Edexcel•A-Level•Psychology
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Clinical Psychology
Mental health, diagnosis of disorders, and treatments including schizophrenia and depression
Practice 68 subtopics in Clinical Psychology. All questions match the Edexcel A-Level specification.
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Clinical Psychology is a key topic in the Edexcel A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers mental health, diagnosis of disorders, and treatments including schizophrenia and depression.
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Defining mental healthStatistical infrequencyDeviation from social normsFailure to function adequatelyDeviation from ideal mental healthCultural considerationsEvaluation of definitionsDiagnosis of mental disordersDSM-5 classification systemICD-11 classification systemReliability of diagnosisValidity of diagnosisCulture-bound syndromesGender bias in diagnosisSchizophrenia characteristicsPositive symptomsHallucinationsDelusionsThought disorderNegative symptomsAffective flatteningAlogia (poverty of speech)AvolitionBiological explanations of schizophreniaGenetic explanationsGottesman twin studiesDopamine hypothesisBrain structure abnormalitiesNon-biological explanationsDouble-bind theoryExpressed emotionCognitive explanationsTreatments for schizophreniaAntipsychotic medicationTypical antipsychoticsAtypical antipsychoticsCBT for schizophreniaFamily therapyDepression characteristicsDSM-5 criteriaBehavioural symptomsEmotional symptomsCognitive symptomsBiological explanations of depressionGenetic factorsMonoamine hypothesisRole of serotoninRole of noradrenalineCognitive explanationsBeck's negative cognitive triadNegative schemasEllis's ABC modelIrrational beliefsSocial factors in depressionTreatments for depressionAntidepressants: SSRIsAntidepressants: SNRIsHow antidepressants workCognitive behavioural therapyEffectiveness of treatmentsRosenhan (1973) On Being Sane in Insane PlacesProcedure: pseudopatientsFindings on labellingImplications for diagnosisEvaluation of RosenhanCarlsson et al. (2000)Dopamine hypothesis of schizophreniaBrain imaging evidence
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