Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 2500 word essay on the third year psychology module 'Loss, Grief and Bereavement'. The essay covers an account of personal loss, detailed description of various theories on coping with loss, applying those theories to the case of personal loss to evaluate said theories and then discussing the therapeutic application. Reference list included.

A 2000 word essay answering a question on substance abuse development for the 'Psychology and Mental Health' module of 2nd year psychology. Answering the question: 'Critically discuss the factors that may have led to John developing a substance use disorder'. Reference list included.

A 1200 word essay for the 'Empirical Psychology' module within the first year psychology course analysing a study, identifying it's strengths and weaknesses and then suggesting possible improvements. Analysing the study: 'Pechmann, C., & Shih, C. F. (1999). Smoking scenes in movies and antismoking advertisements before and after movies: effects on youth. Journal of Marketing, 63(3), 1-13'. Reference list included.

A plan for writing up a 1200 word essay for 'Empirical Psychology'. This essay tackles a question about analysing a study, identifying strengths and weaknesses and then suggesting improvements to be made. Analysing the study: 'Pechmann, C., & Shih, C. F. (1999). Smoking scenes in movies and antismoking advertisements before and after movies: effects on youth. Journal of Marketing, 63(3), 1-13'.

A 2000 word essay for the 'Developmental Psychology' module of 2nd year psychology. Answering the question: 'Using psychological evidence, critically evaluate the importance of social interaction to children's development of language'. Reference list included.

A 2000 word write up on the Flanker task in the format of research report minus the title page, abstract and appendices.

A 2000 word essay on the biological basis of depression for the 2nd year 'Biological Psychology' module. Answering the question: 'Critically discuss the biological basis of depression. Support your argument using empirical evidence'.

A short plan for a 'Historical Perspectives in Psychology' Essay on the emergence of psychology as an empirical science. Planning for the question: 'With reference to supporting sources, provide an evaluation of one of the following schools of psychology as an empirical science: Structuralism, Functionalism, or Cognitivism'.