Syllabus concepts to know

• One or more biological explanations of one mental health disorder.
• The value of cognitive models in understanding a mental health disorder.
• Factors that may explain the difference in prevalence rates for mental health disorders between cultures and/or populations.
• Examples of cultural differences in approaches to mental health.
• The role of environmental factors in understanding/explaining mental health disorders.
• social media addiction.
• Factors that may explain changes in the prevalence of one or more health problems problems in a population.
• Factors that may explain differences in the prevalence of one or more health problems between populations.
• The role of social learning in understanding one or more health problems.
• The role of stress in one or more health problems.
• disorders and health problems selected from the above.
• The explanation and effectiveness of one or more biological treatments of one or more mental health disorders.
• Prevention and/or treatment for one health problem The effectiveness of one or more prevention and/or treatment strategies for one or more health
• problems.
• The explanation and effectiveness of one or more psychological treatments of one or more mental health disorders.
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• The class practical in this context is an interview. Examples are provided as suggestions only and teachers are free to choose a class practical which suits their students as long as it relates to the context of “Health
• and well-being”.
• Suggestions for class practicals for health and well-being
• Interviews • Focus group interviews with students of how they manage their physical health or stress.
• mindfulness (students can do a class practice of mindfulness first).
• instructor, mindfulness practitioner.