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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
Stress
Managing and coping with stress
- 6 things to know
- Paper 3
Overview
Drug treatments, stress inoculation therapy and its three phases, biofeedback, and gender differences in coping.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Process
What are the three phases of stress inoculation therapy?
Process
How does biofeedback train control of the stress response?
Who and when
How do stress responses and coping differ between women and men?
Key term
What forms does social support take?
Evaluation
Evaluate the main approaches to managing stress.
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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Where do benzodiazepines bind in the nervous system to exert their effects?
Model answer
Benzodiazepines bind to GABA receptors.
- 2
How do benzodiazepines affect the action of GABA?
Model answer
They enhance the inhibitory effect of GABA.
- 3
What happens to neural activity when benzodiazepines enhance GABA function?
Model answer
Neural activity is reduced.
- 4
What psychological effect do benzodiazepines produce as a result of their mechanism of action?
Model answer
They produce a calming or anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) effect.
- 5
What type of receptors do beta-blockers target to reduce stress symptoms?
Model answer
Beta-adrenergic receptors.
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How do beta-blockers affect heart rate?
Model answer
They reduce heart rate.
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