Quick explanation: I have listed the questions and corresponding marks for each past paper for a view

of what appeared in a given paper. Then Ive ranked the topics according to the weight of marks a topic may carry. So, inevitably, the 12 marker is first and topics with only 1 mark are last. Its numbered and sort of colour-coded to help. If it helps, it helps. If it doesnt, then it doesnt because ive made this for everyones benefit. If you are ungrateful, I dont want to hear it! If you appreciate it, youre welcome! ^_^ Jan 2009 Stress (Acute/sympathetic) 2 marker Stress (Acute/Parasympathetic) 2 marker Stress (stress and immune system) 4 marker Personality types 2 marker RM stress 2 marker Sources of stress in workplace 4 marker 8 marker on Emotion focused approachhowever, not in spec anymore Conformity 2 marker Resisting pressures to conform 2 marker Explanation of why people obey 4 marker RM ethical issues on Milgram 2 marker RM Strength and limitations of Milgrams methods 4 marker Resisting pressures to obey 4 marker What are the implications for social change of research on social influence? 6 marker Explaining and defining abnormality 3 marker Behavioural approach 2 marker Weaknesses of behavioural approach 2 marker CBT 5 marker (Changed to focus moreso on SIT and whatnot in new spec) Outline + evaluate biological approach 12 marker In order of most allocated marks: 1. Biological approach 2. Social influence research affect on social change 3. CBT 4. Behavioural approach 4. SAM 4. Stress + Immune system 4. Workplace stress 4. Resisting pressures to conform 4. Why we obey 4. Resisting pressures to obey June 2009 SAM 3 marker RM advantages and disadvantages of questionnaires for stress research 6 marker Daily hassles 1 marker

Stress and illness 4 marker Physiological methods for stress management (so medicationetc) 10 marker Locus of control 4 marker Compliance/normative social influence -2 marker Method used to study conformity 2 marker Limitation of the above 2 marker RM suggestion to overcome above limitation 2 marker Explaining why people obey 12 marker Behavioural approach 4 marker Limitation of behavioural approach 2 marker Ideal mental health 4 marker Weakness of defining abnormality regarding mental health 2 marker Techniques for psychoanalysis 4 marker Limitation of psychoanalysis -2 marker CBT 2 marker Using ECT for abnormality - 4 marker 1. Why people obey 2. Physiological methods for stress management 3. Psychoanalysis 3. Behavioural approach 3. Abnormality with mental health 4. ECT for abnormality 4. Locus of control 4. Conformity 4. Stress and illness 5. SAM 6. CBT 7. Daily hassles Jan 2010 PAS 3 marker Stress and immune system - 4 marker RM use graph and explain data 2 marker RM S + W of correlations in stress research 4 marker Personality factors and types 5 marker Workplace stress 6 marker Define Internalisation and compliance - 4 marker RM explain bar chart data 4 marker RM strength of lab experiment 2 marker Locus of control 4 marker Resisting pressures to conform 4 marker Describe how much social influence research has contributed to social change 6 marker Definitions of abnormality 12 marker Two psychological approaches to abnormality 6 marker Systematic de-sensitisation - 6 marker 1. Definitions of abnormality 2. Psychological approach to abnormality

2. Systematic de-sensitisation 2. Workplace stress 2. Social influence research has affected social change 3. Personality types 4. Locus of control 4. Resisting conformity 4. Conformity (Internalise + comply) 4 Stress and immune system 5. PAS June 2010 RM explain data given 2 marker RM weakness of study given 2 marker 2 marker on Problem focused approachbut, no longer in new spec Type A personality 4 marker RM how would you measure Type A personality 2 marker Immune system and stress-related illness 12 marker RM ethical issues of Milgrams experiment 4 marker RM dealing with ethical issues 2 marker Social change 4 marker Locus of control on individual behaviour 4 marker Internalisation 2 marker Explanations of conformity 8 marker Definitions of abnormality 6 marker Limitation of one definition of abnormality 2 marker Psychodynamic approach 4 marker AO2 of behavioural approach 4 marker ECT 4 marker CBT 4 marker 1. Stress-related illness + immune system 2. Why we conform 2. Definitions of abnormality + a limitation 3. Psychodynamic approach 3. Behavioural approach (AO2) 3. ECT 3. CBT 3. Locus of control 3. Type A personality 3. Social change 4. Internalisation Jan 2011 Life change and daily hassles 4 marker Research into life changes/daily hassles 4 marker RM ethical issue of using questionnaire for stress 2 marker RM weakness of questionnaires for stress 2 marker 6 marker on problem + emotion focusednot in spec anymore CBT 6 marker Info and normative social influence 6 marker

RM strength and weakness of field and natural experiments 4 marker Resisting pressures to conform and obey 8 marker Social change-minority to majority influence 6 marker Definition and limitation of abnormality 3 marker RM explain the bar chart data 4 marker Systematic de-sensitisation and one weakness associated with it 5 marker Psychodynamic approach to abnormality 12 marker 1. Psychodynamic approach 2. Resisting conformity + obedience 2. Life change + daily hassles 3. Dual dependency model (info and normative) 3. Social change 3. CBT 4. Systematic de-sensitisation 5. Definition and one limitation of abnormality June 2011 SAM + PAS 4 marker RM strengths of questionnaires 4 marker Research into workplace stress 5 marker Personality types 5 marker Name and explain strengths of psychological method of stress management 6 marker Resisting pressures to conform and obey (Independent behaviour) 12 marker RM why deception is required for research into social influence 2 marker RM dealing with deception 2 marker Internalisation + compliance 4 marker Explanations of why people obey 4 marker RM use data to explain conclusions 4 marker Define + explain one definition of abnormality based on stimulus material 3 marker Give limitation corresponding to above definition 6 marker Psychoanalysis 3 marker Systematic de-sensitisation 3 marker Outline + evaluate biological approach 8 marker 1. Independent behaviour: resisting pressures to conform + obey 2. Definition of abnormality and its limitations 3. Biological approach 4. Psychological methods of stress management (SIT) 5. Research for workplace stress 5. Personality types 6. SAM + PAS 6. Conformity (Internalise + comply) 6. Why we obey? 7. Psychoanalysis 7. Systematic de-sensitisation From the above topics, the Cognitive approach to abnormality has never appeared, the role of minority influence in social change has not overtly

appeared; although, there was a 6 mark question on it in Jan 2011. Otherwise, it has never appeared in the context of the role of minority influence in social change. Definitions of abnormality as well as their limitations have appeared in all of the above past papers, so Id recommend learning them too. Also, SAM and PAS havent appeared as questions that carry big marks and ECT has not appeared for a while. This is just a guidance for last minute revision. You can use it to narrow the topics you learn; one or two nights before the exam.

LEARN EVERYTHING
BUT Courtesy of your fellow psychology peer: Shamima.

TO THE BEST OF YOUR

ABILITY! JUST BEAR IN MIND, THAT THE COGNITIVE APPROACH HAS NEVER APPEARED SINCE THE START OF PSYA2 2009, NOT EVEN AS A 1 MARKER!

Good luck!