Component 3 Section A: Issues in mental health (compulsory) – Homework/ Lesson Elements Lesson Aims and Lesson Content Lesson Plenary Assessment (teacher, No Objectives peer, self) 1 The historical context Identify different periods in Starter Students to discuss what their opinions/views are Discussion: Students to Homework Students to – – of mental health the history of mental health. towards mental health. each describe one event, create a poster in treatment or period in outlining a timeline of Describe the beliefs Students given one case study each from Guardian article “It history on mental illness key historical periods of regarding causes of mental was twenty years of of 3 individuals (AnneMarie Randall, hell” that they did know about. mental health. illness, types of treatments, Edna Martin and Derek Hutchinson) to discuss their time in associated key terms and mental asylum: events. Students to consider following questions: Why were they Students select relevant Describe key periods in committed to mental asylum? What illness/symptoms were periods and time pairs and to construct a being shown (if any)? Describe the treatments and treatments according to what time line in teams. given to patients? Were they treated humanely? Could this interests them. The occur today? following mental history timeline can be used as Students to use history research grid to structure their support: independent research on history of mental health/illness: OCR resource: : Historical context of mental health. Defining Abnormality Discuss what is abnormal Starter In completing the time line activity, students can Exit Card Activity: Homework: To scan the 2 – or normal behavior? discuss one treatment or mental health practice in history that Students to write one social media for an day’s they found abnormal or normal. point and evaluation article or topic that fits Describe and evaluate the related to each of the into one of the four following four definitions of In groups or individually, students can work through ten case four definitions of definitions of abnormality: Statistical study cards, in which, students have to determine whether the abnormality. abnormality. infrequency, deviation of case study issue is abnormal or normal: social norms, failure to OCR resource: : Historical context of mental health. function adequately and deviation of ideal mental health.
Component 3 – Section A: Issues in mental health (compulsory) Lesson No Elements Lesson Aims and Objectives Lesson Content Lesson Plenary Homework/ Assessment (teacher, peer, self) 1 The historical context of mental health Identify different periods in the history of mental health. Describe the beliefs regarding causes of mental illness, types of treatments, associated key terms and events. Describe key periods in pairs and to construct a time line in teams. Starter – Students to discuss what their opinions/views are towards mental health. Students given one case study each from Guardian article “It was twenty years of hell” of 3 individuals (AnneMarie Randall, Edna Martin and Derek Hutchinson) to discuss their time in mental asylum: Students to consider following questions: Why were they committed to mental asylum? What illness/symptoms were being shown (if any)? Describe the treatments and treatments given to patients? Were they treated humanely? Could this occur today? Students to use history research grid to structure their independent research on history of mental health/illness: OCR resource: : Historical context of mental health. Discussion: Students to each describe one event, treatment or period in history on mental illness that they did know about. Homework – Students to create a poster in outlining a timeline of key historical periods of mental health. Students select relevant periods and time according to what interests them. The following mental history timeline can be used as support: 2 Defining Abnormality Discuss what is abnormal or normal behavior? Describe and evaluate the following four definitions of abnormality: Statistical infrequency, deviation of social norms, failure to function adequately and deviation of ideal mental health. Starter – In completing the time line activity, students can discuss one treatment or mental health practice in history that they found abnormal or normal. In groups or individually, students can work through ten case study cards, in which, students have to determine whether the case study issue is abnormal or normal: OCR resource: : Historical context of mental health. Exit Card Activity: Students to write one point and evaluation related to each of the four definitions of abnormality. Homework: To scan the day’s social media for an article or topic that fits into one of the four definitions of abnormality.