AQA A-Level Psychology:
DOWNLOADED AS A ZIP FILE
Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology
Section C, Option: SCHIZOPHRENIA
Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series
pART ONE COVERS:
1:1 Classification of SZ
1:2 Reliability and validity in diagnosis and classification
1:3 Biological explanations of SZ (plus an interactionist approach to SZ)
1:4 Psychological explanations of SZ
Extensive PowerPoint© displays (90 & 41 slides) plus complimentary photocopy friendly resource booklet and YouTube links to video clips. This resource is economically priced, very accessible for new and experienced teachers. There are examination style questions, lots of think and respond areas for students.
The resource booklet contains a wide range of extension readers and covers interesting topics such as: Epigenetics, L-Dopa, Angel Dust, Psychosis, history of the biological approach to SZ, overview of psychological approaches to SZ and the new DSM-5.
PART TWO COVERS:
1: 5/6 Therapies for SZ (Biological and Psychological)
All you need to present this section of the module, in one package
The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer, and publisher.