Process
AQA A-Level Psychology 7182
Social Influence
Memory
Attachment
Topic overviewCaregiver-infant interactions: reciprocity and interactional synchronySchaffer's stages of attachmentMultiple attachments and the role of the fatherAnimal studies of attachmentExplanations of attachmentAinsworth's Strange Situation and types of attachmentBowlby's theory of maternal deprivation and effects of institutionalisationInfluence of early attachment on relationshipsCultural variations in attachment
Approaches in Psychology
Biopsychology
Topic overviewDivisions of the nervous systemStructure and function of neurons and synaptic transmissionThe endocrine systemThe fight or flight responseWays of studying the brainLocalisation of function and hemispheric lateralisationPlasticity and functional recovery of the brain after traumaBiological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian
Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
Research Methods
Scientific Processes
Topic overviewAims and hypothesesSamplingPilot studiesExperimental designsObservational designQuestionnaire construction and design of interviewsVariablesControlDemand characteristics and investigator effectsEthicsPeer reviewImplications of psychological research for the economyReliabilityValidityFeatures of scienceReporting psychological investigations
Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Topic overviewQuantitative and qualitative data; the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniquesPrimary and secondary data, including meta-analysisDescriptive statistics: measures of central tendency and measures of dispersionPresentation and display of quantitative data: graphs, tables, scattergrams, bar chartsDistributions: normal and skewed distributionsIntroduction to statistical testing; the sign test
Data Handling and Analysis
Inferential Testing
Issues and Debates in Psychology
RelationshipsOption 1
GenderOption 1
Cognition and DevelopmentOption 1
SchizophreniaOption 2
Eating BehaviourOption 2
StressOption 2
AggressionOption 3
Forensic PsychologyOption 3
AddictionOption 3
Explanations for Nicotine AddictionOption 3
Schizophrenia
Drug therapy for schizophrenia
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Overview
How typical antipsychotics act in the brain, how atypical antipsychotics differ, and the evaluation of drug treatment.
What you need to know
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Key term
How do atypical antipsychotics differ from typical ones?
Evaluation
Evaluate drug therapy as a treatment for schizophrenia.
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What are typical antipsychotics and what is their primary mechanism of action?
Model answer
Typical antipsychotics are conventional drugs used to treat schizophrenia that primarily work by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain.
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How do atypical antipsychotics differ from typical antipsychotics in terms of the neurotransmitter systems they affect?
Model answer
Atypical antipsychotics are newer drugs that affect multiple neurotransmitter systems, not just dopamine.
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What do typical antipsychotics bind to in order to exert their therapeutic effects?
Model answer
They bind to D2 dopamine receptors.
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What happens to dopamine when typical antipsychotics occupy D2 receptors?
Model answer
Dopamine is blocked from binding to the receptors.
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What effect do typical antipsychotics have on dopaminergic transmission?
Model answer
They reduce dopaminergic transmission.
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Which brain pathway is primarily affected by typical antipsychotics?
Model answer
The mesolimbic pathway.
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