AQA A Level Psychology - Psychopathology Essay Packs (A*)

Table of Contents

Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2

Describe and evaluate the behavioural approach to explaining phobias (16 marks) ................................................................................................................................... 3

The behavioural, emotional, and cognitive characteristics of mental disorders .......................................................................................................................................... 4

Describe and evaluate two ways of defining abnormality (16 marks) ......................................................................................................................................................... 5

Describe and evaluate two ways of defining abnormality (16 marks) ......................................................................................................................................................... 6

Describe and evaluate the cognitive approach to explaining depression (16 marks) ................................................................................................................................... 7

Describe and evaluate the cognitive approach to treating depression (16 marks) ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Describe and evaluate the biological approach to OCD (16 marks) ............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Describe and evaluate the biological approach to treating OCD (16 marks) .............................................................................................................................................. 10

Describe and evaluate the behavioural approach to treating phobias (16 marks) ..................................................................................................................................... 11

, Introduction

Hello! Firstly, thank you for purchasing these A-Level Psychology notes. These are the notes I used to self-teach myself A-Level psychology
2019 in a year and as a result, I achieved an A*, the highest grade in my class. The following pages guide you through A* Grade essay plans.
These can be used as supplementary material for revision. I personally spent some time learning the content, creating these essay plans, and
memorising them using flash cards.

I am confident that these essay notes will serve you well too. I wish you the best of luck in exams!!


Guidance:
• Follow the PEEL structure: The top row is the ‘Point’, the second row is the ‘Evidence’ and the third row is the ‘Explanation’. Make sure
you link back to the question at the end.
• Look at the specification! Study it.
• Quality > Quantity. Try not to waffle and get straight to the point!
• Use acronyms to help you memorise
• There are many abbreviations in the notes, feel free to send a message if you don’t understand them.