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Pearson Edexcel IAL Psychology

Unit 3: Applications of psychology

Unit 4: Clinical psychology and psychological skills

Topic H: Clinical psychology

8.1.1 - Definitions of abnormality

8.1.2 - Classification systems

8.1.3 - Debates in diagnosis

8.1.4 - Schizophrenia symptoms and explanations

8.1.5 - Other mental health disorder

8.1.6 - Therapies for schizophrenia

8.1.7 - Therapies for depression or anorexia

8.2.1 - Rosenhan (1973) sane in insane places

8.2.2 - Suzuki et al. (2014) schizophrenia and undernutrition

8.2.3 - Hans and Hiller (2013) CBT for unipolar depression

8.2.4 - Ma, Quan and Liu (2014) social support and depression

8.2.5 - Becker et al. (2002) television and eating attitudes

8.2.6 - Reichel et al. (2014) anorexia and body pictures

8.3.1 - Research methods in clinical psychology

8.3.2 - Published research conventions

8.3.3 - HCPC guidelines

8.3.4 - Decision making and data interpretation

8.3.5 - Clinical research evaluation

8.4.1 - Clinical psychology content analysis

Topic I: Psychological skills

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Unit 4: Clinical psychology A2 and psychological skills

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Level: A2

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Topic H: Clinical psychology
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