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Schizophrenia
infoWhy this? Schizophrenia is studied to help students understand complex mental health conditions through the integration of biological and psychological explanations, encouraging informed, ethical, and evidence‑based thinking about diagnosis and treatment.
scheduleWhy now? This topic follows Issues and Debates so that students can immediately apply debates such as reductionism, nature–nurture, determinism, and social sensitivity to a demanding and highly synoptic area of psychology.
neurologyYou need to know
- The introduction to schizophrenia.
- the biological explanations of schizophrenia.
- The psychological explanations of schizophrenia.
- The biological therapies for schizophrenia.
- The psychological therapies for schizophrenia.
- The management of schizophrenia.
- The interactionist approach to schizophrenia.
rocket_launchYou must be able to
- Explain the difference between hallucinations and delusions.
- Explain the difference between positive and negative symptoms.
- Explain and evaluate the biological explanation of schizophrenia.
- Explain and evaluate the psychological explanation of schizophrenia.
- Discuss the different biological therapies for schizophrenia.
- Discuss the different psychological therapies for schizophrenia.
- Explain and evaluate the management of schizophrenia.
- Discuss the interactionist approach to schizophrenia.
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