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  1. 3.1 Health and well-being

    1. • Explain one or more biological explanations of one mental health disorder.

    2. • Explain the value of one or more cognitive models in understanding a mental health disorder.

    3. • Explain factors affecting prevalence rates of mental health disorders across cultures or populations. • Use examples of cultural differences in approaches to mental health.

    4. • Explain the role of one or more environmental factors in mental health disorders.

    5. • Explain factors that may change prevalence of health problems in a population or explain differences between populations.

    6. • Explain the role of social learning theory in one or more health problems.

    7. • Explain the role of stress in one or more health problems.

    8. • Explain and evaluate one or more biological treatments for one or more mental health disorders.

    9. • Explain and evaluate one or more prevention and/or treatment strategies for one or more health problems.

    10. • Explain and evaluate one or more psychological treatments for one or more mental health disorders.

    11. • Conduct an interview, semi-structured interview or focus group linked to health, stress, social media, self-esteem, exercise or mood.

  2. 3.2 Human development

    1. 3.2.1Brain development

      • Explain brain maturation, critical periods and neuroplasticity in human development.

    2. 3.2.2Sociocultural factors

      • Explain the influence of one or more sociocultural factors in human development.

    3. 3.2.3Development models

      • Explain and evaluate one or more stage theories and one or more continuous models of development.

    4. 3.2.4Theory of mind

      • Explain the role of theory of mind in human development and cognition.

    5. 3.2.5Attachment

      • Explain the role of attachment in the development of self.

    6. 3.2.6Social norms

      • Explain how enculturation of social norms contributes to development of self.

    7. 3.2.7Peer influence

      • Explain the role of peer influence in development of self.

    8. 3.2.8Childhood experiences

      • Explain the role of childhood experiences in development of self.

    9. 3.2.9Observation practical

      • Conduct a naturalistic or controlled observation, such as language learning, playground or public group dynamics.

  3. 3.3 Human relationships

    1. • Explain different acculturation strategies and their effects on human behaviour.

    2. • Apply one or more compliance techniques to change group behaviours.

    3. • Explain the role of conformity in understanding group behaviours.

    4. • Explain one or more cultural dimensions in group behaviours.

    5. • Apply social identity theory to explain and change group behaviours.

    6. • Apply social learning theory to explain and change group behaviours.

    7. • Explain the role of one or more chemical messengers in interpersonal relationships.

    8. • Explain one or more cognitive explanations for interpersonal relationships.

    9. • Explain the role of communication and language in interpersonal relationships.

    10. • Explain one or more strategies for improving interpersonal relationships.

    11. • Conduct a survey/questionnaire linked to attraction, love, relationship patterns or cross-cultural differences.

  4. 3.4 Learning and cognition

    1. • Explain the role of one or more cognitive biases in decision-making.

    2. • Explain classical and operant conditioning as ways of learning. • Apply operant conditioning to change behaviour.

    3. • Explain the value of dual processing theory in thinking and decision-making.

    4. • Explain the role of schema in behaviour and/or cognition.

    5. • Explain social learning theory in learning and apply it to explain and change behaviour.

    6. • Explain the role of one or more biological factors in one or more cognitive processes.

    7. • Explain the value of one or more cognitive models in one or more cognitive processes.

    8. • Explain the role of one or more cultural factors in one cognitive process.

    9. • Explain the influence of one or more environmental factors on one cognitive process.

    10. • Explain one or more strategies to improve one or more cognitive processes.

    11. • Conduct a true or quasi-experiment, such as memory, attention, anchoring bias or music-and-memory tasks.