IB Psychology/Options/Abnormal psychology

Abnormal psychology focuses on the diagnosis, analysis, and treatment of various diseases relating to psychological disorders. This option concentrates on three main groups of disorders: anxiety, affective, and eating. Furthermore, there are three main groups for the therapeutic approaches to treating disorders: therapies, individual psychological therapies, and group psychological therapies. There are 4 overarching headings in developmental psychology, which together contain 12 learning outcomes. Abnormal Psychology General Frameworks GF1: To what extent do biological, cognitive and sociocultural factors influence abnormal behaviour? GF2: Evaluate psychological research (that is, theories and/or studies) relevant to the study of abnormal behaviour. Concepts and Diagnosis CD1: Examine the concepts of normality and abnormality. CD2: Discuss validity and reliability of diagnosis. CD3: Discuss cultural and ethical considerations in diagnosis. Psychological Disorders PD1: Describe symptoms and prevalence of one disorder from two of the following groups: – anxiety disorders – affective disorders – eating disorders. PD2: Analyse etiologies (in terms of biological, cognitive and/or sociocultural factors) of one disorder from two of the following groups: – anxiety disorders – affective disorders – eating disorders. PD3: Discuss cultural and gender variations in prevalence of disorders. Implementing Treatment IT1: Examine biomedical, individual and group approaches to treatment. IT2: Evaluate the use of biomedical, individual and group approaches to the treatment of one disorder. IT3: Discuss the use of eclectic approaches to treatment. IT4: Discuss the relationship between etiology and therapeutic approach in relation to one disorder.