Year 9
Understanding of Religion in Psychology
In this lesson, we will be asking the question of why people have religious beliefs and exploring the way in which psychology attempts to explain the answer.
Year 9
Understanding of Religion in Psychology
In this lesson, we will be asking the question of why people have religious beliefs and exploring the way in which psychology attempts to explain the answer.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Freud - religion as wish fulfillment.
- Jung - religion as collective unconscious.
Equipment
You will need two different coloured pens: black or blue and another coloured pen, such as green or red.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Sociology is......
Being subject to harsh treatment
The study of people's social lives
Q2.
Karl Marx was a Russian phlebotomist
True
Q3.
Marx said that Religion was created by the _________ to control the ________
Poor, Rich
Teachers, Students
Q4.
Marx was famously quoted as saying Religion is what?
A safety net
Jolly fun
Q5.
Which of these could be ways that religion oppresses people?
Through laws
Through the school system
5 Questions
Q1.
Who is known as the father of modern psychology?
Carl Jung
Q2.
What is the word for an innate idea of something?
Archie TYPE
Q3.
Why did Freud say that we have religious belief?
Because God is real
Q4.
What is a NDE?
A feeling of awe and wonder
Something that goes against the laws of nature
Q5.
What is psychology?
The study of society