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Abnormal Psychology (DP IB Psychology)

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Factors Influencing Diagnosis

  1. Defining 'Normal' vs 'Abnormal' Behaviour
  2. Factors Which influence the Diagnosis of Abnormal Behaviour
  3. Two Key Studies of Normality vs Abnormality
  4. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders & International Classification of Diseases
  5. Two Key Studies of Classification Systems
  6. What are Clinical Biases?
  7. Two Key Studies of Clinical Biases
  8. How are Validity & Reliability Relevant to Diagnosis?
  9. Two Key Studies of Validity & Reliability of Diagnosis: Rosenhan et al. (1973); Nicholls et a. (2000)
  10. Summary Table: Key Studies of Factors Influencing Diagnosis

Etiology of Abnormal Psychology: Explanations for Disorders

  1. What is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)?
  2. Biological Explanations of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  3. Two Key Stuides of Biological Explanations of Major Depressive Disorder
  4. Cognitive Explanations of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  5. Two Key Studies of Cognitive Explanations of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  6. Sociocultural Explanations of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  7. Two Key Studies of Sociocultural Explanations of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  8. Summary Table: Key Studies of Explanations for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  9. What are the Characteristics of Phobias?
  10. A Biological Explanation of Phobias
  11. Two Key Studies of a Biological Explanation of Phobias
  12. Generalised Anxiety Disorder: A Cognitive Explanation of Phobias
  13. Two Key Studies of a Cognitive Explanation of Phobias
  14. The Two-Process Model: A Sociocultural Explanation of Phobias
  15. Two Key Studies of Sociocultural Explanations of Phobias

Etiology of Abnormal Psychology: Prevalence Rates & Disorders

  1. Prevalence Rates & Disorders
  2. Two Key Studies of Prevalence Rates
  3. Summary Table: Key Studies of Etiology of Disorders

Treatment of Disorders

  1. Biological Treatments of Major Depressive Disorder & Phobias
  2. Two Key Studies of Biol Treatments of MDD & Phobias
  3. Psychological Treatments of MDD & Phobias
  4. Two Key Studies of Psych Treatments of MDD & Phobias
  5. The Role of Culture in Treatment of MDD & Phobias
  6. Two Key Studies of the Role of Culture in Treatment of Disorders
  7. Summary Table: Key Studies of Treatment of Disorders
  8. Summary of the Effectiveness of Biological & Psychological Treatments of MDD & Phobias

Exam Tips & Model Answer for Abnormal Psychology

  1. How to Answer an Exam Question on Abnormal Psychology
  2. Exam Model Answer