This assignment is designed to test your ability to “Explain the difficulties in defining abnormality and normality.
Understanding Mental Health and Illness
TASK A:
This assignment is designed to test your ability to “Explain the difficulties in defining abnormality and normality.” (Criterion 1.1). You are asked to prepare and deliver a Presentation, based on a Scenario, which has a maximum Time limit of 6-10 minutes (See attached guidance).
TASK B:
To test your ability to explain the causes of a particular mental illness from different perspectives within psychology e.g. medical, psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and humanistic (Criterion 2.1); and to explain the different approaches for treating a particular mental illness from different psychological perspectives e.g. medical, psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and humanistic (Criterion 3.1).
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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
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The Learner will: |
The Learner can: |
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1. Understand the problems in defining abnormal and normal behaviour. |
1.1. Explain the difficulties in defining abnormality and normality. |
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2. Understand the different psychological explanations given for the cause of a particular mental illness. |
2.1. Explain the causes of a particular mental illness from different perspectives within psychology e.g. medical, psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and humanistic.
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3. Understand the different approaches for treating a particular mental illness from different psychological perspectives. |
3.1. Explain the different approaches for treating a particular mental illness from different psychological perspectives e.g. medical, psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and humanistic. |
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