CourseCourseQuestionQuestionDocumentDocument
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
A-Level/Edexcel/Psychology//A2/Concept/Unit 4: Clinical psychology and psychological skills/Topic H: Clinical psychology/8.1.5 - Other mental health disorder

Unit 4: Clinical psychology A2 and psychological skills

Syllabus
2026
Section
—
Level
A2

Exam analysis

Most tested topics

  1. Topic H: Clinical psychology
  2. Topic I: Psychological skills