Section/Lesson Objectives

            The student will ...

  • Understand and describe how Sociocultural Causes of Abnormal Behaviour interact to cause abnormal behaviour
   • Determine the genetic syndrome a person has from evaluating his or her karyotype
   • Describe what constitutional liabilities are and how they relate to mental illnesses
   • Explain how nutrition affects mental health
   • State how physical deprivation can negatively affect mental health
   • 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