Psychology for the IB

Diploma
Revision checklist: Abnormal psychology
What you need to
know

Specific
examples
covered in
book

Relevant pages in the

textbook

Concepts and
diagnosis

92106

Concepts of normality
and abnormality

9295

Validity and reliability of

diagnosis

99104

Cultural and ethical

considerations in
diagnosis

104106

Psychological
disorders

106125

Symptoms and
prevalence of:
An affective disorder
An anxiety disorder
An eating disorder

Depression

Etiologies of:
An affective disorder
An anxiety disorder
An eating disorder

Depression
OCD
Obesity

Depression: 108113
OCD: 116119
Obesity: 121124

Depression
OCD
Obesity

Depression: 107 (gender), 113

(culture)
OCD: 115 (gender), 118119
(culture)
Obesity: 120 (gender), 123124
(culture)

Cultural and gender

differences in disorder
prevalence

Implementing
treatment

(affective)
OCD (anxiety)
Obesity (eating)

Depression: 106107
OCD: 112115
Obesity: 119120

125141

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Psychology for the IB

Diploma
Relationship between
etiology and therapeutic
approach

125

Biomedical, individual
and group approaches
to treatment

Biomedical : 126131
Individual: 131136
Group: 137141

Eclectic approaches to
treatment

125141

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