Unit Award Scheme

114071 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
shown knowledge of
1	the main definitions of abnormality, including deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately, statistical infrequency and deviation from ideal mental health	Student completed work
2	the behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of phobias	Student completed work
3	the behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of depression	Student completed work
4	the behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)	Student completed work
5	the behavioural approach to explaining and treating phobias, including the two-process model, classical and operant conditioning, systematic desensitisation, relaxation and use of hierarchy, flooding	Student completed work
6	the cognitive approach to explaining and treating depression, including Beck’s negative triad and Ellis’s ABC model, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), and challenging irrational thoughts	Student completed work
7	the biological approach to explaining and treating OCD, including genetic and neural explanations, drug therapy.	Student completed work

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 17 September 2020Level - Level Three