Psychology of the Holocaust

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.