Assignment Two Psychology Essay

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Assessment Activity Front Sheet
Programme:
BTEC (Edexcel) Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care
Student Name:

Group:
1

Task:
2 / 2
Minimum Target Grade:

Aspirational Target Grade:

Assessor Name:
Rachel Ostick
I. V. Name:
Paula Collins
Unit:
Unit 8 - Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care
Assignment Title:
Psychological Approaches to Health and Care Practice
Date Set:

31/03/14
First Deadline:

02/06/14
Final Deadline:
(Learning and review)

23/06/14
Evidence required:
Report

Specific Assessment Guidance:
Recommended research sources:

Books

Stretch B and Whitehouse M – BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Health and Social Care Student Book 1 (Pearson, 2010)
Stretch B and Whitehouse M – BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Health and Social Care Student Book 2 (Pearson, 2010)
Jarvis M and Chandler E – Angles on Child Psychology (Nelson Thornes, 2001)
Cardwell M, Clark L and Meldrum C – Psychology for AS Level (HarperCollins, 2000)

Websites

www.bps.org.uk – British Psychological Society www.dh.gov.uk – Department of Health www.statistics.gov.uk/socialtrends - Office for National Statistics www.ohn.gov.uk/ohn/ohn.htm - Our Healthier Nation website

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Value added submission
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Final deadline (L and R week)
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Grading Criteria
Covered in this task
Achieved

P2 P3 M2 D1

BTEC points available for successful completion of all assignment within this unit are:

Pass: 35
Merit: 40
Distinction: 45
Centre Authentication
Plagiarism is the Act of passing someone else’s ideas or work as your own. It is a serious disciplinary offence
Candidate
‘I confirm that this assignment, which I have submitted, is all my own work and I have recorded all literature and resources that have been used, including the internet’.

Teacher
‘I declare that the candidate’s activities have been regularly monitored and all feedback is recorded on this front sheet. I also declare that to the best of my knowledge this is the candidate’s own work’.
Student Signature:

Date:

Internal Verifier Signature:

Date:

Scenario:

Psychology is a subject that is used to explain behaviours, mental illnesses and other occurrences within life. In all areas of Health and Social Care there will be some aspect of Psychology. With the first assignment in mind complete the following task.

Task Sheet:
Task:
Grading Criteria:
In the form of a report:

Explain the main psychological approaches to health practice, and explain the main psychological approaches to social care practice. You must include the following:
Behaviourist – understanding challenging behaviour, changing / shaping behaviour.
Social Learning – promotion of anti-discriminatory behaviours and practices, use of positive role models in health education