AQA A Level · Psychology 7182

Definitions in the field of mental health: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Definitions in the field of mental health.

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Question 1

1 mark

In the context of the behavioural approach to treating phobias, which term refers to the hierarchy of anxiety-provoking situations used in systematic desensitisation?

Question 2

1 mark

A psychologist is treating a patient with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and focuses on the role of neurotransmitters. Which neurotransmitter is most commonly associated with the neural explanation of OCD?

Question 3

1 mark

A researcher finds that the concordance rate for OCD is significantly higher in monozygotic (MZ) twins than in dizygotic (DZ) twins. This evidence best supports which explanation of OCD?

Question 4

1 mark

According to Beck’s negative triad, which three components comprise the cognitive explanation for depression?

Question 5

1 mark

Which of the following is a behavioural characteristic of a phobia?

Question 6

2 marks

Briefly describe the cognitive characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) known as hypervigilance.

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Question 7

4 marks

Identify the three components of Beck’s negative triad and briefly state how they interact to maintain depression.

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Question 8

6 marks

Explain how a therapist using Ellis’s ABC model would help a patient by identifying and challenging the 'B' component of the model.

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Question 9

3 marks

Outline the clinical characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Your answer should include at least one behavioral, one emotional, and one cognitive characteristic. (3 points)

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Question 10

5 marks

Jahoda (1958) identified six criteria for ideal mental health.

(a) List three of these criteria. (3 points)
(b) Explain why this approach to defining abnormality might be considered problematic when applied to different cultures. (2 points)

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