Otaniemi Upper Secondary School – Sustainable Future Project
Course code, full name, and status (C/EC/OP)
PS1 Human Behavior and Learning P
Topic
Climate anxiety and the actions related to / motivated by it
Duration
0–75 minutes
Objectives (From the National Core Curriculum, translated directly from the Finnish cards):
The objective of the module is that the student
- is able to analyze psychological, biological, social, and cultural factors related to human behavior
- becomes familiar with a phenomenon of well-being from psychological, biological, social, and cultural perspectives
Content (From the National Core Curriculum, translated directly from the Finnish cards):
- psychological perspective: basic knowledge of information processing, motives, and emotions
- biological perspective: basic knowledge of the functioning of the nervous system and the evolutionary psychology approach
- social perspective: basic knowledge of socialization and situational factors
- cultural perspective: examples of cultural differences and similarities
- conscious and unconscious behavior
More detailed description of content if necessary
As a phenomenon of well-being, climate anxiety and related action can be used: what causes climate anxiety, how it can be alleviated, how it manifests psychologically in people
Key concepts
- Emotions
- Motivation
- Conscious and unconscious behavior
- Emotion regulation
Connections within the subject
PS2 growth environment, attitude development, agency
PS4 mental health, emotion regulation, crises, promotion of psychological well-being
Connections to other subjects (if already known)
UE1 worldviews as environmental influencers
Possible model pathways related to the content
Agenda2030: 13 Climate Action and 17 Partnerships for the Goals