📘 A-Level Psychology: Schizophrenia Study Guide

Master one of the most complex yet rewarding topics in A-level Psychology with this complete Schizophrenia Study Guide.

Tailored specifically for AQA students, this resource simplifies challenging concepts, theories, and treatments into clear, easy-to-follow sections — helping you feel confident and exam-ready.

✨ What’s Inside?

✅ Concise Summaries – Covers all key Schizophrenia topics from the AQA specification, including:

• Classification of Schizophrenia (Positive & Negative Symptoms)

• Reliability and Validity in Diagnosis

• Biological Explanations (Genetic, Dopamine Hypothesis, Neural Correlates)

• Psychological Explanations (Family Dysfunction, Cognitive Explanations)

• Treatments (Drug Therapy, CBT, Family Therapy, Token Economy)

• The Interactionist Approach

  
  

✅ Research Studies Simplified – Clearly explains core studies such as Gottesman, Cheniaux et al., Tienari et al., and Bateson et al., outlining their aims, methods, findings, and implications.

✅ Evaluation Points for Every Lesson – Includes concise strengths and weaknesses for each explanation and therapy, perfect for building top-band AO3 paragraphs.

✅ Exam Tip: PEECL Structure – Learn how to turn evaluation points into fully developed PEECL paragraphs with an examiner-style example

✅ AQA Exam Insights – Each lesson includes short, exam-specific tips based on real examiner feedback to help you avoid common pitfalls and improve essay structure.

✅ Visual Learning Design – Features clear, minimalist diagrams and illustrations that make biological processes, treatment comparisons, and models easy to understand and memorise.

💡 Perfect for: Students aiming for A–A* grades who want complex content made simple — ideal for Paper 3 success.