Psychology A AQA AS/UNIT 2 HELP PLEASE!!

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The body's response to stress - The Sympathomedullary Pathway and Pituitary-adrenal system (Be able to outline them both)

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Stress related illness and the immune system.

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Stress in everyday life - Life changes and Daily hassles.

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Workplace stress - Effects of workload and control.

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Personality factors - Type A and Type B behavior, Hardiness.

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Psychological and Biological methods of stress management - Including stress inoculation therapy and drug therapy.

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Conformity and explanations to why people conform - Informational social influence, Normative social influence.

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Types of conformity - Internalisation and Compliance.

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Obedience to authority - Milgram's work and explanations to why people obey.

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Social influence in everyday life.

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Explanations of independent behavior - Locus of control, Resisting pressures to conform, Resisting pressures to obey authority.

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How social influence research helps us to understand social change - The role of minority influence in social change.

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Definitions of abnormality and their limitations - Deviation from social norms, Failure to function adequately, Deviation from ideal mental health.

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Biological approaches to Psychopathy.

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Psychological approaches to Psychopathy.

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Biological therapies - Drugs, ECT.

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Psychological therapies - Psychoanalysis, Systematic de-sensitisation, Cognitive behavioral therapy