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A-Level Psychology - PSYCHOLOGY OF ATTRACTION QUIZ [GREAT FOR VALENTINE'S DAY/RELATIONSHIPS TOPIC]
This Psychology of Attraction Quiz can be used as a fun activity in Psychology classes or is especially great for valentine’s day.
This resources includes a PowerPoint true of false quiz with questions based on the psychology of attraction and romantic relationships. All questions and answers are supported by a psychological research study (journals and articles are linked and can be used as further reading).
There is an answer sheet included for students to follow along with reflection questions at the end which could be used to prompt interesting class discussions!
A-Level Psychology - ZIMBARDO'S STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT (1971) [Social Influence Topic]
This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
What are Social Roles?
Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment (1971)
Video: Philip Zimbardo: A Study of Evil
Zimbardo’s Procedure
Zimbardo’s Findings: The Guards and The Prisoners
Class Discussion: Conclusions from the Stanford Prison Experiment
Exam Practice: Short Answer Question with Mark Scheme
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam Practice: Evaluation Question with Mark Scheme
Plenary: Discussion Prompt
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A-Level Psychology - BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA (Schizophrenia Topic)
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Key content included:
Key Questions
The Genetic Basis of Schizophrenia
Family Studies
Gottesman’s Research (1991)
Candidate Genes (Ripke et al., 2014)
The Dopamine Hypothesis
Hyperdopaminergia in the Subcortex
Hypodopaminergia in the Subcortex
Summarising The Dopamine Hypothesis
Neural Correlates of Negative Symptoms
Neural Correlates of Positive Symptoms
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam Practice: Essay Question with Mark Scheme
Plenary: Consolidation Question
A-Level Psychology - CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS [Biopsychology Topic]
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Key content included:
Key questions
Circadian Rhythms
Video: Siffre’s research
The sleep/wake cycle
Siffre’s cave studies (1962; 1972)
Aschoff & Wever’s Bunker Study (1976)
Folkard et al.'s cave study (1985)
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam practice: Essay planning activity
Exemplar essay plan
Plenary: Discussion prompt
A-Level Psychology - INFRADIAN AND ULTRADIAN RHYTHMS [Biopsychology Topic]
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Key content included:
Key questions
Types of Biological Rhythms
Infradian Rhythms
Example 1: Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D)
Video: What is S.A.D?
Example 2: The Female Menstrual Cycle
Key Research: Stern & McClintock (1998)
Ultradian Rhythms
Example 1: Sleep Cycles
Video: Sleep Stages
Example 2: Human Appetite
Exam practice: Short Answer Questions with Model Answer
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Topic Review
Plenary: Consolidation
A-Level Psychology - THE DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA [Schizophrenia Topic]
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Key content included:
Key Questions
Video: Schizophrenia with question sheet
Key Fact about Schizophrenia
Classification of Schizophrenia: The DSM-5 and ICD-10
Positive Symptoms: Hallucinations, Delusions
Negative Symptoms: Avolition, Speech Poverty
Activity: Positive vs Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Summary of Positive, Negative and Cognitive Symptoms
Video: What is it like to live with Schizophrenia?
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam practice: Short answer, Evaluation Question with Mark Scheme
Plenary: If this is the answer, what is the question?
A-Level Psychology - ENDOGENOUS PACEMAKERS AND EXOGENOUS ZEITGEBERS [Biopsychology Topic]
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Key content included:
Key questions
Video: How body clocks rule our lives
Endogenous Pacemakers
The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)
The SCN and the Optic Nerve
The Pineal Gland and Melatonin
Animal Studies and the SCN
DeCoursey et al.'s chipmunk study (2000)
Ralph et al.'s mutant hamster study (1990)
Exogenous Zeitgebers
Light as an Exogenous Zeitgeber
Social cues as an Exogenous Zeitgeber
Exam practice: Application question with MS
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Plenary: Discussion prompt
A-Level Psychology - BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA - DRUG THERAPY [Schizophrenia Topic]
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Key content included:
Key Questions
Drug Therapies for Schizophrenia
Typical Antipsychotics
How do Typical Antipsychotics work?
Atypical Antipsychotics
Clozapine
Risperidone
Activity: Summary - Typical vs. Atypical Antipsychotic drugs
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam practice: 8 Mark Question with Mark Scheme
Video: Schizophrenia - what’s in my head?
Plenary: Consolidation question
A-Level Psychology - THE INTERACTIONIST APPROACH TO SCHIZOPHRENIA [Schizophrenia Topic]
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Key content included:
Key Questions
The Interactionist Approach
The Diathesis-Stress Model
Video: How does the diathesis-stress model explain Sz?
Meehl’s Model
Modern Understanding of Diathesis
Modern Understanding of Stress
Treatment According to the Interactionist Model
Activity: Check Your Knowledge Questions
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam practice: Structuring 16 Mark Essay Questions
Mark Scheme
Example Structure
Plenary: Topic Review
A-Level Psychology - PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA [Schizophrenia Topic]
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Key content included:
Key Questions
Psychological Explanations for Schizophrenia
The Schizophrenogenic Mother
Double-bind Theory
Expressed Emotions and Schizophrenia
Cognitive Explanations
Metarepresentation
Exam practice: Short Answer Question with Mark Scheme
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam practice: 8 Mark Question with Mark Scheme
Plenary: Video - Anderson Cooper tries a schizophrenia simulator
A-Level Psychology - PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA [Schizophrenia Topic]
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Key content included:
Key Questions
Video: Treating Schizophrenia with CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
How does CBT help sufferers?
