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Abnormal psychology: A brief report examining how mental illness is conceptualized from the biomedical perspective, while critically evaluating said approach. Referencing style: APA

Developmental psychology exam preparation: 2 essay style exam questions with sample answers. Q1: Discuss the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky highlighting some of the main similarities and differences between them. Q2: Discuss the effects of culture on social, emotional and cognitive development with reference to relevant research evidence.

Philosophy Study Notes: Personal identity (Overview and critical evaluation of Hume's Bundle Theory of Self)

Introduction to Philosophy Summary Study Notes/ Exam prep- Descartes Meditations (Cartesian Doubt, The Dream + Evil Demon Arguments, Cogito, Trademark + Ontological Arguments etc.) Some possible exam questions with answers.

Study Notes for Health Psychology: A brief overview of the transactional model of stress, coping (problem-focused and emotion-focused: closing down and opening up strategies), and two stress management techniques: Written Emotional Disclosure and Mindfulness.

2 academic essays: 1-Health inequalities: The impact of income inequality on mental health outcomes, 2-Values-based practice. Study Notes: Intellectual disability (Aetiology, Comorbidities, Drug and non-pharma interventions), Overview of Type-2 diabetes, UTI, Hypertension, Atherosclerosis plus common medications (indications, dosage, side effects)

Overview of medications commonly encountered in clinical practice/ clinical placement (indications, counter-indications, usual dosages for adults, side effects). Overview of the symptoms, treatment approaches of some common physical health conditions: Type-2 Diabetes, Hypertension, UTI and Hypercholesterolemia Atherosclerosis. Referencing style: Harvard

Overview and evaluation of Structural Functionalism with key theorists, social conflict theories (Marxism and Feminism) and Symbolic Interactionism (Labelling Theory also discussed briefly), Key Features, Advantages/ Disadvantages of Participant observation, Unstructured Interview, Case study, Culture (components, self-concept development etc.)

Overview of the key features, advantages and disadvantages of overt and covert participant observations, unstructured interviews and the case study method. (Some famous research examples are also listed.)

Study Notes on Culture (Sociology): Overview of the common components of culture (Symbols, Language, Values, Norms, Material Culture), Cultural Diversity (High/Popular/Sub-/Counterculture), Culture and Self-concept (Individualist and collectivist cultures, Biculturalism)