AP Psychology Summer Assignment for 2009-2010 School Year

Summer AssignmentVictor Valley Christian SchoolAP PSYCHOLOGYThis is a mandatory assignment for all AP Psychology students. Your assignment is due the first day of class. Please make sure that you do not forget to bring it to class. Completion of the summer assignment and a test covering the material is a requirement to remain in AP Psychology. *please obtain your own copy of the book you choose-Thank you.Questions and Answers:What do I need to complete the assignment?Choose a book from belowComputer and printerWhat do I do?Read the book you choseWrite a three paragraph essay response to its contentsWhen do I turn this in?The first day of class.Be prepared to take a test over the book you chose.Is this assignment mandatory?Yes. Advanced Placement courses at VVCS require a summer assignment.Students who do not turn in this assignment the first day of class and/or students who do not pass the reading test the first day of school will be withdrawn from AP Psychology.Summer Reading ListVictor Valley Christian SchoolAP PSYCHOLOGYA Child Called It: One Child's Courage to SurviveDave PelzerStory of a boy who was abused as a childNot ChristianReviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent GirlsMary PipherParental permissionObstacles girls face in lifeNot ChristianRaising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of BoysDan Kindlon and Michael ThompsonParental permissionObstacles boys face in lifeNot ChristianWhen God Doesn't Make SenseDr. James DobsonChristian AuthorHow do we get through tough times?Why do bad things happen to good people?Self-Talk: Key to Personal GrowthDr. David StoopNegative Self TalkHow to battle the little things we tell ourselves that are not positiveChristian AuthorThe Lies We BelieveDr. Chris ThurmanNegative Belief Systems/Self TalkSeveral different types of lies people tell themselvesHow to replace these lies with the truth.Christian AuthorManaging Chronic PainSiang-Yang TanDeals with the psychological and physical connections of pain disordersChristian AuthorHealing Power of the Christian Mind, The: How Biblical Truth Can Keep You HealthyWilliam BackusHow positive thinking and Godly hope can bring about healing in a Christian’s body and emotions.Christian Author