Ashlawn Psychology Department Blog

December 13, 2007

Cover Work 12B Friday 14th Dec – Miss Duffin

Filed under: Uncategorized — sianduffin @ 2:30 pm

Write the answer to the following question and leave it, with your name on, on the desk in Q4 at the end of the lesson.

Outline and evaluate research into Life events as a source of stress. (18)

No excuse please.

Miss Duffin

Year 12 Homework Essay Question

Filed under: Uncategorized — aprilgold @ 11:31 am

Click on the link to see the slide with the essay question and plan that you should be completing before the end of term.

Exam Question Definitions of Abnormality

  utline and evaluate two ways of defining p

December 12, 2007

Year 13 Exam Revision

Filed under: Uncategorized — aprilgold @ 12:33 pm

Hi folks, just to confirm what I said in class today:

You will have a test in exam conditions on Tuesday 18th December in Miss Duffin’s Lesson. This will involve one essay on anti-social behaviour from a choice of 3 and one essay on pro-social behaviour froma choice of 3.

After school revision sessions for AS resits will run at 3.30pm on Monday 17th December for PYA1 – Attachment and Memory, Tuesday 18th December for PYA2 – Stress and Abnormality and Wednesday 8th January for PYA3 – Research Methods and Social Influence.

We will be available during normal lesson time on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during exam leave to support you and mark essays etc. Miss Duffin teaches Yr 13 P1-P3 Tues and so will be in Q1 at those times, and Mrs Gold P2-4 Wednesday.

The list of all the past exam questions is here:

Unit 4 Past Exam Questions

Have a go at as many as possible – even if you only plan them. We will post specimin answers to some between now and the exam so keep checking!

Mrs Gold

December 9, 2007

Cover Work for Mrs Gold P3 Monday 10th December 12B

Filed under: Uncategorized — aprilgold @ 11:58 pm

I am not in today, this is what I would like you to do: 

Click on the link and read up on the culture bound syndrome.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/correspondent/2334893.stm

Before next lesson: Answer the question “Outline 1 way of defining abnormality and give one criticism of this definition” for all 4 definitions we have covered.

See you on Wednesday for installment 2 of Freud!

Mrs Gold

Cover Work for Year 13 Psychology Mrs Gold Monday P1 & P2

Filed under: Uncategorized — aprilgold @ 11:57 pm

Hi folks I am not in today.

We are starting revision for the aggression unit, you will have a test on Tuesday 18th December for this module. The test will include pro and anti social behaviour. Today’s task is to plan answers to the following two questions – use big paper and coloured pens if you want to:

Describe and Evaluate two social psychological explanations of aggression (24)

Describe and evaluate the effect that environmental factors may have upon aggression (24)

See you Wednesday.

Mrs Gold

December 5, 2007

Work for 12E from Mrs Gold for P4 Friday

Filed under: Year 12 Homework — aprilgold @ 4:13 pm

Click on the link and read up on the culture bound syndrome.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/correspondent/2334893.stm

Before next lesson: Answer the question “Outline 1 way of defining abnormality and give one criticism of this definition” for all 4 definitions we have covered.

See you on Tuesday for installment 2 of Freud!

Mrs Gold

Kiecolt Glaser – Nurses

Filed under: Stress, Year 12 Homework — sianduffin @ 1:59 pm

apfcc-kiecolt-glaser-stress-and-immune-function-1995.doc Click on the link, read the study and transfer to the appropriate APFCC page in the back of your workbook.  Try to add other standard criticsms.

Problem – See Miss Duffin before your next lesson

December 4, 2007

Year 12 Cover work Miss Duffin 4th December

Filed under: Uncategorized — aprilgold @ 9:12 am

Miss Duffin is unwell. She would like you to:

Using the internet, research the link between stress and illness. Produce a poster detailing your findings.

If there are any problems I will be in my office by the drama rooms.

Mrs Gold

Year 13 Cover Work for Miss Duffin 4th December

Filed under: Uncategorized — aprilgold @ 9:08 am

Miss Duffin is unwell.This is what she would like you to do:

Using the internet, research the effects of media on pro-social helping behaviour. Produce a poster detailing what you have found.

Please bring your coursework to me before the end of the day. 

Any problems I will be in Q4.

Mrs Gold

December 3, 2007

Cover work 12A Tuesday 4th Dec P2 MRS GOLD

Filed under: Uncategorized — aprilgold @ 3:15 pm

Click on the link and read up on the culture bound syndrome.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/correspondent/2334893.stm

Before next lesson: Answer the question “Outline 1 way of defining abnormality and give one criticism of this definition” for all 4 definitions we have covered.

See you on Thursday

Mrs Gold

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