CPMH AO3

What are the 2 AO3 points for Lesson 1: Statistical Infrequency?

1. Real world application: IDD and Beck’s Depression Inventory

2. Unusual characteristics can be positive

What are the 2 AO3 points for Lesson 1: Deviation from Social and Cultural norms?

1. Real world application: Clinical Practice

2. Cultural and situational relativism

What are the 3 AO3 points for Lesson 2: Deviation from ideal mental health?

1. Highly comprehensive

2. Culture bound

3. Extremely high standards. Counter: Helpful to improve mh

What are the 2 AO3 points for Lesson 2: Failure to Function Adequately?

1. Represents a threshold for help

2. Dicrimination and social control

What are the 3 AO3 points for Lesson 4: The behavioural approach for phobias?

1. Real world application: Exposure therapies

2. Cognitive aspect of phobias

3. Link between bad experiences and phobias. Counter: Not all phobias from trauma

What are the 4 AO3 points for Lesson 5: The behavioural approach to treating phobias: Systematic Desensitisation?

1. Virtual reality. Counter: lacks realism

2. Used for learning disabilites.

3. Evidence to support effectiveness

4. Limitations: Time and cost

What are the 2 AO3 points for Lesson 5: The behavioural approach to treating phobias: Flooding?

1. Cost effective

2. Traumatic

What are the 3 AO3 points for Lesson 7: The Cognitive approach to explaining depression: Ellis?

1. Real world application: REBT

2. Ethical issues

3. Reactive and endogenous depression

What are the 3 AO3 points for Lesson 7: The Cognitive approach to explaining depression: Beck?

1. Research support: 2019 study

2. Real world application: Beck’s CBT

3. Partial explanation

What are the 4 AO3 points for Lesson 8: The Cognitive approach to treating depression?

1. Client preference

2. Relapse

3. Evidence for effectiveness: March 2007

4. Not always suitable. Counter: More recent evidence

What are the 3 AO3 points for Lesson 10: The Biological approach to explaining OCD: Genetic?

1. Research support: Nestadt 2010. Counter: Is it really genetic?

2. Animal studies. Counter: Humans complex

3. Partial explanation: 2007 study

What are the 3 AO3 points for Lesson 10: The Biological approach to explaining OCD: Neural?

1. Research support: Antidepressants

2. Correlation and Causality

3. Depressive symptoms

What are the 3 AO3 points for Lesson 11: The Biological approach to treating OCD?

1. Evidence for effectiveness: Soomro 2009 Meta anaylsis. Counter: Biased evidence. Counter: Drugs not optimum treatment

2. Cost-effective and non-disruptive

3. Serious side effects