Full

IBDP Psychology Curriculum Sequencing (over 2 years)

IBDP 1

RM & Intro
Command terms, markschemes, IB-ology
All research methodology and ethics terms and considerations
Be able to apply the above effectively and evaluate its usage


CLOA

Know principles and LOs
Schemas
MSM and LOP (& Working Memory Model)
Loftus and false memories/EWT
FBMs and emotion
o Culture/individualism vs collectivism
Cognitive Dissonance
Emotion
o Appraisal theory and 2 Factor Model
Revisit FBM
o Happiness
AD and Bio
fMRIs and tech/bio, RM in CLOA, ethics


SCLOA

Know principles and LOs
Socio-cultural cognition
o Attribution theory (activity)
Situational and dispositional factors
Cross-situational, consistency, behavior stab traits
5 Factor Model of Personality
FAE and self-serving bias
o SIT
Social responsibility Moscovici
stereotypes
Social norms
o SLT (film)
o Compliance
o Commitment (Oxford)
o Conformity
Risky shift and group polarization
groupthink
Cultural norms
o Individualism versus collectivism + other dimensions

Confucian dynamism (film)

o Emic and etic
Prejudice and discrimination focus project?
Methods and ethics

BLOA

Know principles and LOs
Brain localization
o Scans and types
Neuroplasticity
o Mirror neurons (Oxford)
Neurotransmission
o Drugs
Hormones
Genetics and evolutionary psychology
o Twin research and intelligence

IBDP 2

Paper 3
All terms and considerations in qualitative RM
Be able to apply and evaluate above in stimulus materials


Relationships

Know LOs
Social responsibility
o Prosocial
o Empathy/altruism
o Kin selection theory
o Cross cultural differences
o Bystander effect
Arousal, costs, rewards
Similarity, victim, responsibility
Mood
Interpersonal
o Attraction
o Communication and maintenance
o Culture
o Change and ending
Violence
o Origins - SLT revisited, etc
o Exposure short & long term
o Reduction and prevention
Bullying and domestic violence focus



Abnormal

Know LOs
Normality vs Abnormality models
o Statistical
o Deviation from social norms
o Maladaptiveness vs adequate functioning
o Suffering & distress
o Jahoda Positive Mental Health

Diagnostics/diagnosis
o DSM (IV and/or V), ICD, CCMD
o Ethics of diagnosis
o Reliability
o Validity - issues
Criterion-related validity
Szasz & RD Laing (readings)
Labelling Theory - Caetano & Rosenhan

Culture, gender, ethics diagnosis & treatment
o Labelling Theory
o Gender past re women and homosexuality, eg
o Culture-bound syndromes - lots of studies
o Ethics of all of the above

Disorders
o Preview
Defining, diagnosis, symptomology
DSM
Prevalence rate & onset age
Etiology @ each LOA
Treatment
Biomedical
o SSRIs
Individual therapy
o CBT
See Oxford p. 174-177
o Behavioural
o Cognitive
o IPT & other schools
Group therapy
Gloria tapes
o Anxiety
Defining & diagnostic criteria
PTSD, generalized, OCD, panic focus on one
o See Oxford on PTSD (p. 157)
DSM - Affective, behavioural, cognitive, somatic

o See Oxford p. 158

Etiology
BLOA
o Fight or flight response
o GABA, amygdala, brain scans
o Classical conditioning
o Twin studies
CLOA
o Schemas, memory, etc
SCLOA
o Cross-cultural differences, etc
Treament
Biomedical therapy
o Benzos, SSRIs,
Individual therapy
o Behavioural
o Cognitive
o CBT
Group therapy
o Desensitizing

o Affective consider only one affective disorder (depression)

Diagnosis criteria
DSM & stats
Etiology
BLOA
o Evol psych
o Twin studies
o 5-HTT gene neurotransmission of serotonin
or monoamines (monoamine theory or
serotonin hypothesis)
o versus catecholamine hypothesis (see Oxford
p 151) low noradrenaline
o
CLOA
o Beck & Ellis
o Negative automatic thoughts, etc
SCLOA
o Brown & Harris vulnerability model
Factors losing mom at early age,
relationships, 4+ kids at home,
unemployment
o Socio-economics
Social inequality
o Hofstedes cultural dimensions (masculinity-
femininity & individualism)
Diathesis-stress model hereditary &
environmental (see Oxford p. 155)
WHO and other studies (see Oxford p. 155)

 Gender issues (see Oxford p. 155)

Treatment
Cuijpers metanalysis & evidence of combo being best
Biomedical
o SSRIs (flueoxetine)
o ECT
Individual therapy
o CBT
o IPT
Group therapy
o CBT

o Eating Disorders
Defining & diagnosis
Anorexia nervosa & bulimia
DSM & stats
DSM - Affective, behavioural, cognitive, somatic
o See Oxford p. 162
Etiology
Are they the root or a symptom or comorbid?
BLOA
o Anorexia nervosa
o Comorbid with anxiety, OCD
o Evol psych
o Low serotonin
o Lack of understanding re males
o Zandian hormones & neurotransmitters
CLOA
o Disordered thinking, control, self-esteem
o ED as an addiction
o Bruchs body-image distortion hypotheses
SCLOA
o Culture-bound
o Media
Epigenetics
Treatment
Biomedical
o SSRIs type of depression?
o Weight gain through treatment, drip,
supervised diet
Individual therapy
o CBT
o Behaviourist
o Family therapy
Group therapy
o Very common
o Problems with it
Treatment Review

o Evaluating treatments
o Eclectic versus integrative

Revision Things to Remember

General review targets and strategies
o Cause and effect -
http://juni.osfc.ac.uk/Extension/level_3_extension/psychology/le
sson_1/
o Know terms
o Linking back & summarizing, structure (to theory & question)
look at exemplars
o Theory evaluation and linking from/to studies (eg why does Bobo
support SLT?)
o Studies
Tighten up study details
o Do same as above for theories
Full details on theories like SIT, SLT, etc
o Know command terms
o Go over RM via numerous studies
o Revision material making eg flashcards