Category Archives: OCR A2 Psychology

Ford and Widiger (1989) – Biases in Diagnosis

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Ford, Maureen R., and Thomas A. Widiger. “Sex bias in the diagnosis of histrionic and antisocial personality disorders.” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 57.2 (1989): 301.

 

Background

This is the second study we will be looking at from the ‘Diagnosis of Dysfunctional Behaviour’ section of ‘Dysfunctional Behaviour’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Biases in Diagnosis.’

 

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Rosenhan and Seligman (1989) – Definitions

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Rosenhan, D. L. “8: Seligman, MEP (1989). Abnormal psychology . New York: WM.”

 

Background

This is the second study we will be looking at from the ‘Diagnosis of Dysfunctional Behaviour’ section of ‘Dysfunctional Behaviour’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Definitions.’

One way of defining dysfunctional behaviour is through statistics. For example the average IQ is 100 and anything below 70 and above 130 is considered abnormal.

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DSM & ICD – Categorising

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DSM & ICD – Categorising

 

Background

This is the first study we will be looking at from the ‘Diagnosis of Dysfunctional Behaviour’ section of ‘Dysfunctional Behaviour’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Categorising.’

While it is not essential, The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct is a highly interesting and relevant read that you might want to consider.

The DSM and the ICD is not a study, but they are manuals for diagnosing mental disorders.

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Waxler Morrison et al (1991) – Social

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Waxler-Morrison, Nancy, et al. “Effects of social relationships on survival for women with breast cancer: a prospective study.” Social science & medicine33.2 (1991): 177-183.

 

Background

This is the third study we will be looking at from the ‘managing stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Social‘

Sklar & Anisman (1981) reviewed a large body of literature and concluded that cancer growth is amplified by stress.

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Geer and Maisel (1972) – Lack of Control & Physiological Measures

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Geer, James H., and Eileen Maisel. “Evaluating the effects of the prediction-control confound.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 23.3 (1972): 314.

 

Background

This is the third study we will be looking at from the ’causes of stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Lack of Control‘

This also is the first study we will be looking at from the ‘measuring stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Physiological measures‘

 

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