The role of fathers as attachment figures In the past, research into child development tended to ignore the role of fathers in their children’s lives, except as a financial support for mothers, who were viewed as the primary caregivers. Bowlby’s (1969) theory of monotropy stated that infants have to attach to a single (primary) caregiver within a critical period, with … Read More
What is gaslighting? And how do you know if it’s happening to you?
This is an interesting topic for an Introduction to Psychology course. It has links to personal relationships and also to abnormal behaviour, and is also relevant to 16-18 year olds as they explore friendships and relationships. What is it? ‘Gaslighting’ describes psychological manipulation where one person in a relationship creates a false narrative that makes the other question their judgements … Read More
Cultural bias in diagnosis
(This post gives the example of schizophrenia from some A-level courses. IB Diploma students should use depression instead.) Cultural bias is highly relevant in the content area of psychopathology (abnormal psychology), especially in the definition of abnormality as ‘deviation from social norms.’ This creates the question of whose social norms? Behaviours that may seem normal in one culture are sometimes … Read More
Cultural considerations (A level and IB Diploma)
Studying culture is highly relevant in areas such as gender roles, diagnosis of mental disorders and child development.
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The final piece of the puzzle
And at last – the final piece of the core approaches revision puzzle! This time our Sociocultural Psychology Sorted Review Sheet will set you up to answer those tricky cultural questions. Good luck with your exams!
Yet more revision help
Another puzzle piece today! This time our Cognitive Psychology Sorted Review Sheet will help you to match the studies and arguments to the questions. Again, we’ve started it for you – just to help. More to follow soon!
More revision help
Want to fit the Psychology puzzle together? Start with a Psychology Sorted Review Sheet. Our Biological Approaches Review Sheet will help you to match the studies and arguments to the questions. We’ve started completing it just to give you the idea. More to follow soon!