Those are three different essays with three different questions, which should be answered and responded with 1500 words each (essays).
Those are the three questions:
1. It has been argued that psychological formulation addresses the limitations of an approach based on psychiatric diagnosis. critically evaluate this claim. (Lecture 02)
Important database:
- Is diagnosis reliable? Is it valid?
- Is formulation reliable? Is it valid?
- Is the experience of being diagnosed negative for service users/patients?
- Is the experience of developing a formulation positive for service users/patients?
- Does formulation result in better care for service users/patients?
Links for formative work to help this question:
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15285631_1
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15285632_1
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15285633_1
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15322247_1 (This gives an idea of how to start the essay question)
2. Critically discuss whether the findings from trials of psychotherapy interventions are useful for clinicians. (Lecture 06)
Important database:
- But also, any lecture where we cover interventions
- Important debates:
- Are RCTs of psychotherapies designed in a way that makes them trustworthy? Do RCTs represent what happens in clinical practice?
- Do RCTs of psychotherapies tell clinicians everything they need to know (e.g., adverse events AKA ‘side effects’)?
Links for formative work to help this question:
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15306397_1
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15306398_1
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15306400_1
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15322236_1 (This gives an idea of how to start the essay question)
3. Critically evaluate the evidence base for current interventions that aim to prevent the development of mental health difficulties. (Lecture 7)
- Basically: do preventative treatments prevent mental health problems.
- Straightforward questions about efficacy/effectiveness at preventing development of a mental health problem.
- Links for formative work to help this question:
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15322239_1
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15322243_1
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15322241_1
- https://elp.northumbria.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_730589_1/outline/file/_15322246_1 (This gives an idea of how to start the essay question)
I will upload some module lectures to help to understand and to answer the questions, with also the marking criteria to understand what the examiner will look. Moreover, I will also give a couple of examples of a first-class essay of last year. This will give a better understanding of the essay structure, different ways of how they give a critical view of the question. I am hoping to achieve a high first class. Thanks in advance for participating on these assignments. Those are three different essays with three different questions which should be answered and responded with 1500 words (each).