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"The History of Mental Health" Topic Summary - OCR A-Level Applied Psychology
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This document is a clear and concise summary of what to expect in the "History of Mental Health" module for OCR Applied Psychology. It lists the subcategories and learning objectives of each, as well as linking the corresponding key research and applications for achieving higher marks in exams. A g...

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History of Mental Health


The Historical Context of Mental Health
Background:
 Historical views of mental illness
 Defining abnormality
 Categorising mental disorders

Key Research:
 Rosenhan (1973) on being sane in insane places

Application:
 Characteristics of an affective disorder and an anxiety disorder


The Medical Model
Background:
 The biochemical explanation of mental illness
 The genetic exploration of mental illness
 Brain abnormality as an explanation of mental illness

Key Research:
 Gottesman et al. (2010) on disorders in offspring with two psychiatrically ill parents

Application:
 Biological treatment of one specific disorder


Alternatives to the Medical Model
Background:
 The behaviourist explanation of mental illness
 The cognitive explanation of mental illness
 The cognitive neuroscience explanation of mental illness

Key Research:
 Szasz (2011) on the myth of mental illness 50 years later

Application:
 Non-biological treatment of one specific disorder

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