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What counts as a psychological explanation?

What counts as a psychological explanation?

Flowchart comparing family dysfunction and cognitive explanations for schizophrenia with symptom links and relapse risk

Psychological explanations focus on mental processes and social experiences rather than only biological factors such as genes, dopamine or brain structure. In schizophrenia, they are best treated as partial explanations that may increase vulnerability, trigger symptoms, or help explain relapse.

Psychological explanations for schizophrenia Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Psychological explanations for schizophrenia

Step-by-step lessons covering AQA A Level Psychology Psychological explanations for schizophrenia for A Level Psychology. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

Lessons

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