First Class:
1) Students give a brief introduction of who they are, where they are from, and why they chose to register for this class/course
2) Why seeing and/or hearing isn't believing: your local news anchor is lying to scare the pants off you -- and I'm not even sure they realize it
3) Correlation vs. Causation
4) The bell curve and why you should care
5) Your homework for tonight is to listen to the news -- especially the alarmist news -- and bring in some sort of breaking news that seems to have a bit of a less important, less severe twist...

Second Class:
1) Review homework assignments, discuss causation versus correlation. Brainstorm alternative explanations for "breaking news."
2) Introduction to anxiety: fight, flight or freeze
3) My clinical observations for where anxiety might come from: nature vs nurture
4) Scientifically proven methods to move beyond your anxiety and fear.
5) No Homework

Third Class:
1) Group Think/Social Psychology/ Mass Delusion: Examples
2) The Salem Witch Trials -- history
3) The Salem Witch Trials and Sexism
4) The Salem Witch Trials and Social Psychology
5) Homework: Write a personal story about a time when you have fallen victim to the will of the crowd versus your own critical thinking.

Fourth Class:
1) Bullies and why we need them
2) Bullies and why they need us
3) Social aggression and the power of social isolation
4) As per research, what qualities does a bully usually have?

Fifth Class:
1) Does aggression differ based on DNA?
2) From birth to death?
3) The lifespan of covert aggression?
4) Where the research hasn't gone yet and where does it need to go?
5) Does it pay to have a best friend?

Sixth Class:
1) So what do I want to do with my life?
2) What is a social worker?
3) What is a Psychologist?
4) What is a Psychiatrist?
5) What draws you to this field? What draws me? Do I have a future in this field?