Level 1 Psychology 101
PSYC101 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Ms R. Lomax.
Recommended Prior LearningThe maturity to cope with all aspects of human behaviour and mental health issues in a classroom environment. Please be aware this is a literacy heavy course.
Psychology 101
Psychology is the study of human behaviour. The emphasis of this course is on helping students understand the theoretical concepts and research methods associated with Psychology.
The Year 11 Psychology programme looks at the following areas;
- Clinical Psychology: Students will be introduced to psychological approaches that can help explain human behaviour and they will be applying their knowledge to explain phobia. Students will look at the field of clinical psychology and learn theories to explain the positive and negative aspects of stress. We will also apply knowledge to understand stress management techniques.
- Social psychology: Psychologists are very interested to understand why we conform to group or individual pressure, in this topic we will examine the influence of conformity on behaviour and will run our own conformity experiments.
There are no externals in this 101 course
Course Overview
Term 1
Clinical Psychology: Students will learn the key theories/ approaches and how they explain behaviour. They will relate these to real-life applications.
Term 2
Is Psychology a Science? Students will learn about the key features of Science and how Psychological research meets this threshold.
Ethics: Students will learn about the NZ Code of ethics.
Term 3
Students will look at a contemporary social issue. Students will investigate criminal profiling techniques and eyewitness testimony.
Term 4
Students will look at the field of clinical psychology and learn theories to explain the positive and negative aspects of stress. We will also apply knowledge to understand stress management techniques.
Pathway
NCEA Level 2 Classical Studies 201, NCEA Level 2 Geography 201, NCEA Level 2 Health 201, NCEA Level 2 History 201, NCEA Level 2 Legal Studies 201, NCEA Level 2 Psychology 201
Career PathwaysCounsellor, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Primary School Teacher, Secondary School Teacher, Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Career Consultant