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2 marks
In the context of schizophrenia, outline what is meant by co-morbidity.
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First teaching 2017
Last exams 2026
Classification & Diagnosis of Schizophrenia (AQA A Level Psychology): Exam Questions
Exam code: 7182
28 mins8 questions
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2 marks
Explain how symptom overlap might lead to problems with the diagnosis and/or classification of schizophrenia.
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2 marks
Name and briefly outline one negative symptom of schizophrenia.
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2 marks
What terms are used by psychologists to describe A and B below?
A When a person has two or more disorders at the same time.
B When two different disorders have a symptom in common.
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4 marks
For each description in Table 1, choose a term from Table 2 which best represents that description.
For each description, write the correct letter alongside the relevant term.
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4 marks
A psychologist investigated cognitive processing in two groups of people with schizophrenia. People in Group A showed positive symptoms of schizophrenia, and people in Group B showed negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Each person completed a cognitive task and was given an overall score. The psychologist then calculated average scores for each group. The results are shown in Table 1 below.
Table 1
Using the data in Table 1, explain how the distribution of scores in Group A differs from the distribution of scores in Group B.
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4 marks
Briefly outline and evaluate one study of validity in relation to diagnosis of schizophrenia.
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1
8 marks
Discuss reliability and/or validity in relation to the diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia.
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