Mental Health Literacy
Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide - Version 3
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...
Health Smart Virginia
Shark Tank - Mental Illnesses
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...
College Board
2007 AP® Psychology Free-Response Questions
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...
Curated OER
Playing Psychologist
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...
Curated OER
Mental Health Scenarios
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.
Curated OER
Schizophrenia Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students find twenty one words related to Schizophrenia. Examples include: tobacco, chromosomes, poverty, and dopamine.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Abnormal Psychology: The Big Picture: Chapter Overview
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...
Other
Roots of Schizophrenia May Be in Fetal Development
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.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Brain: Teaching Modules
A collection of 32 video learning modules on everything to do with the brain.
National Institutes of Health
Nimh: Schizophrenia
This article states facts about schizophrenia, medications, signs and symptoms of schizophrenia and types of treatment and research.
WebMD
Web Md: Schizophrenia
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.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Years After the Funeral
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...
Other
Psych Central: All About Schizophrenia
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...
Healthline Media
Medical News Today: What Is Schizophrenia?
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]
Other
Collin College:general Psychology: Abnormal Behavior and Psychological Disorders
Explains the many different categories of abnormal behavior, and the subcategories in each group.
Other
A Short Introduction to Schizophrenia
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...
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Schizophrenia
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...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Your Words May Predict Your Future Mental Health
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...
WebMD
Medicine Net: Schizophrenia
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...
Other
Schizophrenia Homepage: Quieting the Voices
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.
Other
Cause Identified in Schizophrenic Hallucinations
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.
Other
Pni: Pharmacological Management of Schizophrenia
This site provides information about the use of psychopharmacology and the management of schizophrenia. Mentions lithium, beta-blockers and electro-convulsive therapy.
Other
Priory: The Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
This site gives an introduction to schizophrenia, has an aetilogy, neuropathology, premorbid child, aetilogical factors, and mechanisms of delayed onset.
Other
Priory: Schizophrenia
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.