Section/Lesson Objectives

     The student will ...

• Understand and describe how predisposition, biological factors, and the brain interact to cause abnormal behaviour [This lesson]
• Determine the genetic syndrome a person has from evaluating his or her karyotype [This lesson]
• Describe what constitutional liabilities are and how they relate to mental illnesses [This lesson]
• Explain how nutrition affects mental health [This lesson]
• State how physical deprivation can negatively affect mental health [This lesson]
   • Give examples of how psychosocial factors affect behaviour
   • Describe the Johari window and apply it to different scenarios
   • Discuss the effects of bullying
   • Differentiate between the way various cultures view abnormalityy
   • Understand and describe how sociocultural factors affect mental health