Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the story of a man who had schizophrenia from age 15, but now because of a new medicine he is doing better. It also talks about myths and treatments.
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Article
Other

Cause Identified in Schizophrenic Hallucinations

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the schizophrenia homepage talks about how they may have identified brain circuits that seem to make schizophrenics hear voices and see things that aren't there.
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Article
Other

Pni: Pharmacological Management of Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the use of psychopharmacology and the management of schizophrenia. Mentions lithium, beta-blockers and electro-convulsive therapy.
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Article
Other

Priory: The Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis of Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an introduction to schizophrenia, has an aetilogy, neuropathology, premorbid child, aetilogical factors, and mechanisms of delayed onset.
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Article
Other

Priory: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an introduction to what schizophrenia is, gives learning points, clinical features, the concept of schizophrenia, diagnosis, course of the illness, aetiology, has research findings, treatment, and improving the future.