Mental Health and Illness

This unit is expiring
The expiry date of this unit is 31/07/2025.

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
QU025831
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Graded

Grade Descriptors

  • GD1-Understanding the subject
  • GD2-Application of knowledge
  • GD7-Quality

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Understand the problems in defining abnormal and normal behaviour.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Explain the difficulties in defining abnormality and normality.

2

Understand the different psychological explanations given for the cause of a particular mental illness.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Explain the causes of a particular mental illness from different perspectives within psychology 

    Different perspectives include medical, psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and humanistic theories.

3

Be able to analyse mental ill health and mental wellbeing from key stakeholder's perspectives

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1

    Explain the different approaches for treating a particular mental illness from different psychological perspectives