OCR Psychology A Level Book 2 sample

The historical context of mental health Topic 1 10 Background: Historical views of mental illness 12 Defining abnormality 14 Categorising mental disorders 16 Key research: Rosenhan (1973) on Being sane in insane places 18 Linking it together: Evaluation of research on the historical context of mental health 20 Application: Characteristics of three different types of disorder The medical model Topic 2 22 Background: The biochemical explanation of mental illness 24 The genetic explanation of mental illness 26 Brain abnormality as an explanation of mental illness 28 Key research: Gottesman et al. (2010) on Genetic explanations 30 Linking it together: Evaluation of research on the medical model 32 Application: Biological treatment of one specific disorder Alternatives to the medical model Topic 3 34 Background: The behaviourist explanation of mental illness 36 The cognitive explanation of mental illness 38 The humanistic explanation of mental illness 40 The psychodynamic explanation of mental illness 42 The cognitive neuroscience explanation of mental illness 44 Key research: Szasz (2011) on The myth of mental illness 46 Linking it together: Evaluation of research on alternatives to the medical model 48 Application: Non-biological treatment of one specific disorder 8 Introduction 50 Exam preparation: Questions 51 Exam preparation: Questions, answers and comments 7 Issues in mental health contents