Understanding Psychology

Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders

Web Activity Lesson Plans

"Anxiety Disorders"

Introduction
Students have read about the different types of psychological disorders that affect certain people. In this exercise, students will explore the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of anxiety disorders.

Lesson Description
Students will use information from these Web sites to learn about the different anxiety disorders that people can suffer from. Students will read about the characteristics of anxiety disorders, their causes, and their treatments. Students will then apply this information by writing a paragraph describing how they could use this information to help someone who suffers from anxiety disorders.

1. Students will be able to characterize several anxiety disorders and discuss their treatments.
2. Students will be able to use this knowledge to write a paragraph describing how they could use the information they have learned to help someone with an anxiety disorder.