2 Stressors in the Describe the aim, method, This report on Aircraft noise and cardiovascular disease near Identify the most Using the research by environment Key results and conclusions of London Heathrow Airport could be used as an introduction to the appropriate Black and Black (2007), – Research Black and study. research. issue/debate and explain how environmental Black’s write a discussion stressors impact on our paragraph in biological response (10). Black and Black (2007) Evaluate Black and Using the original article, OCR key research or description from a Black’s relation to research Aircraft noise exposure study through the textbook, students should identify the following features: into stressors in the and stress application of appropriate resident’s Aim, participants, design, procedures, materials, results, environment. and hypertension. issues and debates. conclusions ethics, reliability, validity, usefulness, individual/situational debate and freewill/determinism Use the study to explain how environmental Students should then write 10 questions about the study and swap stressors impact on our with a partner. biological response. 3 Stressors in the Describe at least one Strategies could include: Apply strategies to Discuss one strategy that environment strategy for managing how the residents in could be used to manage – Biological strategies beta blockers and benzodiazepines – Application environmental stress. Black and environmental stress in Black’s Psychological strategies stress inoculation training, hardiness – study could use this case (10) training, problem focused coping and emotion focused coping. some of these At least one strategy Evaluate at least one strategies. for managing strategy for managing Students could research these strategies and summarise them in a environmental stress. environmental stress. table to include: Description, research, strengths and weakness (issues and debates). Apply knowledge of managing environmental stress to a novel source.
2 Stressors in the environment – Key Research Black and Black (2007) Aircraft noise exposure and resident’s stress and hypertension. Describe the aim, method, results and conclusions of Black and Black’s study. Evaluate Black and Black’s study through the application of appropriate issues and debates. Use the study to explain how environmental stressors impact on our biological response. This report on Aircraft noise and cardiovascular disease near London Heathrow Airport could be used as an introduction to the research. Using the original article, OCR key research or description from a textbook, students should identify the following features: Aim, participants, design, procedures, materials, results, conclusions ethics, reliability, validity, usefulness, individual/situational debate and freewill/determinism Students should then write 10 questions about the study and swap with a partner. Identify the most appropriate issue/debate and write a discussion paragraph in relation to research into stressors in the environment. Using the research by Black and Black (2007), explain how environmental stressors impact on our biological response (10). 3 Stressors in the environment – Application At least one strategy for managing environmental stress. Describe at least one strategy for managing environmental stress. Evaluate at least one strategy for managing environmental stress. Apply knowledge of managing environmental stress to a novel source. Strategies could include: Biological strategies – beta blockers and benzodiazepines Psychological strategies – stress inoculation training, hardiness training, problem focused coping and emotion focused coping. Students could research these strategies and summarise them in a table to include: Description, research, strengths and weakness (issues and debates). Apply strategies to how the residents in Black and Black’s study could use some of these strategies. Discuss one strategy that could be used to manage environmental stress in this case (10)
402560-a-level-scheme-of-work.docx