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Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2025
Pearson Edexcel
GCE In Psychology
(9PS0)
Paper 02: Applications of Psychology
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Summer 2025
Question Paper Log number
P78685 Publications Code
9PS0_02_2506_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2025
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General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised
for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to
their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme
should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award
zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according
to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide
the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification
may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be
consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
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SECTION A: Clinical Psychology
Question Answer Mark
Number
1(a) AO1 (3 marks) (3)
One mark for each statement of a feature of the disorder.
For example:
Anorexia nervosa.
Is diagnosed more in females compared to males
(1).
Usually diagnosed in adolescence and
early adulthood (1).
1 to 4 percent of females have anorexia during
their life (1).
Has the highest mortality rate of any mental
health disorder (1).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Affects approximately 1%of the global population
(1).
Onset is usually in the late teens or early 20s (1).
Symptoms usually appear gradually (1).
Women are 1.6 times more likely to get it
compared to men (1).
Unipolar depression.
Twice as many women compared to men
are diagnosed with it (1).
Onset is usually in the mid 20s (1).
Often comorbid with anxiety (1).
1 in 6 adults in the UK will be diagnosed with
unipolar depression (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
Paper2
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2025
Pearson Edexcel
GCE In Psychology
(9PS0)
Paper 02: Applications of Psychology
Paper2
,Paper2
Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications come from Pearson, the world’s leading learning
company. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic,
vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further
information, please visit our website at www.edexcel.com.
Our website subject pages hold useful resources, support material and live feeds
from our subject advisors giving you access to a portal of information. If you have
any subject specific questions about this specification that require the help of a
subject specialist, you may find our Ask The Expert email service helpful.
www.edexcel.com/contactus
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in
every kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve
been involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries,
in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out
more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2025
Question Paper Log number
P78685 Publications Code
9PS0_02_2506_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2025
Paper2
,Paper2
General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised
for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to
their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme
should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award
zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according
to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide
the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification
may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be
consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
Paper2
, Paper2
SECTION A: Clinical Psychology
Question Answer Mark
Number
1(a) AO1 (3 marks) (3)
One mark for each statement of a feature of the disorder.
For example:
Anorexia nervosa.
Is diagnosed more in females compared to males
(1).
Usually diagnosed in adolescence and
early adulthood (1).
1 to 4 percent of females have anorexia during
their life (1).
Has the highest mortality rate of any mental
health disorder (1).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Affects approximately 1%of the global population
(1).
Onset is usually in the late teens or early 20s (1).
Symptoms usually appear gradually (1).
Women are 1.6 times more likely to get it
compared to men (1).
Unipolar depression.
Twice as many women compared to men
are diagnosed with it (1).
Onset is usually in the mid 20s (1).
Often comorbid with anxiety (1).
1 in 6 adults in the UK will be diagnosed with
unipolar depression (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
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