OCR•A-Level•Psychology
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Mental Health
Historical context of mental health, specific disorders, and treatments
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Mental Health is a key topic in the OCR A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers historical context of mental health, specific disorders, and treatments.
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Historical views of mental illnessSupernatural explanationsEarly biological approachesMoral treatmentRise of asylumsDeinstitutionalisationCommunity careStatistical definitionSocial norms definitionFailure to function adequatelyDeviation from ideal mental healthCultural considerationsEvaluation of definitionsMedical model of mental illnessAssumptions of medical modelBiological explanationsGeneticsNeurochemistryBrain structureDiagnosis and classificationDSM-5ICD-11Reliability of diagnosisValidity of diagnosisDrug treatmentsAntidepressantsAntipsychoticsAnxiolyticsMood stabilisersEvaluation of medical modelBehavioural approachClassical conditioning explanationsOperant conditioning explanationsBehavioural treatmentsSystematic desensitisationFloodingToken economiesCognitive approachFaulty thinking patternsCognitive distortionsCognitive behavioural therapyHumanistic approachPerson-centred therapyRogers's core conditionsEmpathy, congruence, unconditional positive regardPsychodynamic approachRole of unconsciousPsychoanalysisDream analysisFree associationAnxiety disordersPhobiasTypes of phobiasBiological explanations of phobiasBehavioural explanations of phobiasTreatments for phobiasObsessive-compulsive disorderCharacteristics of OCDBiological explanations of OCDPsychological explanationsTreatments for OCDDepressionCharacteristics of depressionBiological explanationsCognitive explanationsNegative cognitive triadTreatments for depressionSchizophreniaPositive and negative symptomsBiological explanationsDopamine hypothesisPsychological explanationsTreatments for schizophreniaNature-nurture in mental healthReductionism in mental healthEthics of diagnosis and treatmentSocially sensitive researchIndividual differences
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