Are you struggling to prepare for your AQA A Level Psychology exams on the topic of Psychopathology? Look no further than these expertly crafted essay plans.
Created by an experienced psychology tutor, these notes cover all the essential themes and issues related to psychopathology, and are desi...
Describe and evaluate the behavioural approach to explaining phobias (16 marks) ................................................................................................................................... 3
The behavioural, emotional, and cognitive characteristics of mental disorders .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Describe and evaluate two ways of defining abnormality (16 marks) ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Describe and evaluate two ways of defining abnormality (16 marks) ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Describe and evaluate the cognitive approach to explaining depression (16 marks) ................................................................................................................................... 7
Describe and evaluate the cognitive approach to treating depression (16 marks) ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Describe and evaluate the biological approach to OCD (16 marks) ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Describe and evaluate the biological approach to treating OCD (16 marks) .............................................................................................................................................. 10
Describe and evaluate the behavioural approach to treating phobias (16 marks) ..................................................................................................................................... 11
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Hello! Firstly, thank you for purchasing these A-Level Psychology notes. These are the notes I used to self-teach myself A-Level psychology
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