CBT - A Case Example
Family Therapy
How does Family Therapy help Sufferers?
Token Economies
Tokens
Rewards
Activity: Check Your Knowledge Questions
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam practice: 8 Mark Question with Mark Scheme
Plenary: Consolidation Question
Bundle
A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY - SCHIZOPHRENIA TOPIC [COMPLETE TOPIC - Includes Slides and Worksheets]
This bundle includes a complete scheme of work for the A-Level Psychology topic: SCHIZOPHRENIA TOPIC
The 6 lessons are included in this bundle are:
Diagnosis and Classification of Schizophrenia
Biological Explanations for Schizophrenia
Biological Therapies for Schizophrenia
Psychological Explanations for Schizophrenia
Psychological Therapies for Schizophrenia
The Interactionist Approach to Schizophrenia
*Please see individual lessons for further details of included content.
A-Level Psychology - THE MIRROR NEURON SYSTEM [Cognition and Development Topic]
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Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
The Role of Mirror Neurons
Video: Dr. Dan Siegel - Explains Mirror Neurons
Mirror Neurons and Intention
Mirror Neurons and Perspective-taking
Mirror Neurons and Human Evolution
Mirror Neurons and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Planning 16 Mark Essays with Application
Activity: Cognition and Development Topic Review
Plenary: Consolidation Question
A-Level Psychology - EVALUATING WITH GRAVE SUMMARY SHEET AND BLANK WORKSHEET
Useful for student’s folders!
This free resource includes a summary/prompt sheet students can use the evaluate studies with GRAVE.
In the handout sheet, each letter of GRAVE (generalisability, reliability, applicability, validity and ethical issues) is defined and there are question prompts for each letter to help students evaluate studies.
There is also a blank worksheet students can use to when evaluating studies.
I have included a powerpoint version (so that you can edit the document to suit) and PDF version of the file.
A-Level Psychology - THE FOUR DEFINITIONS OF ABNORMALITY [Psychopathology Topic]
This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
Activity: Is this person abnormal?
Definition 1: Statistical Infrequency
Example: IQ and Intellectual Disability Disorder
Definition 2: Deviation from Social Norms
Example: Antisocial Personality Disorder
Definition 3: Failure to Function Adequately
Example: Intellectual Disability Disorder
Definition 4: Deviation from Ideal Mental Health
Jahoda’s Criteria of Ideal Mental Health (1958)
Video: Psychology Unlocked - Four ways to define abnormality
Evaluation activity
Evaluation points
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Application question
Plenary: Consolidation question
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A-Level Psychology - CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOBIAS [Psychopathology Topic]
This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key questions
Video: Defining Disorders
Diagnosis in Psychology: The DSM-V
Specific Phobias in the DSM-V
Phobia Prevalence in the UK
Trypophobia
Activity: Fear or Phobia
Video: Khan Academy - Phobias
Behavioural Characteristics of Phobias
Panic
Avoidance
Endurance
Emotional Characteristics of Phobias
Anxiety
Fear
Unreasonable Emotional Response
Cognitive Characteristics of Phobias
Selective Attention to the Phobic Stimulus
Irrational Beliefs
Cognitive Distortions
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Application questions
Plenary: Consolidation question
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A-Level Psychology - THE BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO EXPLAINING PHOBIAS [Psychopathology Topic]
This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
Key assumptions from the Behaviourist Approach
Mowrer’s Two-Process Model (1960)
Activity: Classical Conditioning
Fear Acquisition via Classical Conditioning
Phobia Maintenance via Operant Conditioning
Activity: Concepts - Zelda’s Fear of Dogs
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Application Question
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Video: How fear drove human evolution
Plenary: Consolidation question
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A-Level Psychology - THE BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO TREATING PHOBIAS [Psychopathology Topic]
This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
The Behavioural Treatment of Phobias
Treatment 1: Systematic Desensitisation
The Anxiety Hierarchy
Relaxation Techniques are Taught
Exposure to Phobic Stimulus
Treatment 2: Flooding
Activity – Concepts Ailurophobia (Fears of cats)
Evaluation points
Evaluation worksheets
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Application question
Plenary: Consolidation question
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A-Level Psychology - CHARACTERISTICS OF DEPRESSION [Psychopathology Topic]
This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key Questions
Video: What is Depression?
Diagnostic Features of Depression
Depression in the DSM-V
Behavioural Characteristics of Depression
Activity Levels
Disruption of Sleep and Eating Behaviour
Aggression and Self-harm
Emotional Characteristics of Depression
Lowered Mood
Anger
Lowered Self-esteem
Cognitive Characteristics of Depression
Poor Concentration
Dwelling on The Negative
Absolutist Thinking
Video: What does depression feel like?
Activity: Behavioural, Emotional or Cognitive?
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Application Question, Short answer questions
Plenary: Consolidation question
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A-Level Psychology - THE COGNITIVE APPROACH TO EXPLAINING DEPRESSION [Psychopathology Topic]
This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
Video: Psychology Unlocked – Cognitive Psychology
Beck’s Cognitive Theory of Depression
Faulty Information Processing
Negative Self-Schema
The Negative Triad
Activity: The Negative Triad
Ellis’s ABC Model
Activity – Concepts: Yasmin
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Short answer question
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Plenary: Consolidation Question
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