General Psychology - Explaining What We Do and Why We Do It - Semester Multi-Day

Week #1: Class 1 – Introduction to the Science of Psychology - Psychology Defined; Perspectives in Psychology; Careers in Psychology
Week #1: Class 2 - Research Methods; Experimental Research in Psychology
Week #2: Class 1 -  Biological Aspects of Psychology - Discussion of the Neurons and Neurotransmitters; Central Nervous System - The Brain and Spinal Cord.
Week #2: Class 2 -  Biological Aspects of Psychology Continued. Role of the brain in medical issues such as Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, CTE and Mental Health Issues such as Depression and Anxiety. 
Week #3: Class 1 - Biological Aspects of Psychology - Discussion of Peripheral Nervous System and Role in Stress
Week #3: Class 2 - Introduction to Sensation & Perception
Week #4: Class 1 - Consciousness - Continuum of Consciousness, Stages of Sleep 
Week #4: Class 2 - Theories of Dreaming 
Week #5: Class 1 - Sleep Disorders
Week #5: Class 2 - Health, Stress and Coping - Identifying Physical and Psychological Effects of Stress on Body
Week #6: Class 1 - Health, Stress and Coping - Coping Strategies
Week #6: Class 2 - Memory - Types of Memory and How Memory Works
Week #7: Class 1 - Memory Continued - Recall & Recognition
Week #7: Class 2 - Personality - Theories of Personality including Psychoanalytic, Cognitive, Humanistic, and Behavioral and Famous Theorists
Week #8: Class 1 - Psychological Testing and Assessment - Diagnosing and Treating Mental Health Issues
Week #8: Class 2 - Psychological Testing and Assessment - Subjective (MMPI and Five Factors) and Projective Personality Testing (TAT, HTP, Rorschach Inkblot)
Week #9: Class 1 - Psychological Disorders - Anxiety Disorders and Schizophrenia (Etiology, Symptoms and Treatments), Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder and Phobias.
Week #9: Class 2 - Psychological Disorders - Anxiety Disorders; Obsessive Compulsive & Related Disorders; Trauma & Stress Related Disorders
Week #10: Class 1  - Psychological Disorders - Schizophrenia & Dissociative Disorders
Week #10: Class 2 - Psychological Disorders - Personality Disorders
Week #11: Class 1 - Psychological Disorders - Disorders of Childhood 
Week #11: Class 2 - Social Psychology - Compliance, Conformity and Obedience
Week #12: Class 1 - Social Psychology - Aggression & Frustration
Week #12: Class 2 - Social Psychology - Group Processes - Deindividuation, the Bystander Effect, Diffusion of Responsibility, Prosocial Behavior/Altruism, Groupthink

I lecture with powerpoints and ask questions to encourage learner participation but I respect that some learners like to be verbal whereas other learners prefer to watch and listen. I also encourage them to interact by responding in the classroom if they are not comfortable verbalizing in the live class meeting.