PSY280 Module 1 Discussion Latest 2020 November

PSY280 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

Module 1 Discussion

Mental Health For All By Involving All

Each week, we will introduce the focus of the module through a TED Talk video that you will then reflect upon in a graded reflection activity.  This introductory activity helps learners to think about and explore the meaningfulness of the course content covered in the module.

By successfully completing this reflection activity, learners demonstrate Module Outcome 5.

Watch the TED Talk by  Vikram Patel—Mental Health for All by Involving All (Links to an external site.) [Video file] [12 min 18 sec].

 Reflect on your own thoughts and ideas about the content of the video by writing answers to the following:

Illustrate your understanding of why this video is relevant to the course by reflecting on and reacting to the content. How does the topic of this activity relate to your personal and professional life? What did you learn from this TED Talk that you can apply to your career? Explain.

Image of a man in an asylum

Evaluation Criteria

Your post is due by Thursday at 11:59 PM EST. Your replies to posts are due by Sunday at 11:59 PM EST.

Discussion Posts due by Thursday

Include your responses to all discussion "parts" in your posting.

Posts and replies must be respectful and substantial (at least 250 words). All posts must conform to college-level writing conventions with correct grammar and spelling as well precise word choice and vocabulary.

It is required that you integrate the reading or viewing materials into some of your posts, providing in-text citations and a reference list for the materials you reviewed.

Please note: You are encouraged to post as soon as possible.

Discussion Responses to Other Posts by Sunday

You must choose and respond to (at least) three of your peers’ original discussion posts (replies to your own discussion post do not count here).

Respond to any comments or questions posted to you from your peers. Please monitor the discussion often and respond to feedback and comments in a prompt manner.

Respond to any additional questions posted by your instructor to the class as a whole or to you by the end of the module.

Responses must be respectful and substantial. All posts must conform to college-level writing conventions with correct grammar and spelling as well precise word choice and vocabulary.

Each reply must be at least 75 words.

Please note: The instructor will upload a lengthy post on Friday or Saturday. The instructor will include some of the following in that post: address important points about the reading, share scholarly conversation around the topic, contextualize the importance of the questions, summarize the student conversation, address some misconceptions, add insights, provide timely and relevant information from our culture, etc.

Discussion Expectations:

Superior participation in the discussion is demonstrated when you include some of the following:

Expand on ideas, compare and contrast, synthesize, debate, seek common ground, inject knowledge, provide current information from cultural or world events, etc.

Share what you learned from the peer’s post that has changed your view. Discuss how you expanded your initial view or thoughts because you have heard other perspectives.

Describe what was difficult for you to understand in the reading or viewing materials. Discuss what you still have a problem understanding and why.