Specification points

Edexcel BTEC National Extended Certificate in Applied Psychology 603/3058/2

28 points in 7 topics, with Edexcel's codes and titles.

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1 Psychological Approaches and Applications

1A Key psychological approaches, their assumptions and concepts
1B Application of psychological approaches

2 Conducting Psychological Research

2A Understand research methods and their importance in psychological inquiry
2B Plan research to investigate psychological questions
2C Carry out a pilot study to explore current issues in psychology
2D Review implications of research into psychological inquiry

3 Health Psychology

3A Lifestyle choice and health-related behaviour
3B Stress, behavioural addiction and physiological addiction
3C Promotion of positive behavioural change

4 Criminal and Forensic Psychology

4A Understand different psychological approaches to explaining criminal behaviour
4B Investigate punishment strategies and behaviour modification of criminal behaviour
4C Apply different methods to create an offender profile

5 Promoting Children’s Psychological Development

5A Understand perspectives of childhood and theories of child development
5B Factors in children's healthy development and the professionals who support them
5C Developmental theories and preventing later psychopathology

6 Introduction to Psychopathology

6A Understand modern and historical concepts of psychopathology in society
6B Examine causes, types and characteristics of mental disorders
6C Explore professional approaches to the treatment of mental disorders

7 Applied Sport Psychology

7A Understand key psychological theories underpinning performance in sport
7B Investigate how psychological theories can be applied to sporting situations
7C Recommend psychological interventions to meet sports performance needs