Cambridge OCR A Level · Psychology - H567

Issues and debates in applied psychology: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Issues and debates in applied psychology.

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Question 1

1 mark

In Rosenhan’s (1973) study “On being sane in insane places”, what was the specific auditory hallucination reported by the pseudo-patients to gain access to the psychiatric wards?

Question 2

1 mark

Which of the following best describes the biochemical explanation for the development of mental illness within the medical model?

Question 3

1 mark

An individual experiences a persistent and irrational fear of social situations, avoiding them to the point of significant distress. According to the DSM or ICD categorizations discussed in the historical context of mental health, this behavior would be classified as:

Question 4

1 mark

In the DSM-5, which of the following is identified as a primary characteristic of a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia?

Question 5

1 mark

Which of the following would Szasz (2011) identify as the primary reason for categorizing “mental illness” as a metaphor rather than a medical reality?

Question 6

2 marks

Identify one criterion for defining abnormality and explain how it might be used to categorize a person as having a mental disorder.

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Question 7

4 marks

Briefly describe how brain abnormality serves as a medical model explanation for a specific mental illness.

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Question 8

6 marks

Using the cognitive neuroscience explanation, suggest how functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data could be used to challenge traditional behavioral explanations of mental illness.

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