Psychological approaches in Health and Social Care BTEC Level 3 HSC Diploma Psychological approaches in Health and Social Care

Grading criteria In order to achieve a full distinction, you must complete the following: Pass Merit Distinction P1 M1 D1 P2 M2 P3

What will this unit be about ? This unit highlights the different psychological perspectives and encourages you to apply these approaches to the study of health and social care. You will start by looking into the meaning of the term ‘theories’ in psychology, and learn how they different on so many levels. Following this you will apply each of the perspectives to health and social care sectors to see how they have changed it.

Assignment This unit will be comprise of 2 assignment 1 and 2: Assignment 8.1 – P1, P2, P3, M1 Assignment 8.2 – M2, D1.

Assignment 8.1 – Deadline 1 (P1 + M1) – 24.03.2016 @ lunchtime In order to achieve P1, you will need to provide an explanation of each of the following perspective: Behaviourist approach, Social learning theory, Psychodynamic approach, Humanistic approach, Cognitive approach, Biological perspective. You will need for each of the theories to identify key terminology (5) and the key writers identified in your book.

Assignment 8.1 – Deadline 1 (P1 + M1) – 24.03.2016 In order to achieve M1, you will need to assess whether each of your perspectives are actually providing a good explanation for human behaviour i.e. “ Does the social learning approach really explain why everyone who has an injection develops a needle phobia ?” This section can be added at the end of each of the your explanations for each of the theories identified in the previous slide.

Psychology ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Os1C000qxY

What kind of a psychologist are you ?

The behaviourist approach Key thinkers : Pavlov and Skinner Key ideas: Views people and animals as controlled by their environment and specifically their behaviour as a result of what they have learned in their environment, The way people learn from their environment according to behaviourist is done in two distinct ways: Classical conditioning, Operant conditioning.

The behaviourist approach Behaviourism believes in scientific methodology – experiments and that only observable behaviour should be studied because this can be objectively measured. Classical conditioning or CC was studied by Pavlov, Operant conditioning on the other hand, was studied by Skinner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA96Fba-WHk

Case study pp340

Social learning theory – Bandura

Learning Learning: A relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience

Learning The theory of behaviorism concentrates on the study of overt behaviors that can be observed and measured.

What is Modelling? Modelling involves learning through the observation of other people (models), which may lead to imitation (repetition) of the behaviour.

Social learning theory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1kbayAdlgg What behaviours within the video clip can be said to have been influenced through SLT ? Why/ How ?

Psychodynamic approach Key thinkers: Freud and Erickson and Jung Key ideas: Freud key ideas come under the topic of psychoanalysis and suggest that events in our childhood can have a significant impact on our behaviour as adults. Jung and Eriksson went on the develop the their psychodynamic theories by focusing on psychosocial aspects( trust and mistrust in infancy with the key social focus being the mother).

Reading task Using the books provided read through pages 344 to 346 up to and not including Erikson and create a spider diagram identifying the key points.