Reflection Journals: The subject matter of this course – abnormal psychology – is something that all students are familiar with both through observation and their own personal experiences. This course should be more meaningful if students can relate what they learn to their own experiences and observations of other people. To help students do this, they will submit journal entries in which they discuss issues pertaining to abnormal psychology in their own lives or the lives of others, related to the readings and lecture material. These entries will comprise 15% of the final grade, 200 words long The entries should reflect thoughts concerning abnormal psychology within the student’s life or in the media. The entries need to directly tie information from the incident or event to material we have discussed in class for that section of material. Topics for each journal entry are found below: • Journal 1 – Looking at Abnormality •
A. Chapter 11 discusses several disabilities school-aged children may have. Choose one of these and identify it, indicate a possible cause, and indicate
A. Chapter 11 discusses several disabilities school-aged children may have. Choose one of these and identify it, indicate a possible cause, and indicate an intervention or treatment. Explain why it is important for a student with a disability to have an individualized education plan (IEP). B. Differentiate between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic