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AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY –PSYCHOPATHOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Psychopathology s- s✔✔A sfield sof sstudy sconcerned swith scognitive, semotional, sand
sbehavioural sproblems.
Statistical sInfrequency s- s✔✔Where san sindividual shas sless scommon scharacteristics
Statistical sInfrequency s- sExamples s- s✔✔Individual shaving san sIQ sof s< s70 swould
smake sthem sless sintelligent sthat smajority sof sthe spopulation
Individual sbeing smore sdepressed sthan sthe smajority sof sthe spopulation.
Statistical sInfrequency s- sEvaluation s- s✔✔STRENGTH s- sIt sis sa suseful sdefinition sin
sthe sreal-world sapplication, sespecially sin sclinical spractice sas sa sway sto sdiagnose
sdisorders.
LIMITATION s- sUncommon scharacteristics scan sbe spositive, ssuch sas shaving sless
sdepression slevels sor sa shigher sIQ sthan sthe smajority sof sthe spopulation. sNot
ssufficient son snaming sabnormality.
LIMITATION s- sNot sall sindividuals sbenefit sfrom sbeing slabelled sas sabnormal, ssuch
sas sthose swith sa slow sIQ swhich sdoesn't saffect stheir sway sof sliving. sIt swould sjust
slower stheir sself-esteem sand sbeing slabelled sas sabnormal scan sbe sharmful.
Deviation sfrom sSocial sNorms s- s✔✔When san sindividual's sbehaviour sdoes snot
sconform sto sa scultures' sor ssocieties' saccepted sstandards.
Deviation sfrom sSocial sNorms s- sExamples s- s✔✔People swith simpulsive, saggressive
sand sirresponsible sbehaviour smay sbe slabelled sas shaving sAntisocial sPersonality
sDisorder s(APD) sas sthey sdo snot sconform sto ssocial snorms.
Deviation sfrom sSocial sNorms s- sEvaluation s- s✔✔STRENGTH s- sApplicable sin sthe
sreal sworld sas sit's sused sin sclinical spractices sto sdiagnose sdisorders.
LIMITATION s- sLacks scultural srelativity, swith snot severy s"deviating" sbehaviour sbeing
sconsidered sa sdeviation sfrom sall ssocieties/cultures ssocial snorms. sFor sexample,
shearing svoices sin sthe sUK swould smean syou shave sSchizophrenia, sbut sin sother
scultures sthese scould sbe ssigns/voices sof sancestors.
LIMITATION s- sCan sbe sused sin sa sway swhich sabuses shuman srights. sFor sexample,
sslave sowners screated sa sdisorder sfor sslaves swho sran saway sfrom scaptivity,
stherefore sno sone swas sable sto squestion swhat soccurred swhen sthey swere sbrought
, sback. sMen salso shad sa sdisorder sfor swomen swho swere s"too ssexual", susing sit sas sa
sway sto scontrol sthem.
Failure sto sFunction sAdequately s- s✔✔When san sindividual sis sunable sto scope swith
sthe sordinary sdemands sof sday-to-day sliving.
Failure sto sFunction sAdequately s- sExamples s- s✔✔Not sbeing sable sto smaintain sbasic
sstandards sof shygiene sor snutrition.
Failure sto sFunction sAdequately s- sRosenhan sand sSeligman's s3 sSigns s- s✔✔1. sWhen
sa sperson sexperiences ssevere spersonal sdistress
2. sWhen sa sperson sdoes snot sconform sto sstandard sinterpersonal srules
3. sWhen sa spersons' sbehaviour sis sirrational sor sdangerous sto sthemselves sand/or
sothers
Failure sto sFunction sAdequately s- sEvaluation s- s✔✔STRENGTH s- sIt ssets sa ssensible
sthreshold sof sstandards swhen speople sneed sto sseek sprofessional shelp, swith sservices
sbeing sable sto ssend sout shelp sto sthose swho sneed sit smost.
STRENGTH s- sConsiders sthe sindividual's ssubjective sexperience.
LIMITATION s- sHaving sa ssubjective sjudgement smakes sit sdifficult sto smeasure sand
sjudge sdistress.
LIMITATION s- sIt sis stoo seasy sto slabel snon-standard slifestyle schoices sas sbeing sa
sfailure sto sfunction, swhen sthey sare sjust sdeviation sfrom ssocial snorms. sThose
slabelled sare sat srisk sof srestriction sof sfreedom sof schoice sand sabnormality.
Deviation sfrom sIdeal sMental sHealth s- s✔✔When ssomeone sdoes snot smeet sa sset sof
scriteria sfor sgood smental shealth.
Deviation sfrom sIdeal sMental sHealth s- sJahoda's s9 sCriteria s- s✔✔1. sNo ssymptoms sor
sdistress
2. sRational sbehaviour
3. sAccurate sperception sof sone's sself
4. sSelf-actualisation
5. sAble sto scope swith sstress
6. sRealistic sview sof sthe sworld
7. sIndependence
8. sGood sself-esteem sand slack sof sguilt
9. sSuccessful swork, slove, sand sleisure
Deviation sfrom sIdeal sMental sHealth s- sEvaluation s- s✔✔STRENGTH s- sThe scriteria sis
shighly scomprehensive sfor sdistinguishing smental shealth sfrom sillness, sand sprovides sa
schecklist sagainst swhere swe scan sassess sour sself sand sothers.
LIMITATION s- sNot sall sparts sof sthe scriteria sare sapplicable sacross sa srange sof
scultures.
LIMITATION s- sThe sstandards sare sextremely shigh, swith svery sfew speople sbeing sable
sto smeet sthem sall sat sonce sand skeep sthem sthem sthere.
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