Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2025
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In Psychology (9PS0)
Paper 02: Applications of Psychology
1
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
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Summer 2025
Question Paper Log number P78685
Publications Code 9PS0_02_2506_MS
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© Pearson Education Ltd 2025
2
,General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first
candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for
what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be
used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark
scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be
limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme
to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with
an alternative response.
3
, SECTION A: Clinical Psychology
Question Answer Mark
Number
1(a) AO1 (3 marks) (3)
One mark for each statement of a feature of the disorder.
For example:
Anorexia nervosa.
• Is diagnosed more in females compared to males (1).
• Usually diagnosed in adolescence and early
adulthood (1).
• 1 to 4 percent of females have anorexia during their
life (1).
• Has the highest mortality rate of any mental health
disorder (1).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• Affects approximately 1%of the global population (1).
• Onset is usually in the late teens or early 20s (1).
• Symptoms usually appear gradually (1).
• Women are 1.6 times more likely to get it compared
to men (1).
Unipolar depression.
• Twice as many women compared to men are
diagnosed with it (1).
• Onset is usually in the mid 20s (1).
• Often comorbid with anxiety (1).
• 1 in 6 adults in the UK will be diagnosed with unipolar
depression (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
4
Summer 2025
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In Psychology (9PS0)
Paper 02: Applications of Psychology
1
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications come from Pearson, the world’s leading learning
company. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational,
occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information, please
visit our website at www.edexcel.com.
Our website subject pages hold useful resources, support material and live feeds from
our subject advisors giving you access to a portal of information. If you have any subject
specific questions about this specification that require the help of a subject specialist, you
may find our Ask The Expert email service helpful.
www.edexcel.com/contactus
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every
kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100
languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to high
standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out more
about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2025
Question Paper Log number P78685
Publications Code 9PS0_02_2506_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2025
2
,General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first
candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for
what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be
used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark
scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be
limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme
to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with
an alternative response.
3
, SECTION A: Clinical Psychology
Question Answer Mark
Number
1(a) AO1 (3 marks) (3)
One mark for each statement of a feature of the disorder.
For example:
Anorexia nervosa.
• Is diagnosed more in females compared to males (1).
• Usually diagnosed in adolescence and early
adulthood (1).
• 1 to 4 percent of females have anorexia during their
life (1).
• Has the highest mortality rate of any mental health
disorder (1).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• Affects approximately 1%of the global population (1).
• Onset is usually in the late teens or early 20s (1).
• Symptoms usually appear gradually (1).
• Women are 1.6 times more likely to get it compared
to men (1).
Unipolar depression.
• Twice as many women compared to men are
diagnosed with it (1).
• Onset is usually in the mid 20s (1).
• Often comorbid with anxiety (1).
• 1 in 6 adults in the UK will be diagnosed with unipolar
depression (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
4
