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Tired of confusing the Dopamine Hypothesis with Neural Correlates? These are the exact, high-level flashcards I used to achieve an A* in AQA A Level Psychology. Schizophrenia is one of the most content-heavy options in Paper 3. These cards skip the fluff and focus purely on the AO1 (Knowledge) and AO3 (Critical Evaluation) required to hit the 16-mark "Level 4" criteria in your 2026 exams. What’s Covered: • Classification & Diagnosis: Reliability and Validity (inter-rater reliability, co-morbidity, symptom overlap, gender/culture bias). • Biological Explanations: Genetic basis, the Dopamine Hypothesis (original vs. revised), and Neural Correlates.  • Psychological Explanations: Family Dysfunction (Double Bind, Expressed Emotion) and Cognitive Explanations (Metarepresentation, Central Control).  • Biological Therapies: Drug therapy (Typical vs. Atypical antipsychotics). • Psychological Therapies: CBTp, Family Therapy, and Token Economies.  • The Interactionist Approach: The Diathesis-Stress Model (Meehl’s model vs. modern understanding). Why These Cards Work: • Evaluative Focus (AO3): Each theory includes 3-4 developed evaluation points (Research support, practical applications, and competing theories). • Mark Scheme Alignment: Terminology used is taken directly from AQA 7182 examiner reports. • Concise & Portable: Perfect for active recall on the go or during "blurt" revision sessions.

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scizophrenia


a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions and/or hallucinations


psychotic disorder


severe mental disorder that causes abnormal thinking and perceptions


a positive symptom of schizophrenia is...


the added presence of disordered behaviour that shouldn't be there


a negative symptom of schizophrenia is...


a loss of or deficiency in normal behaviour


examples of positive symptoms


hallucinations and delusions




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, hallucination


false sensory experiences




types of hallucination


auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, olfactory


delusion


a false belief that is unshakeable




types of delusions


grandeur
paranoia
reference




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, Delusion of grandeur (grandiose)


an exaggerated belief about one's importance or power/talent




Delusions of paranoia


delusions of extreme suspiciousness


Delusions of reference


the belief that common elements in the environment are directed toward the
individual




examples of negative symptoms


Avolition and speech poverty




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