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Question 17

A clinical psychiatrist recently argued in a medical journal editorial:

"Because obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is fundamentally a neurobiological malfunction of the basal ganglia and serotonin pathways, using psychological therapies is akin to treating a physical fracture with positive self-talk."

With reference to this statement, use your knowledge of explanations and treatments for a disorder other than schizophrenia to assess the effectiveness of psychological treatments compared to biological treatments.

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  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Content

110 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Diagnosis of mental disorders (4 Ds), Classification systems (DSM and ICD), Schizophrenia and one other disorder, Treatments for the two disorders, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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