Psychology 2014

[StupidProdigy]

Doesn't your school just pick one and that's the one you have to go with ?

Well we were going to do that but then the teacher gave us a choice, I'm pretty sure you should be allowed to choose your own one because according to the study design students may feel uncomfortable doing a certain mental illness that relates to them and hence they can choose a different one! I think I'm going to do phobias!!

[ealam2]

My school's going to do schizophrenia. Although we won't have much time to go through it in detail in class.

[nondiscrypt]

We finished last Friday - I'm so glad there's no more sacs and no more content.

While psychology has been sort of interesting, I'm just ready to be done with it.   That said, the exams are fast approaching and there seems to be a huge amount of content that I've forgotten - so I don't want the end to arrive too quickly!   

I've just started practice exams and am allowing myself open book for anything I struggle with up to the holidays (hopefully that helps refresh the "lost" content).   From holidays onward it's closed book.   

Next week we have trial exams - why I do not know!   I'm not so sure I'm going to do that great in the trials - I guess they're hoping we'll have an "oh crap" moment when we get our results and become more motivated with our revision .... 

[Frozone]

why does information last longer in echoic memory than in iconic memory?

[StupidProdigy]

why does information last longer in echoic memory than in iconic memory?

Not certain but I think that echoic has a longer duration because we need to link several words in order to understand the info (eg conversation) as where with iconic we are able to distinguish info quickly because the visual info is instant and can be viewed in raw form. Think about, if people can only speak a word or two per second, and if our echoic memory only lasted a second we would recognize what is being said, things would disappear before we are able to understand why it was said!
Hope that makes some sort of sense!

[Frozone]

Not certain but I think that echoic has a longer duration because we need to link several words in order to understand the info (eg conversation) as where with iconic we are able to distinguish info quickly because the visual info is instant and can be viewed in raw form. Think about, if people can only speak a word or two per second, and if our echoic memory only lasted a second we would recognize what is being said, things would disappear before we are able to understand why it was said!
Hope that makes some sort of sense!

Yeah thanks that was helpful.
Now I have another question:
What is the easiest way to remember the difference between proactive and retroactive interference?
I always get them mixed up.

[Paulrus]

Yeah thanks that was helpful.
Now I have another question:
What is the easiest way to remember the difference between proactive and retroactive interference?
I always get them mixed up.

the best way is to look at the core words - retro refers to the past (think of retro clothes, or the word 'retrospective'), and active obviously refers to acting/having an effect on something. retroactive interference is when newly learnt material reduces our ability to retrieve previously learnt material. so basically you could think of it as the new material acting on the past information and making it harder to recall. and then you can just remember that proactive is the other way around.
i totally feel you on this btw, i got this mixed up last year too. feels so counter intuitive lol

[StupidProdigy]

Hey all, I have a sac for all of mental health tomorrow (excluding chosen disorder thing) and just wanted to ask if anyone knows what some key areas to understand really well are..obviously I need to understand the aos but just wondering if there is any part that is highly likely to be tested? Thanks

[Paulrus]

Hey all, I have a sac for all of mental health tomorrow (excluding chosen disorder thing) and just wanted to ask if anyone knows what some key areas to understand really well are..obviously I need to understand the aos but just wondering if there is any part that is highly likely to be tested? Thanks

make sure you know allostasis and biofeedback quite well. allostasis especially is tricky for most people - there was a question on last year's exam where only 3% of people got full marks.
apart from that, make sure that you're able to draw comparisons between concepts and that you're aware of strengths and weaknesses (especially with the whole DSM vs ICD thing)

[anna.xo]

why does information last longer in echoic memory than in iconic memory?

I thought this was because in the ear there is more structures for sound to get through to go to the relevant cortex/area of the brain to be processed. But with visual memory, it can be processed immediately because the transmission process is much shorter. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong though.

[bellaellaella]

Hey all, I have a sac for all of mental health tomorrow (excluding chosen disorder thing) and just wanted to ask if anyone knows what some key areas to understand really well are..obviously I need to understand the aos but just wondering if there is any part that is highly likely to be tested? Thanks

The biopsycosocial framework is another key area

[Alter]

Hey there guys. I'm in the process of writing up my summary/revision notes for all of unit 3 & 4 content, but I'm a bit unsure of the amount of detail I should put into them. I fear that if I put too little, I will only remember what I've placed on the notes and lack examples to back up short answer responses (or similar consequences). Conversely, if I put too much, there may be too much to memorize or I may learn things pointlessly. Psychology is one of my two 3/4s for this year, so I'm willing to spend a lot more time on it than what would normally be given to prepare for the exam than if one was in year 12. As a result, I don't mind the time it will take to complete my notes. Some guidance on this would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance. Sorry if this is the wrong place (this is my first post!)

[AngelWings]

Hey there guys. I'm in the process of writing up my summary/revision notes for all of unit 3 & 4 content, but I'm a bit unsure of the amount of detail I should put into them.

Alter, have you tried some practice exam questions and seen how much detail they require? Try doing a few before you do your notes, so you can see the amount they require. Otherwise, you can try checking up the Assessor's reports to see how much detail they've required in the past.

For me, I had a massive mind map (10 pages filled) for Psychology where I could add/ take away the detail as I required, so this wouldn't be a problem. Not saying it 's necessary, that's just my experience. Most of the practice that I did and I recommend you to do is to complete practice exams, both to and without time.
 
Hope that helps!

[bellaellaella]

Alter, have you tried some practice exam questions and seen how much detail they require? Try doing a few before you do your notes, so you can see the amount they require. Otherwise, you can try checking up the Assessor's reports to see how much detail they've required in the past.

For me, I had a massive mind map (10 pages filled) for Psychology where I could add/ take away the detail as I required, so this wouldn't be a problem. Not saying it 's necessary, that's just my experience. Most of the practice that I did and I recommend you to do is to complete practice exams, both to and without time.
 
Hope that helps!

Please don't mind me asking, but how well did you do in psychology last year? As far as study score/sacs go?

[ealam2]

Is the application of the biopsychosocial framework on a mental disorder and its management such as:
Psychotic disorder: schizophrenia
– biological contributing factors: genetic predisposition; drug-induced onset; changes in brain
activity; the use of medication that blocks dopamine to treat psychosis
– psychological contributing factors: impaired mechanisms for reasoning and memory; the use
of psychotherapies in management including cognitive behavioural and remediation therapies,
stress management
– socio-cultural contributing factors: social disadvantage, trauma and psycho-social stress as risk
factors; psychoeducation, supportive social (including family) environments, removal of social
stigma
– the interaction between biological, psychological and socio-cultural factors which contribute
to an understanding of the disorder and its management

examinable?