AQA A-Level Psychology - Psychopathology revision PowerPoint

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on the specification relating to the Psychopathology section on AQA Paper 1 for the Psychology A-Level. Detailed notes are included on the following areas:

• Definitions of abnormality - statistical deviation, deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately and deviation from ideal mental health
• Behavioural, cognitive and emotional characteristics of phobias
• Behavioural, cognitive and emotional characteristics of depression
• Behavioural, cognitive and emotional characteristics of OCD
• The behaviourist approach to explaining phobias
• The behaviourist approach to treating phobias
• the cognitive approach to explaining depression
• the cognitive approach to treating depression
• the biological approach to explaining OCD
• the biological approach to treating OCD

All slides include AO1 and AO3 information to help with different types of exam questions.
These resources have been made by a student who achieved a grade A* in Psychology, who is now studying Psychology in Education at the University of Birmingham.