Course Information
Psychology of the Holocaust
The unique historic events that have come to be known as the Holocaust will be used as a vehicle to analyze and explore psychological concepts such as attitude formation, personality development, discrimination, the bystander effect, learned behavior, motivation and multiple aspects of both individual and group behavior. This course will examine how diverse forms of individual and social behavior can exist in the midst of a dysfunctional social order like that of Germany prior to and during the Holocaust, as well as explore other acts of genocide.
Subject: | Social Studies |
State Number: | 156100 |
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Unit 1: Introduction
- 1.1.A Analyze worldwide imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to determine the causes, reactions and consequences of this period.
- 1.1.B Trace the origins, and relationships between, the world wars, revolutions, and global conflicts of 20th century in order to determine their impacts on the world today.
- 2.4.A Evaluate the response of individuals, groups, and governments to economic, environmental and health/medical challenges in order to understand how systems change and evolve over time.
- 1.B Analyze the perspective of people in a historical era to explain the influence of complex factors.
- 1.C Create and use tools to analyze a sequence of events that happen at the same time.
- 3.A Crease and use maps and other graphic representations in order to explain relationships and reveal patterns or trends within and among regions.
- 1.1.A Identify each theorist with respective theory/perception.
- 1.1.B Recognize theory components.
- 1.1.C Classify specifics of career requirements in psychology.
- 1.1.D Explain the work of a psychologist
- 1.1.E Summarize the careers and specialized fields in psychology.
- 1.1.F Outline requirements needed to becomes a psychologist.
- 1.1.G Describe psychologists’ contributions to everyday life.
- 1.5.A Identify parts of the brain and their inter-relationships.
- 1.5.B Identify the four nervous systems
- 1.5.C Illustrate the four nervous systems and their functions.
- 1.5.D Examine how the body adapts to the demands of its environment.
- 1.5.E Investigate the stages of awareness, including sleep, reaction to drugs, daydreaming, and controlled consciousness processes.
- 1.5.F Identify and describe the parts and functions of the nervous system.
- 1.5.G Identify and discuss the structure, functions and different ways psychologists study the brain.
- 1.5.H Give examples of the effects of heredity and environment on behavior and summarize research on the effects of heredity and environment on behavior.
- 1.5.I List, describe and summarize the states of consciousness (sleep, hypnosis, biofeedback, meditation, and drug use.)
- 1.5.J Identify, define, and describe the nature and functioning of sensory organs and the principles involved in perception.
- 1.B Analyze the perspective of people in a historical era to explain the influence of complex factors.
- 1.C Create and use tools to analyze a sequence of events that happen at the same time.
- 2.A Evaluate government systems in order to compare how they affect individuals and groups within and among societies.
Unit 2: Psychology of Evil
- 2.3.A Analyze physical geography to explain the availability and movement of resources
- 2.3.B Explain how technology has reduced barriers and expanded people’s capacity to make use of, or modify, the physical environment.
- 2.3.C Evaluate the relationship between technological and scientific advancements (communication, transportation, production) and increasing global interaction.
- 2.1.A Analyze worldwide imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to determine the causes, reactions and consequences of this period. (2.1.A)
- 2.1.B Trace the origins, and relationships between, the world wars, revolutions, and global conflicts of 20th century in order to determine their impacts on the world today.
- 2.3.A Analyze physical geography to explain the availability and movement of resources
- 2.3.B Explain how technology has reduced barriers and expanded people’s capacity to make use of, or modify, the physical environment.
- 2.3.C Evaluate the relationship between technological and scientific advancements (communication, transportation, production) and increasing global interaction.
- 2.3.D Analyze major demographic patterns to determine their effect on the human and physical systems.
- 4.A Analyze the role of comparative advantage to determine its impact on the exchange of people, goods, and ideas.
- 3.5.A Explain how biological, intellectual, emotional, and moral development affect behavior.
- 3.5.G Describe theories of social development.
- 3.5. K Describe and characterize the physical, social, and emotional changes that occur during adulthood.
- 3.5.L Identify and summarize how people physically, mentally and socially adjust to old age.
- 4.A Analyze the role of comparative advantage to determine its impact on the exchange of people, goods, and ideas.
Unit 3: What Makes Us Human?
- 1.2.A Compare and contrast evolving governmental systems, including monarchy, totalitarian, theocracy, and democracy to determine their impact on society.
- 1.2.B Analyze treaties, agreements, and international organizations to determine their impact on world challenges along with national and international order.
- 5.A Analyze the sources/artifacts people created to determine the extent to which accelerated exchange impacted their content and perspective.
- 5.B Examine the origins and impact of social students and stratification on societies and relationships between people.
- 5.C Describe how perspectives shares the sources/artifacts created.
- 2.2.A Compare and . contrast evolving governmental systems, including monarchy, totalitarian, theocracy, and democracy to determine their impact on society.
- 2.2.B Analyze treaties, agreements, and international organizations to determine their impact on world challenges along with national and international order.
- 2.4.A Evaluate the response of individuals, groups, and governments to economic, environmental and health/medical challenges in order to understand how systems change and evolve over time.
- 3.1.A Identify the various developmental theorists and their ideas, including Piaget’s theories of cognitive development, Kohlberg’s stages of moral reasoning and Erikson’s stages of Psychosocial Development.
- 3.5.B Demonstrate appropriate developmental task for people at varying ages.
- 3.5.C Compare and contrast the various developmental theories.
- 3.5.D Appraise the effectiveness of various theories in explaining human development.
