Sample Exam Questions – Health and Clinical Psychology
Healthy Living
(a) Describe how Health Belief Model can be used to explain healthy behaviour.
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(b) Compare and contrast theories of health belief.
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(a) Describe how one method of health promotion has been used.
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(b) Review the effectiveness of health promotion methods.
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(a) Outline how media campaigns can be used to promote healthy living.
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(b) Describe and evaluate one other method of promoting healthy living.
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(a) Describe one technique which could be used to measure adherence to medical regimes and
give an example from a research study.
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(b) Discuss problems psychologists might have when trying to improve adherence to medical
regimes.
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(a) Describe one way to measure non-adherence to medical advice.
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(b) Assess the reliability of research into non-adherence to medical advice.
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Stress
(a) Describe one piece of research which considers work as a source of stress.
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(b) Discuss problems of conducting research into the causes of stress.
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(a) Outline the self-report method of measuring stress.
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(b) Evaluate approaches to measuring stress, using relevant research.
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(a) Outline a cognitive technique for managing stress.
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(b) Compare techniques for managing stress.
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Dysfunctional Behaviour
(a) Outline how abnormal behaviour can be categorised.
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(b) Discuss, using relevant research, how biases can impact on diagnosis.
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(a) Outline a biological explanation for dysfunctional behaviour.
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(b) Discuss, biological explanations for dysfunctional behaviour.
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(a) Outline one approach to treating dysfunctional behaviour.
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(b) Discuss the effectiveness of treatments for dysfunctional behaviour.
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