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Pearson Edexcel IAL Psychology
Unit 3: Applications of psychology
Topic E: Developmental psychology
Topic F: Criminological psychology
Topic G: Health psychology
7.1.1 - HPA axis
7.1.2 - Cortisol and stress
7.1.3 - Brain regions and stress
7.1.4 - Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome
7.1.5 - Life events and daily hassles
7.1.6 - Individual differences and stress
7.1.7 - Social support
7.1.8 - Coping strategies
7.1.9 - Positive and negative coping techniques
7.1.10 - SSRIs
7.1.11 - SNRIs
7.1.12 - CBT for anxiety disorders
7.2.1 - Brady (1958) executive monkeys
7.2.2 - Nakonz and Shik (2009) religious coping
7.2.3 - Avdagic et al. (2014) ACT and CBT for anxiety
7.2.4 - Russell et al. (2015) coping assessment adaptation
7.3.1 - Research methods in health psychology
7.3.2 - Non-human animal research
7.3.3 - Decision making and data interpretation
7.3.4 - Health psychology research evaluation
Unit 4: Clinical psychology and psychological skills
A-Level/Edexcel/Psychology//A2/Concept/Unit 3: Applications of psychology/Topic G: Health psychology/7.3.2 - Non-human animal research

Unit 3: Applications of psychology A2

Syllabus
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Section
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Level
A2

Exam analysis

Most tested topics

  1. Topic E: Developmental psychology
  2. Topic F: Criminological psychology
  3. Topic G: Health psychology