IB Psychology/Options
The Options are a compulsory area of the IB Psychology syllabus. Students doing Standard Level (SL) Psychology must choose one option, and students doing Higher Level (HL) Psychology must choose two options. The five options are abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, health psychology, psychology of human relationships, and sport psychology.
Options
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- Concepts and Diagnosis
- Psychological Disorders
- PD1: Describe symptoms and prevalence of one disorder from two of the following groups: – anxiety disorders – affective disorders – eating disorders.
- PD2: Analyse etiologies (in terms of biological, cognitive and/or sociocultural factors) of one disorder from two of the following groups: – anxiety disorders – affective disorders – eating disorders.
- PD3: Discuss cultural and gender variations in prevalence of disorders.
- Implementing Treatment
- IT1: Examine biomedical, individual and group approaches to treatment.
- IT2: Evaluate the use of biomedical, individual and group approaches to the treatment of one disorder.
- IT3: Discuss the use of eclectic approaches to treatment.
- IT4: Discuss the relationship between etiology and therapeutic approach in relation to one disorder.
- General Framework
- Stress
- Substance Abuse, Addictive Behaviour and Obesity
- SAABO1: Explain factors related to the development of substance abuse or addictive behaviour.
- SAABO2: Examine prevention strategies and treatments for substance abuse and addictive behaviour.
- SAABO3: Discuss factors related to overeating and the development of obesity.
- SAABO4: Discuss prevention strategies and treatments for overeating and obesity.
- Health Promotion