Advanced Psychology - Atypical Behavior - L. Turner (Hodder Arnold, 2003) WW

141 Pages·2003·4.07 MB·English

A D V A N C E D
PSYCHOLOGY

Atypical Behaviour

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A D V A N C E D
PSYCHOLOGY

Atypical Behaviour

Lynda Turner

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ISBN-10: 0 340 85933 4
ISBN-13: 978 0 340 85933 9

First Published 2003
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Copyright © 2003 Lynda Turner

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How to use this book
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Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1
Definition and classification of atypical behaviour
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Chapter 2
Anxiety and eating disorders
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Chapter 3
Mood disorders and schizophrenia
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Chapter 4
Treatment of atypical behaviour
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Glossary
111

Bibliography
115

Index
123

Contents

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This book has been designed to meet the needs of students and teachers studying for the
Atypical Behaviour option from Module 4 of the AQA A2 level (Specification B) in Psychology.

Each chapter in this book provides short descriptions of empirical studies and experiments
directly relating to the topic areas. There are also some small group and individual activities to
try. It is recommended that you carry out as many of these as possible since they will help you
with remembering material and thinking more deeply and critically about psychology. The
chapters offer numerous evaluative comments that will help you to analyse, discuss and make
application of theory, concepts and research. This will help you gain AO2 marks (for evaluation
and application) in the examination.

Each chapter contains four different types of learning activities as follows:

Reflective Activity
This invites you to engage in a reflective activity. This gives you
something to think about before continuing with your reading.

Practical Activity
This invites you to conduct some kind of practical activity. Here a
suggestion is made that may be carried out either on your own or with a
small group of people. Some activities will take time outside of reading
further in the chapter.

Study
This indicates that a study or experiment in psychology is described.
Studies have been selected that are important and/or highlight theory or key
concepts in psychology. The study or experiment is presented in the way
required when you are asked to describe a study in an examination
question. When reading the study try to identify strengths and
shortcomings, and think about ways in which the study could be improved.

Evaluative Comment This indicates an evaluative comment. These provide you with critical
comment and analysis. Try to elaborate on the point being made, or use
the comment as a basis for a small group discussion to explore other
points of view. The skills of evaluation and analysis are essential to the
study of psychology and are needed if you wish to gain high grades.
Evaluative comments help with the second assessment objective (AO2)
examined throughout the AS and A level in psychology.

Towards the end of each chapter you will find a number of questions. These have been set in
the style that appears in the AQA Specification B A2 examinations. Each question shows the
number of marks available and the marks for the two assessment objectives. Assessment
Objective 1 (AO1) is concerned with knowledge and understanding. Assessment Objective 2
(AO2) is concerned with critical evaluation, analysis and application of psychology.

At the end of each chapter you will find suggestions for further reading. This is given in two
parts, first introductory books and then more specialist texts. The introductory texts should be
easily accessible to all students. The specialist books are more demanding and will be of value
to students who wish to achieve high grades. Some relevant and accessible websites are also
provided.

I hope you enjoy reading this book!

How to use this book