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psychology focus set WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
what are the strengths of using
'deviation from social norms' as a definition of abnormality? - ✔✔- more culturally
relativistic (as long as not generalised across cultures)
- maintains stability in society
what are two ways of assessing the success of a therapy in psychology -
✔✔effectiveness and appropriateness
what are the strengths of the cognitive explanation for depression? - ✔✔- supporting
research: Al Mosaiwi and Johnstone, content analysis found that depression and suicide
forums contained more absolutist words
- application to CBT
what are the weaknesses of the cognitive explanation for depression? - ✔✔- Ellis' ABC
model only accounts for reactive depression
- direction of causality is unclear
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
psychology focus set WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
what are the strengths of using
'deviation from social norms' as a definition of abnormality? - ✔✔- more culturally
relativistic (as long as not generalised across cultures)
- maintains stability in society
what are two ways of assessing the success of a therapy in psychology -
✔✔effectiveness and appropriateness
what are the strengths of the cognitive explanation for depression? - ✔✔- supporting
research: Al Mosaiwi and Johnstone, content analysis found that depression and suicide
forums contained more absolutist words
- application to CBT
what are the weaknesses of the cognitive explanation for depression? - ✔✔- Ellis' ABC
model only accounts for reactive depression
- direction of causality is unclear
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.