The new IB Diploma psychology curriculum will be taught from September 2025. The new psychology guide won’t be published until Feb/March 2025, but you don’t need to wait till then to start preparing. The subject brief in the public area of the IB website can help you get started. Look there for more details. Meanwhile, many of my blog posts from now on will help you plan your new curriculum.
Another puzzle piece to help you revise the Abnormal Psychology option
And here is another Psychology Sorted review sheet. This Abnormal Psychology review sheet on major depressive disorder will help you to match the studies and arguments to the questions, in time for your May 2024 revision. I’ve started completing it just to give you the idea, and of course it can easily be adapted to fit other disorders. More to follow soon!
A great price on ‘Who the hell is Sandra Bem?’
For anyone studying gender, gender schema theory, second-wave feminism, or just anyone who remembers the 1970s, this is a ‘must read.’ Sandra’s family generously shared photos of her and now the book is available as a Kindle edition for only £6.99. She was the most amazing woman!
Conformity – how susceptible are you?
Have you ever said you like something just because your friends like it? If so, then you have been subject to conformity. Conformity is a type of social influence that happens when we change our attitudes, beliefs or behaviour, so we ‘fit in’ with a group or people whom we like or admire. When we do this, we are behaving … Read More
Ketamine, so much more than ‘Special K’
Ketamine has been shown to reduce depression within minutes.
Last Puzzle Piece: References List and Appendices
The last piece of the IA puzzle. Write your References list and Appendices.
New book just published
My new book is out! It’s a biography of Sandra Bem and an explanation of her theories of gender schema and androgyny. An easy read for students and teachers. https://a.co/d/f7QOXlu