High Psychology 1

Theories and Perspectives

• Roots of Psychology
• Principles of Psychological Research
• Psychodynamic Perspectives
• Humanistic Perspectives
• Trait and Social-Cognitive Perspectives

The Human Lifespan

• Studying Development
• Prenatal Development and the Newborn
• Early Childhood Development
• Development in Childhood
• Adolescence
• Aging

Learning and Memory

• Classical Conditioning
• Operant Conditioning
• Observational and Cognitive Learning
• Information Processing
• Storage
• Retrieval

Thinking and Language

• Language Acquisition
• Language and Thought
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Obstacles
• Stress
• Coping

Psychological Disorders and Treatment

• History of Psychological Disorders
• Using the DSM
• Schizophrenic and Dissociative Disorders
• Bipolar, Depressive, and Anxiety Disorders
• Personality Disorders, OCD, and PTSD
• Treatment of Psychological Disorders

• Disk space on your computer as well as external device to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, etc.)
• Word processing program (Microsoft Word or similar)
• Printer
• Working speakers for course videos

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***

***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.  

To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.