Journal Due Weds 2/4
Chapter 13 Questions:
Section 1:
1. What is a drive? How does it shape behavior?
2. What motivates behavior according to drive-reduction theory?
3. How is humanistic theory different from drive-reduction theory?
4. Explain Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
5. Which theory makes the most sense to you?
Section 2:
6. What causes the hunger drive to be satisfied?
7. What causes you to feel hungry?
8. How does psychology influence the hunger drive?
9. What are the elements of a healthy weight-loss program?
10. Discuss the causes of obesity. Do you know anyone who has struggled with this?
Section 3:
11. Why do people seek sensory stimulation? Why do they explore?
12. What two kinds of achievement do people seek? Why do people seem to seek one or the other kind? Which do you seek?
13. What is important for us to find consistency in? What do we do if there is inconsistency?
14. Discuss why people under stress seem to seek affiliation.
Section 4:
15. What does it mean to experience an emotion?
16. Why do lie detectors often work? Why are they unreliable?
17. Summarize each theory of emotion in a sentence. Which one seems most accurate to you? Use a recent emotional experience form your life as an example.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Chapter 12
Due Tues 1/20
Chapter 12 Questions:
Section 1:
1. Describe the major tasks and events of young adulthood.
2. What seems to affect who people choose to marry? Compare this to your parents.
3. Why do some marriages end in divorce? What impact does divorce have on parents and children? Discuss experiences you or your friends have had with divorce.
Section 2:
4. Describe the major tasks of middle adulthood.
5. What is a midlife crisis? Have you seen your parents or other relatives go through one? Explain.
6. What is true of the “empty nest syndrome”? How do you think your parents will deal with this?
7. What is menopause? How does it affect women? Has your mother been through it? If so, how did it affect her?
Section 3:
8. Discuss the theories of why people age.
9. What are the effects of dementia and Alzheimer’s? Have you seen this in your grandparents? Explain.
10. What life changes occur in late adulthood? What helps people stay happy and productive? Discuss you grandparents’ experiences.
Section 4:
11. What helps people adjust to death and dying?
12. How do we cope when people we love die? How do funerals help? Have you experienced this? Explain.
Chapter 12 Questions:
Section 1:
1. Describe the major tasks and events of young adulthood.
2. What seems to affect who people choose to marry? Compare this to your parents.
3. Why do some marriages end in divorce? What impact does divorce have on parents and children? Discuss experiences you or your friends have had with divorce.
Section 2:
4. Describe the major tasks of middle adulthood.
5. What is a midlife crisis? Have you seen your parents or other relatives go through one? Explain.
6. What is true of the “empty nest syndrome”? How do you think your parents will deal with this?
7. What is menopause? How does it affect women? Has your mother been through it? If so, how did it affect her?
Section 3:
8. Discuss the theories of why people age.
9. What are the effects of dementia and Alzheimer’s? Have you seen this in your grandparents? Explain.
10. What life changes occur in late adulthood? What helps people stay happy and productive? Discuss you grandparents’ experiences.
Section 4:
11. What helps people adjust to death and dying?
12. How do we cope when people we love die? How do funerals help? Have you experienced this? Explain.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Chapter 11
Due Monday 1/12
Chapter 11 Questions:
Section 1:
1. Summarize the physical changes that we undergo during adolescence. How are these different for men and women? Does this describe your experiences?
Section 2:
2. According to the book, how do relationships with parents change? Does this match your experience?
3. What does the book say about how peers influence adolescents – in friendships, cliques, romantic relationships, etc.? How does this compare to how you were influenced?
Section 3:
4. What does it mean to develop an identity? What is an identity crisis?
5. Describe the different categories of identity status in adolescents.
6. How do gender and ethnicity influence identity formation?
Section 4:
7. What seems to cause eating disorders? Have you known people who struggled with these disorders? What do you think caused them? How can we treat these disorders?
8. According to the book, what leads to substance abuse in teens? Do you agree? How big a problem is this in Harwich?
9. How do teens view sexuality? What problems are associated with teen pregnancy? Do you know anyone who got pregnant as a teen? How did they deal with it?
10. What seems to lead to juvenile delinquency? What seems to prevent it? Do you know anyone who’s had trouble with the law? What led them into these problems?
Chapter 11 Questions:
Section 1:
1. Summarize the physical changes that we undergo during adolescence. How are these different for men and women? Does this describe your experiences?
Section 2:
2. According to the book, how do relationships with parents change? Does this match your experience?
3. What does the book say about how peers influence adolescents – in friendships, cliques, romantic relationships, etc.? How does this compare to how you were influenced?
Section 3:
4. What does it mean to develop an identity? What is an identity crisis?
5. Describe the different categories of identity status in adolescents.
6. How do gender and ethnicity influence identity formation?
Section 4:
7. What seems to cause eating disorders? Have you known people who struggled with these disorders? What do you think caused them? How can we treat these disorders?
8. According to the book, what leads to substance abuse in teens? Do you agree? How big a problem is this in Harwich?
9. How do teens view sexuality? What problems are associated with teen pregnancy? Do you know anyone who got pregnant as a teen? How did they deal with it?
10. What seems to lead to juvenile delinquency? What seems to prevent it? Do you know anyone who’s had trouble with the law? What led them into these problems?
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