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Psychology

Psychopathology and explanatory models

Name: ____________________Date: October 10, 2026
  1. 1.

    Explain why statistical rarity alone is insufficient to define a psychological disorder. Use a non-clinical example.

    [3 marks] · no calculator
  2. 2.

    For an educational model, distinguish a predisposing vulnerability from a precipitating stressor in a diathesis-stress account.

    [3 marks] · no calculator
  3. 3.

    Fictional educational vignette: avoiding a harmless lift brings immediate relief but maintains fear of lifts. Analyse a behavioural maintenance account; do not diagnose the person.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  4. 4.

    Fictional educational vignette: after one poor test result, a learner concludes 'I fail at everything' and withdraws from activities. Analyse a cognitive account and one alternative explanation to investigate.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  5. 5.

    Fictional case: a textbook calls every deviation from local social norms a disorder. Evaluate this definition in relation to culture, harm and historical change.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  6. 6.

    Fictional case: a report explains distress entirely through genes and dismisses social support. Evaluate this explanation using interaction and evidence limitations.

    [4 marks] · no calculator

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