AQA Psychology- Psychopathology

Definitions of abnormality

Statistical Infrequency

Deviation from social norms

Failure to function adequately

Deviation from ideal mental health

Types of phobias

Specific phobia

Social anxiety

Agoraphobia

Characteristics of phobias

Explaining phobias

Two-way process model

Evaluation of explanation

Treating phobias

Systematic desensitisation

Anxiety hierarchy

Relaxation

Exposure

Evaluation of systematic desensitisation

Flooding

Evaluation of flooding

Types of depression

Major depressive disorder

Persistent depressive disorder

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Characteristics of depression

Explaining depression

Beck's cognitive theory

Faulty information processing

Negative self-schemas

Negative triad

Evaluation of explanation- Beck

Ellis' ABC Model

Activating event

Beliefs

Consequences

Evaluation of explanation- Ellis

Treating depression

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

Evaluation of treatments

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Trichotillomania

Hoarding disorder

Excoriation disorder

Characteristics of OCD

Explaining OCD

Genetic explanations

Evaluation of genetic explanation

Neural explanations

Evaluation of neural explanations

Treating OCD

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

Tricyclic

Serotonin-Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor

Evaluation of treatments