Clinical Psychology (A Level)

Worked examples (6)

• 1State positive vs negative symptoms (2 marks)
• 2Outline the dopamine hypothesis (2 marks)
• 3Explain Carlsson et al.'s contribution (4 marks)
• 4Typical vs atypical antipsychotics (4 marks)
• 5Describe the token economy (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — reductionism (4 marks)

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• 1Distinguish obsessions and compulsions (2 marks)
• 2Outline the OCD cycle (2 marks)
• 3Explain the neural explanation (4 marks)
• 4Explain why compulsions persist (4 marks)
• 5Describe CBT with ERP (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — free will vs determinism (4 marks)

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• 1Distinguish unipolar and bipolar (2 marks)
• 2State Beck's negative triad (2 marks)
• 3Explain negative attributional style (4 marks)
• 4Explain how SSRIs work (4 marks)
• 5Describe CBT for depression (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — free will vs determinism (4 marks)

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• 1Define an impulse control disorder (2 marks)
• 2Identify a type and its feature (2 marks)
• 3Explain the behavioural account (4 marks)
• 4Explain cognitive distortions in gambling (4 marks)
• 5Describe covert sensitisation (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — free will vs determinism (4 marks)

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• 1Identify a phobia type (2 marks)
• 2Outline classical conditioning of a phobia (2 marks)
• 3Explain the two-process model (4 marks)
• 4Explain preparedness (4 marks)
• 5Describe systematic desensitisation (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — nature vs nurture (4 marks)

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