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Clinical psychology

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Clinical psychology

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Define and distinguish key concepts in clinical psychology, including mental disorder, abnormality, deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately, statistical infrequency and deviation from ideal mental health.
Describe and compare classification and diagnostic systems used in clinical psychology, including the purpose of diagnostic classification and issues of reliability and validity in diagnosis.

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Explain biological and psychological explanations for the disorder or disorders specified in the clinical psychology content, using appropriate concepts, mechanisms and evidence.

Evaluate biological and psychological treatments or therapies for the disorder or disorders specified, including consideration of effectiveness, appropriateness, ethics, patient factors and methodological strengths and weaknesses of supporting evidence.

Apply clinical psychology knowledge to stimulus material, case studies and exam scenarios to justify diagnosis, explanation or treatment choices using evidence-based reasoning.

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