Get Psyched! Year 10 Psychology Second edition (print and digital)

Get Psyched! Year 10 Psychology Second Edition introduces students to the fascinating study of psychology. Written by an expert author team who understand what resources are needed in the psychology classroom, Get Psyched! is a ready-made course for a semester or whole-year Year 10 psychology elective.

The second edition includes:

• updated, engaging and relevant local and international topics, including a significant study on the Chelmsford Hospital scandal, to captivate student interest; 
• an introduction of key psychological concepts and a completely new chapter on performance psychology; 
• a wide range of practical and theoretical activities to engage students of diverse learning styles and abilities across each topic; 
• support for a seamless transition into VCE Psychology with end-of-chapter tests that use the VCE assessment structure of multiple-choice, short-answer and extended-response questions; 
• dynamic digital resources with a powerful Learning Management System combining task-management tools with a suite of individual student and whole-class reports; 
• tools to support teachers with an editable course outline, suggested responses to all questions, PowerPoint presentations for each chapter, additional activities and more; 
• guided onboarding for teachers for digital resources. 

Learn more at cambridge.edu.au/getpsyched 

Inside our beautiful brain
1.1 How our brain talks
1.2 Damage to neurons
1.3 How our brain grows
1.4 Neurotransmitters
1.5 Neurohormones
1.6 End-of-chapter test

Brain chemistry: addiction
2.1 The addicted neuron
2.2 Alcohol
2.3 Methamphetamines
2.4 Gambling
2.5 Judgement: the things we need to understand about gambling
2.6 End-of-chapter test

Beautiful minds
3.1 What is mental illness?
3.2 ADHD
3.3 Anxiety
3.4 Depression
3.5 Conduct disorder
3.6 Mental health literacy
3.7 End-of-chapter test

Psychopathy and personality disorders: misunderstood aspects of human nature
4.1 What is personality?
4.2 Psychopathy
4.3 How to measure psychopathy
4.4 Borderline personality disorder
4.5 End-of-chapter test

In your dreams
5.1 What is sleep?
5.2 The different types of sleep
5.3 Sleep deprivation
5.4 Technology and sleep
5.5 Dreams
5.6 End-of-chapter test

Pursuing happiness
6.1 Happiness around the world
6.2 Positive psychology
6.3 What determines happiness?
6.4 Positive psychology in action
6.5 End-of-chapter test

Human communication and relationships
7.1 Space invaders
7.2 Gestures: it’s all in the hands
7.3 Putting it all together: human relationships
7.4 Romantic relationships
7.5 When it ends: grief and loss
7.6 End-of-chapter test

Forensic psychology
8.1 Biological explanations of criminal behaviour
8.2 Social explanations of criminal behaviour
8.3 How reliable is your memory?
8.4 Factors that influence a jury
8.5 End-of-chapter test

The right or wrong of ethics
9.1 Ethics: what are they?
9.2 What are our rights as patients in Australia?
9.3 What does it mean to be an ‘involuntary’ patient?
9.4 Chelmsford Hospital scandal: deep sleep therapy
9.5 Chelmsford Hospital scandal: the whistle-blowers
9.6 Chelmsford Hospital scandal: unethical practices
9.7 End-of-chapter test

Performance psychology
10.1 Learning to perform well
10.2 Improving performance
10.3 What to do when things go wrong
10.4 End-of chapter-test

Glossary
Index

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