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IBDP Psychology Unit Planner – Unit 1.1 Biological & Cognitive Explanations of Depression

IBDP Psychology Unit Planner – Unit 1.1 Biological & Cognitive Explanations of Depression

Subject: Psychology

Age range: 14-16

Resource type: Unit of work

Last updated

4 August 2026

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IB Psychology (First Assessment 2027) – Complete Unit 1.1 Planner

This comprehensive, ready-to-use unit planner is the first deep application of the course’s concepts beyond the Foundations unit. Designed for a combined SL/HL classroom in Year 1, Term 1, Week 3.

Context: Health and Well-being
Area of study: Mental Health Disorders
Micro-unit: Biological and Cognitive Explanations

What’s Inside?

Complete unit structure – Genetic predisposition, serotonin hypothesis, diathesis–stress model, Beck’s cognitive theory (cognitive triad, cognitive distortions). Cultural/environmental and treatment content deferred to 1.2 and 1.3.

Teaching activities – “Heritability is Not Destiny” (interpreting twin-study data), “Diathesis–Stress Case Sort” (8 vignettes plotted on a 2×2 grid), “Cognitive Triad Self-Talk Rewrite” (identifying triad components and distortions, CBT-style reframe preview), “Serotonin Hypothesis as a Case Study in Revising Scientific Claims” (publication bias discussion).

Assessment – Formative (activity checks) and Summative (20-minute check: Section A – describe diathesis–stress model; Section B – apply to unseen scenario). Comprehensive end-of-area-of-study summative sits at 1.3.

Differentiation – Scaffolding (pre-solved worked examples, sentence frames for Explain), extension (twin-study methodology limitations, current GWAS/polygenic risk score research), affirming identity.

Cross-curricular connections – TOK (is a model “true” if it’s useful? revising theories vs moving goalposts), CAS (CBT-style reframing activity could grow into resilience sessions for younger students).

ATL skills – Thinking (multi-causal reasoning), Social (paired negotiation), Communication (explicitly naming the concept in responses).

Resources – Pearson Baccalaureate Psychology for the IB Diploma (FA2027), IB Programme Resource Centre, 8 case-vignette cards.

Common misconceptions register – Heritability as individual chance, single depression gene, diathesis–stress as “genetics plus stress”, biological explanations as determinism – all with correct understanding and counter-strategies.

Lesson-by-lesson pacing – 5 x 50-minute lessons (4 hours core + 1.5h HL-only data-analysis dose). Walk-in-ready summary included.

Annotated exemplar response – 6-mark Paper 1 Section B response applying diathesis–stress to an unseen scenario, showing the “vulnerability → stressor → interaction” template.

Exam-style question bank – Paper 1 Sections A–C and Paper 2 Section B questions.

Student handout – Revision summary of key terms, common exam traps, and command-term guidance.

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