Exam Feedback 1 Objectives Consider your performance against

Exam Feedback 1

Objectives • Consider your performance against the rest of the year group • Set a formative target for improvement • Learn a new essay writing method • Complete both exam essay questions using this model. 2

How well did you do? • Both groups added together • Some people did massively better than target • Some massively under performing 3

Why did I hit/ get more then/ get less than my target? • Level of understanding? • Investing time to learn it? • Knowing my terminology? • Confidence in how to answer questions? • Doing a lot of work outside class? • Managing my time in the exam? • Choosing questions carefully? • Being enthusiastic about psychology? • Not getting too 4 stressed?

Write a target • In your planner using this revelation and the comments on your work write a target to support your work in the rest of this unit. 5

Describe and evaluate two or more assumptions of the psychodynamic model of abnormality (18) AO 1 Describe 6 marks AO 2 Evaluate 12 marks 6

Evaluation 4 Evaluation 3 Evaluation 2 Evaluation 1 Assumption 2 Assumption 1 3 mins 3 mins A 02 AO 1

E va l u a t i o n 4 Ev Evaluation a 4 luat i o n 3 E va Evaluation lu 3 ati o n 2 E va l Evaluationu 2 ation 1 Evaluation 1 A 02 AO 1 3 mins 3 mins As s u m p t i o n A 2 s s um p t io n 1 Assumption 2 Assumption 1 AO 1 A 02

Blooms an alternative essay writing method 9

Evaluation Synthesis Analysis Application Comprehension Knowledge

Use Blooms…. . • Construct your essay using the blooms skills. • Use different colour pens to show that you have used all the skills!

Mark Content Detail + accuracy Organisation + structure Breadth + Depth 6 Substantial Accurate, well detailed Coherent Substantial, balanced 5 Slightly Limited Accurate, reasonably detailed Coherent Both but imbalanced 4 Limited Generally accurate, reasonably detailed Reasonably constructed Increasing evidence of either 3 Basic Generally Reasonably accurate, lacks constructed detail Some evidence of either 2 Rudimentary Sometimes flawed Sometimes focussed No evidence 1 Just discernible Weak, muddled, inaccurate Irrelevant No evidence

Describe and evaluate two or more assumptions of the psychodynamic model of abnormality (18) AO 1 Describe 6 marks 2 x SEE AO 2 Evaluate 12 marks 4 x SEE 13

Where List Outline Name Knowledge How State Define Who What When Describe

One assumption of the psychodynamic model is…. • Conflict between the id, ego, super ego • Fixation in a psychosexual stage • Over use of defence mechanisms 15

Rephrase Explain Summarise Extend Comprehension Define Relate Demonstrate Interpret

Add some detail • The id says…… • One stage is the…… • One defence mechanism is… 17

Apply Solve Experiment Application Select Example Model Use

Give an example • For example the id may want chocolate…. • For example people stuck in the oral stage may…. . • For example when you fail a test you may…. 19

Now do another assumption… 20

Mark Evaluation Selection + elaboration Use of Material 11 -12 Thorough Appropriate selection Highly effective and coherent elaboration 9 -10 Slightly Limited Appropriate selection and elaboration Effective 7 -8 Limited Reasonable Elaboration Reasonably effective 5 -6 Basic Some evidence of elaboration Restricted 3 -4 Superficial and rudimentary No evidence of elaboration Not effective 1 -2 Muddled and incomplete Mainly irrelevant

Analyse Discuss Categorise Relationship Assumption Analysis Classify Approach Contrast Compare

State a standard criticsm • One problem with this is that it is reductionist… • This is very deterministic…. • This ignores individual differences…. 23

Construct Create Elaborate Put together Synthesis Design Adapt Improve Develop Propose

Explain what this means • because it reduces behaviour down to one factor in this case… • because it suggests that behaviour has a root cause and we do not have free will to choose our behaviour. In this case behaviour is determined by …. • therefore it is not reliable because you will get different behaviours depending upon the type of person you test… 25

Evaluate Conclude Dispute Reliability Evaluation Criticise Validity Justify Influence Assess Support

Use an example to illustrate the problem • This is a problem because other factors such as…have been shown to be involved. . • However there is evidence that other factors such as…may also be involved. . • For example some people will think…. instead and in some ways this can be just as abnormal because… 27

Now do another criticism on this assumption…. And then two on your second assumption…. 28

Homework • Describe and evaluate the failure to function adequately and deviation from ideal mental health definitions of abnormality (18) 29