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AQA Psychology A - AS: June 2013

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Reply 20

mynameisntbobk

Original post by Jkizer

Unit 2 dude here! I hate Stress >.<

Same

and I haven't even finished it yet

Reply 21

lauren_denman

I'm doing unit 1, unit 3 and unit 4 in the summer. I averaged at a D last year so I need to try to push my grade up!

unit 1: attachments and memory
unit 3: relationships, aggression and sleep
unit 4: parapsychology and phobias

I'm struggling to revise memory partly because I never understood it and i found it difficult last year so its even harder to revise! I also have a total of 7 exams in the summer of which 4 are resits so I have so much revision to do its crazy!

Reply 22

Jkizer

Original post by mynameisntbobk

Same

and I haven't even finished it yet

I spent Easter to try learn the stress topic and I think it's ok, but daily hasskes and life changes can truly piss off. Abnormality might be annoying to revise for also :frown:

Reply 23

TBFL

Having the whole AS in one exam is no fun.
Research Methods
Biopsychology
Cognitive Approach / Humanistic Approach
Behavioural Approach / Social Learning Theory
Psychodynamic Approach / Individual Differences (Anxiety Disorders/Phobias)
And possibly something else which I cannot remember.... Good sign when you can't remember what the units even are.
SERIOUS REVISION NEEDED

Reply 24

khalidpatel

does anybody have the January 2013 unit 2 paper?

Reply 25

Jkizer

Just making essays here! Should finish them by the end of the week!

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Reply 26

khalidpatel

Original post by Jkizer

Just making essays here! Should finish them by the end of the week!

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Can you please do outline and evaluate biological approaches to abnormality 12 marks. I'm kinda confused on what to write.

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Reply 27

gaffer dean

January 2013 QP and MS uploaded by me here: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=42256944&postcount=1266

Reply 28

Aries1992

Finished all my notes on unit 2 now so I've started revision for it but I never start proper revision until a week or two before the exam :frown:

going to try to do it a little bit earlier this time.

Went in for my remark on unit 1 and can't wait to see what it changes to (if it does). I hope it's not a waste of £50 :frown:

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Reply 29

wedgy

Any ideas of what the unit 2 essay will be? Any predictions of 6/8 mark questions??? I'm stressing big time! X

Reply 30

kited4

Original post by khalidpatel

Can you please do outline and evaluate biological approaches to abnormality 12 marks. I'm kinda confused on what to write.

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The biological approach suggests that mental illness is caused by physical factors in the body. One of these is genetic links, which have been discovered for certain mental disorders. One way of investigating these links is to study twins to see if one twin has the disorder the other twin should too. This provides us with a concordance rate. Joseph (2004) found high concordance rates for Schizophrenia. For MZ twins the rate was 40.4% and for DZ twins the rate was 7.4%. This suggests that there is a genetic link for Schizophrenia as the MZ rate is higher.
However, there are some problems with this approach. In terms of genetics, concordance rates are never 100, suggesting mental disorders are not purely caused by genetic factors. It is likely that individuals inherit a susceptibility to the disorder, but the disorder only develops if the individual is exposed to stressful life conditions. This is known as the diathesis-stress model, suggesting that both nature and nurture play a role, acting as a problem for the biological approach.
Also, some mental disorders have been linked to abnormal neuroanatomy. For example, schizophrenics have been found to have enlarged ventricles in their brains. Mental disorders are also linked to biochemistry. For example depression has been linked to low levels of serotonin (neurotransmitter) and high levels of cortisol (hormone).
However, in terms of neuroanatomy and biochemistry, we do not know if abnormal biochemistry is a cause of effect of mental disorders, as a link doesn't tell us which one causes the other, if there are causes of symptoms of abnormality.
Finally, some mental disorders may be related to viral infection in the womb. For example, Torrey (2001) found that many mothers of Schizophrenics had contracted a particular strain of flu during pregnancy.
Also, in general, the biological approach has lead to more humane treatment of people with mental disorders. Before these disorders were blamed on the devil, but now there is an explanation which offers a different cause, a potentially treatable one, showing how influential this model has been.

Reply 31

Jkizer

Luckily the exam is after half term, and its my last! Just gotta knuckle down and try keep a decent knowledge till then!

Reply 32

Mitche

Any predictions ?

For unit 1 somebody uploaded this chart/table that showed what had come up in the previous exams. Anybody have anything similar to that as it really helped.

Reply 33

WorkAtIt

Does anyone know where i can get the 2013 markscheme and paper for AQA A psychology desperately need it

Reply 34

Alejandro

Original post by Mitche

Any predictions ?

For unit 1 somebody uploaded this chart/table that showed what had come up in the previous exams. Anybody have anything similar to that as it really helped.

Yeah can anyone post something like this? Would be very helpful! :smile:

Reply 35

gaffer dean

Original post by WorkAtIt

Does anyone know where i can get the 2013 markscheme and paper for AQA A psychology desperately need it

PSYA1 paper and Mark Scheme: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=42256944&postcount=1266
PSYA2 Paper and Mark Scheme: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=42237612&postcount=112

Reply 36

mynameisntbobk

Guys, I've finally done it, it basically shows you what has come up in past unit 2 papers, after someone requested it, took all day, but enjoy. Hope it helps, and sorry for the quality.

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Reply 37

Mitche

Original post by mynameisntbobk

guys, i've finally done it, it basically shows you what has come up in past unit 2 papers, after someone requested it, took all day, but enjoy. Hope it helps, and sorry for the quality.

i love you :smile:

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Reply 38

mynameisntbobk

Original post by Mitche

i love you :smile:

)))))))))))))

glad to help :smile:

Reply 39

AbiHem

Original post by Mitche

Any predictions ?

For unit 1 somebody uploaded this chart/table that showed what had come up in the previous exams. Anybody have anything similar to that as it really helped.