Basics

Question 1

What are the three Main topics in Mental Health?

Answer 1

The Historical Context of Mental health, The medical model and Alternatives to the medical model

Question 2

Content of Historical Context?

Answer 2

Historical views, defining abnormality and categorising mental disorders

Question 3

Content of Medical Model?

Answer 3

Biochemical, Genetic and brain abnormality explanations of mental illness.

Question 4

Content of Alternatives to Medical Model?

Answer 4

Behaviourist and cognitive explanations and one explanation from humanistic, psychodynamic or cognitive neuroscience.

Question 5

What are the Key Research studies in Mental Health?

Answer 5

Rosenhan (1973) - Historical Context
Gottesman et al. (2010) - Medical Model
Szasz (2011) - Alternatives to MM

Question 6

What are the Key Research studies in Child Psychology?

Answer 6

Van Leeuwen et al. (2008) - Intelligence
Barkley-Levenson (2014) - Risk Taking Behaviour
Gibson and Walk (1960) - Perception
Wood et al. (1976) - Learning
Ainsworth and Bell (1970) - Attachment
Johnson and Young (2002) - Advertising

Question 7

What are the Key Research studies in Criminal Psychology?

Answer 7

Raine et al. (1997) - Brain Abnormalities in Murderers
Hall and Player (2008) - Fingerprint Analysis (Emotional context)
Memon and Higham (1999) - Review of the Cognitive Interview
Dixon et al. (2002) - Accents
Wilson and Kelling (1982) - Broken Windows
Haney et al. (1973) - Simulated Prison