"Psychology is the science of mind and behaviour. You will consider the role of psychology and its various applications within society and discover how people behave in groups and as individuals. Is our behaviour a product of nature or nurture? Are we determined from birth? How can we treat mental disorders? These are some of the questions that psychology will explore. KEY TOPICS social influence, including why people conform and obey the development of attachments during infancy psychopathology which includes explanations and treatment of phobias, depression and OCD approaches in psychology biopsychology which includes ‘fight or flight’, the sleep-wake cycle and ways of studying the brain second year topics focus on the psychology of human relationships, aggression and eating behaviour there is also a major focus on research methods throughout YOU WILL study interesting topics such as mental disorders, relationships in social media, why diets don’t always work and aggression in prisons appreciate the link between psychology and science design, conduct and carry out practical research use statistics to test the significance of your results build upon your analytical skills apply what you learn to real-life examples"