Psychology is a semester-long survey elective offering a brief overview of psychological theory and application. It is a very fun and engaging class where we will use films as case studies for understanding "pop psych" concepts. Please see the SB-99 notification on this page to understand that this course does regularly review materials which fall under the purview of this law.
Learning Outcomes:
Nuanced language specific to the field
Understanding of “nature vs. nurture” conflict
Multiple perspectives on human behavior
Understanding of diverse behaviors
Brief understanding of applications of theory into practice.
Senate Bill 099 2021-2022 requires notice of any course that furnishes information on or has instruction on human sexuality. The bill states:
“(6) For purposes of this section, “human sexuality instruction” means teaching or otherwise providing information about human sexuality, including intimate relationships, human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexually transmitted infections, sexual acts, sexual orientation, gender identity, abstinence, contraception, or reproductive rights and responsibilities.”
-Psychology will cover information about sexually transmitted infections during our unit on Ethics as we discuss how the United States government allowed black men to have and transmit syphilis to their families during the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment.
-Psychology will cover information about human sexuality during our unit on Freud and his theory on the psychosexual stages of development.
-Psychology will cover information in each unit about people that may have sexual orientations, such as heterosexual, which may be pertinent to their position, circumstance, or psychological condition.
-Psychology will cover information in each unit about people that have gender identities and use pronouns.
Course sequence follows:
Careers in Psychology
Psychoanalysis/Personality
Operant & Classical Conditioning
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Memory/Perception/Stress/Emotion
Abnormal Psychology
