Unit Award Scheme

shown knowledge of

1. the main definitions of abnormality, including deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately, statistical infrequency and deviation from ideal mental health

2. the behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of phobias

3. the behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of depression

4. the behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

5. the behavioural approach to explaining and treating phobias, including the two-process model, classical and operant conditioning, systematic desensitisation, relaxation and use of hierarchy, flooding

6. the cognitive approach to explaining and treating depression, including Beck’s negative triad and Ellis’s ABC model, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), and challenging irrational thoughts

7. the biological approach to explaining and treating OCD, including genetic and neural explanations, drug therapy.