I) Internet Assignment
(If you can not complete this assignment please
see your instructor for help within 1 week)
1) Log on to AppalNet and
WebCt:
a) use an internet browser such as Netscape or
Internet
Explorer
b) for initial log on instructions to AppalNet and
WebCt use this web site for instructions:
http://www.ics.appstate.edu/appalnet_and_webct.html
1) see
the information on the ASU ICS web site on how to log on to WebCt via
AppalNet
2) or log on to Appal Net at:
http://sun4500.appstate.edu/cp/home/loginf
c) after initial login, for subsequent logins you
can go to the URL: http://www.appstate.edu/~hillrw/abnorm.html
(you could Bookmark this site) to access homework, and to link to the
WebCT
Discussion List
d) be informed that each logon and each post for each student will automatically be recorded for your instructors viewing.
2) Click on Discussion List (post 2 times
using
guidelines below)
a) Post 1: make at least 1
contribution
(use Compose or Reply) to the Main Forum regarding Homework 1, which
could
be: ask a content related question, answer a content related
question
from one of your classmates, provide a portion of your homework answer
and solicit comments or suggestions, provide a comment in response to a
classmates post, pose a question related to the current homework (HW)
issues
being raised but perhaps not directly relevant to the HW, or provide a
different but relevant post.
b) Etiquette: be courteous, constructive and
respectful
with your comments. Discourteous or inappropriate posts may be
deleted
by the instructor and may result in a zero for the assignment and
possible
disciplinary action by the university.
c) You will need to click your browser Reload or
Refresh button to see your new posts.
3) Post 2: Use the web page providing "links"
to Abnormal
Psychology sites.
a) Visit some sites relevant to the homework topics
below.
b) Find and use material obtained from one of the
relevant web sites to contribute at least one other Discussion post
related to the homework questions or related to issues we are covering.
Include in your post a comment, a question, or a response to
someone else's question or comment, making clear what are your own
words.
Put
quotation marks around material you have copied from a relevant web
site.
c) When you use material from a related web site provide a reference for the site from which you obtained information. Follow the guidelines provided on the class web site regarding How to Reference a Web Site.
d) You may wish to quote material from a related site by using "cut and paste" techniques.
4) Your HW related Discussion Posts are due 24 hours
before the HW is due in class (to avoid a flurry of last minute
posts that are not read).
5) Read at least 50 % of the posts on the
discussion list by
HW due date.
II) Typewritten Assignment:
(to be collected in class)
Please number your responses
Chapter One
1) Describe criteria useful for labeling or categorizing
behavior
as abnormal. Do you have any suggestions or comments about the
process of labeling or diagnosing behavior as "abnormal"?
(min. approx. 1/2 to 1 page)
2) Consider the history of the "treatment" of the "mentally
ill"
and how their treatment has changed with time.
(approx. 3/4 page)
Chapter 2:
Describe the basic principles behind each of the following theoretical
perspectives on abnormal behavior.
(approx. 1/2 to 1 page each question)
3) psychodynamic
4) behaviorist
5) biological
or instead of a summary of the salient aspects of each of 3
theoretical models, discribe how a person who has been severely
depressed for 3 weeks might be understood from each of the above three
theoretical perspectives. Use salient concepts and terms from each of
the psychodynamic, behavioral and biological models (in separatly
labeled sections (approx. 2 pages)).