US National Library of Medicine
Mental Health Awareness Project
Here is a thoughtful group assignment for researching mental health disorders. Team members focus on a different aspect of a chosen disorder: symptoms, treatments, and community resources.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
3D Brain
Imagine being able to rotate the brain and view interior structures without dissection! This tool allows anatomy masters to do just that. They also learn about the associated functions, disorders, and symptoms of damage to each...
Curated OER
Abnormal Puzzle
In this health worksheet, students find the words related to abnormal personalities and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
The Science of Weather
Students read an article. In this seasons lesson, students discuss the seasons and seasonal affective disorder. Students find an article that illustrates other ways that the environment negatively effects humans.
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Autism is a World
Explore Autism by watching the CNN presentation: Autism is a World. Upper graders view and discuss the documentary identify the symptoms and characteristics of autism, research treatment options, and create an...
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Students examine conditions at state mental hospitals after World War II. They examine the treatment of patients and how to evaluate the credibility of sources. They write a short essay to complete the lesson.
Global Oneness Project
Learning with Nature
Think outside the box - and think about education beyond the classroom walls - with a resource that has your critical thinkers watching a video about a nursery in Scotland that lets youngsters roam wild in a forest....
Curated OER
Self-Injury Awareness Day
In this Self Injury Awareness Day worksheet, learners complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions,...
Other
Internet Mental Health: Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
Internet Mental Health site gives descriptions of social phobias, an online diagnosis feature, and an introduction to treatment. You will also find external links to books, research, and other resources.
Other
2012 Book Archive: Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior "Abnormal"?
The first section of Chapter 12 of a textbook called Beginning Psychology. Discusses at length psychological disorders, the challenges in defining abnormal behavior, the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
Other
At Health: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Mental Health Information Site section on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, complete with subsection links to information on the definition, characteristics, causes, recognition and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, treatment...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Toward a New Understanding of Mental Illness
Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for...
Other
American Psychiatric Association: Manual of Mental Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is the manual referred to by professionals who work with individuals with mental health disorders, or in a variety of settings, such as research. It provides a system of...
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Borderline Personality Disorder
The National Institute of Mental Health provides a concise overview of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) focusing on symptoms, treatment, and current research.
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Biotechnology Information: Stigma in Psychiatry
Addresses the issue of stigmatization of mental health disorders, its roots, attitudes of public and professionals, the impact of stigma, and efforts to combat stigmatization.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder including causes, symptoms, treatments and other related resources.
Science Museum, London
Making the Modern World: Defining Mental Illness
Defining mental illness takes into account several deviant behaviors. Find out what psychologists use to determine mental disorders.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Nami: Mental Illnesses: Borderline Personality Disorder
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness, discover the causes, symptoms, co-occurring disorders, and treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Provides links to many outside resources.
WebMD
Web Md: Mental Health and Adjustment Disorder
Major disruption or stress in one's life can bring on a condition known as adjustment disorder. Learn about the potential triggers for this disorder, its symptoms, how common it is, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Trichotillomania
A serious, compulsive behavior of pulling one's hair out, trichotillomania is examined in this brief article.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Paranoia and Delusional Disorders
Resource provides an overview of paranoia and disorders associated with it.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Borderline Personality Disorder
One page discussion on Borderline Personality disorder (BPD) that includes symptoms, causes, and available treatments.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Gad)
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Generalized Anxiety Disorder including causes, symptoms, and treatments.
Other
Healthline: Dependent Personality Disorder
Resource tool that provides relevant information on Dependent Personality Disorder concentrating on symptoms, causes, and treatment with links to articles and related topics.