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Psychopathology
Definitions of abnormality, characteristics and treatments of mental disorders
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Psychopathology is a key topic in the AQA A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers definitions of abnormality, characteristics and treatments of mental disorders.
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Definitions of abnormality: statistical infrequencyEvaluation of statistical infrequency definitionDefinitions of abnormality: deviation from social normsCultural relativism in defining abnormalityEvaluation of deviation from social normsDefinitions of abnormality: failure to function adequatelyRosenhan and Seligman's criteriaEvaluation of failure to function adequatelyDefinitions of abnormality: deviation from ideal mental healthJahoda's criteria for mental healthEvaluation of ideal mental health definitionPhobias: behavioural characteristicsPhobias: emotional characteristicsPhobias: cognitive characteristicsTwo-process model of phobiasClassical conditioning and phobia acquisitionOperant conditioning and phobia maintenanceWatson and Rayner's Little Albert studyEvaluation of behavioural approach to phobiasSystematic desensitisationReciprocal inhibition principleAnxiety hierarchy constructionEffectiveness of systematic desensitisationFlooding (implosion therapy)How flooding worksEffectiveness and ethics of floodingDepression: behavioural characteristicsDepression: emotional characteristicsDepression: cognitive characteristicsBeck's negative cognitive triadNegative schemas in depressionCognitive biases in depressionEllis's ABC modelIrrational beliefs and musturbatory thinkingEvaluation of cognitive explanations of depressionCognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for depressionChallenging irrational thoughtsBehavioural activationEffectiveness of CBT for depressionEvaluation of CBTOCD: behavioural characteristicsOCD: emotional characteristicsOCD: cognitive characteristicsBiological explanation: genetic factors in OCDCOMT gene and serotoninFamily and twin studies of OCDBiological explanation: neural factors in OCDRole of serotonin in OCDAbnormal brain circuits in OCDEvaluation of biological explanations of OCDDrug therapy for OCD: SSRIsHow SSRIs workEffectiveness of SSRIs for OCDEvaluation of drug therapy for OCD
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