Tasks and Resources

Read the short article on Serotonin and Schizophrenia
Print out (double sided) the flip cards and test yourself:
Carlsson Flash Cards.pdf
Work through the revision exercise to strengthen your knowledge in writing:
Revision Exercise for carlsson et al
Put your material together to create a poster on Carlsson. Cover
- Aims
- How the study was conducted
  - What was the actual method (see the exam tip on page 340)
  - What kinds of studies were reviewed
- The main findings/results from the study
- The main conclusions from the study
- GRAVE (2 P/E for each and balanced) evaluate the study.
Use the resources above and the textbook to make structured notes into your workbooks on this study. You will need:
- Description (A01) – make sure you get full details here of aims, method etc.
- Evaluation (A03) – GRAVE-C – link each A03 to a piece of A01
- Judgments/conclusions – overall what does the evidence suggest about the value/reliability/etc. of this study?
Plan and write an answer to the question below.
Find your own resource to investigate this work further – here are some suggestions:
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6971037.stm – article on glutamate treatment
- The original article: http://geza.kzoo.edu/~erdi/skread/Carlsson_2000.pdf

Typical Question/s

Evaluate your contemporary study in schizophrenia from Clinical Psychology. (20)

See the 20 mark evaluate guidance from Edexcel: