exam questions + answers

Question 1

describe a behavioural characteristic that might be seen in a person who has been diagnosed with a phobia of wasps

Answer 1

• panic > behaviours such as crying, running, screaming
• avoidance > behaviours such as not going to places where wasps might be encountered

Question 2

describe one emotional characteristic that might be seen in a person who has been diagnosed with a phobia of wasps

Answer 2

• anxiety > feelings of worry/distress in the presence of wasps
• fear > feelings of terror/scared

Question 3

explain how a hierarchy and relaxation might be used in the treatment of someone who has a phobia of wasps

Answer 3

• hierarchy is a list designed by therapist and client put into an order of least to most feared situations
• the client and therapist will identify fearful situations involving seeing a wasp in a jar or a picture and rank from lowest to highest
• client will use relaxation by controlling their breathing
  -showing them a picture and encouraging using calming techniques to relax and not moving on until relaxed

Question 4

discuss one or more cognitive explanation of depression

Answer 4

• how mental processes affect behaviour
• becks theory > faulty info processing, negative schemas, negative triad
• Ellis’s ABC model > A activating event, B belief, C consequence
• evidence to support the idea faulty thinking is associated with depression
• practical applications in the development of CBT
• not all episodes of depression have an activating event
• doesn’t explain biological component