- 3.5.E Describe the physical and perceptual development of newborns and children.
- 3.5.F Summarize the cognitive-development theory.
- 3.5.H Describe the physical changes that characterize adolescence.
- 3.5.I Describe research related to the sexual attitudes and roles of adolescents.
- 3.5.J Describe and outline the processes that characterize adolescence.
- 5.A Analyze the sources/artifacts people created to determine the extent to which accelerated exchange impacted their content and perspective.
- 5.B Examine the origins and impact of social students and stratification on societies and relationships between people.
- 5.C Describe how perspectives shares the sources/artifacts created.
Unit 4: Messing With Your Mind
- 2.5.A Analyze human rights violations and genocide to determine causes, patterns, and societal perspectives of human rights in order to suggest resolutions for current and future conflicts.
- 2.5.B Analyze the process of globalization to determine its effect on global conflict and cooperation.
- 2.5.C Analyze the technological, intellectual, artistic, and literary achievements of the modern era in order to determine how society reflects, challenges and responds to the status quo.
- 2.B Analyze laws, policies, and processes to determine how governmental systems affect individuals and groups in society.
- 2.1.A Identify the basic theories regarding memory, thought, and learning.
- 2.1.B Compare and contrast views on intelligence.
- 2.1.C Describe and outline the principles and techniques of classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
- 2.5.A Describe three processes and stages of memory.
- 2.5.B Demonstrate principles of memory processes.
- 2.5.C Propose how learning environment can enhance or inhibit learning abilities.
- 2.5.D Identify and cite the principles involved in cognitive learning, modeling and behavior modification.
- 2.5.E Explain the three processes of memory and describe the processes involved in forgetting.
- 2.5.F Describe the theories of motivation and emotion, including Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
- 2.B Analyze laws, policies, and processes to determine how governmental systems affect individuals and groups in society.
Unit 5: What Makes You… You?
- 4.1.A Explain how individuals adjust to societal mores.
- 4.1.B Examine the environment for cliques, their values, and taboos.
- 4.1.C Trace the origin of attitudes and describe their function.
- 4.5.A Summarize the communication and persuasion processes.
- 4.5.B Describe attitude changes and prejudice in relationship to stereotypes and roles.
- 4.6.C Identify and discuss group dynamics and the influence of groups on an individual’s behavior.
- 4.5.D Identify, describe and explain types of groups and the interactive patterns within groups.
- 4.5.E List, discuss and explain the factors involved in interpersonal and personal relationships including friendship, parent/child, and love relationships.
- 4.5.F Hypothesize factors essential to long-term relationships.
- 4.5.G Specify the biological and cultural influences that affect gender role.
- 4.5.H Identify differences in psychological disorders.
- 4.5.I Delineate between syndromes for a variety of mental disorders.
- 4.5.J Assess the concepts of abnormality.
- 4.5.K Differentiate stress reactions and alternative responses.
- 4.5.L Identify and define the types and sources of stress, explain the psychological, physical and behavioral reactions to stress, and explain and describe strategies for coping with stress.
- 4.5.M Distinguish between the concepts of normality and abnormality.
- 4.5.N Define psychological disorder, identify, describe and explain the major types of disorders, and assess the forms of therapy for disorders.
Unit 6: Moving Forward
- 3.1.A Analyze worldwide imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to determine the causes, reactions and consequences of this period.
- 3.1.B Trace the origins, and relationships between, the world wars, revolutions, and global conflicts of 20th century in order to determine their impacts on the world today.
- 3.2.A Compare and contrast evolving governmental systems, including monarchy, totalitarian, theocracy, and democracy to determine their impact on society.
- 3.2.B Analyze treaties, agreements, and international organizations to determine their impact on world challenges along with national and international order.
- 3.3.A Analyze physical geography to explain the availability and movement of resources.
- 3.3.B Explain how technology has reduced barriers and expanded people’s capacity to make use of, or modify, the physical environment.
- 3.3.C Evaluate the relationship between technological and scientific advancements (communication, transportation, production) and increasing global interaction.
- 3.3.D Analyze major demographic patterns to determine their effect on the human and physical systems.
- 3.4.D Evaluate the response of individuals, groups, and governments to economic, environmental and health/medical challenges in order to understand how systems change and evolve over time.
- 3.5.A Analyze human rights violations and genocide to determine causes, patterns, and societal perspectives of human rights in order to suggest resolutions for current and future conflicts. (
- 3.5.B Analyze the process of globalization to determine its effect on global conflict and cooperation.
- 3.5.C Analyze the technological, intellectual, artistic, and literary achievements of the modern era in order to determine how society reflects, challenges and responds to the status quo.
- 1.A Create and use tools to evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped, time and place, as well as broader historical context.
- Explain connections among historical context and perspectives at the time. (1.D)
- 3.A Crease and use maps and other graphic representations in order to explain relationships and reveal patterns or trends within and among regions.
- 4.B Examine the opportunity costs and benefits of economic decisions on society as a whole as well as on individuals.
- 5.1.A Interpret maps, statistics, charts, diagrams, graph, pictures, audiovisual materials, continua, written resources, art and artifacts.
- 5.1.B Examine Wilhelm Wundt’s impact on psychological research.
- 5.5.A Develop a research plan and identify appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics.
- Distinguish between and analyze primary sources and secondary sources. (5.5.B)
- 5.5.C Distinguish between fact and opinion and analyze sources to recognize bias and points of view.
- 5.5.D Create maps, charts, diagrams and graphs to assist in analyzing and visualizing concepts in social studies.