Evaluate biological treatments for anxiety, including SSRIs and SNRIs, reuptake mechanisms, response rates, side effects, treatment delays and patient outcomes.
In your studies of health psychology, you will have learned about coping strategies.
State what is meant by the term 'negative technique' as a coping strategy. (1)
AO1 (1 mark)
Credit one mark for an accurate statement.
For example:
- When an individual uses dangerous or risk-taking behaviours such
as smoking or drinking alcohol to reduce their stress (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
(1)
Ludovic was on holiday and when he returned home, he found that his house had been burgled. His personal possessions had been burned and graffiti sprayed on the walls. Ludovic was traumatised by the event and felt very stressed.
Ludovic contacted his doctor to see if she could help him deal with the stress he was experiencing. The doctor suggested that he could use positive techniques as a coping strategy to manage his stress.
Describe how Ludovic could use a positive technique to cope with the stress of the burglary. (2)
AO2 (2 marks)
Credit up to two marks for accurate description in relation to scenario.
For example:
- Ludovic could discuss the burglary of his home with a close friend
or relative to share his thoughts and feelings about what he found
when he returned from the holiday (1) which can help him make
sense of his feelings of stress about what happened and cope with
the destruction of his personal possessions (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
Generic answers score 0 marks.
(2)
13(a)
\begin{tabular}[t]{l}
AO2 (4 marks)
Credit one mark for correct completion of difference Credit one mark for correct completion of ranked difference Credit one mark for correct calculation of sum of both ranks Credit one mark for a correct answer for T=2. 5
\begin{tabular}[t]{|l|l|l|l|l|}
\hline Participant
Number of
anxiety
attacks before
cognitive
behavioural
therapy
Number of
anxiety
attacks after
cognitive
behavioural
therapy
Difference
Ranked
Difference
A
17
13
4
B
15
15
0
-
C
18
15
3
D
12
14
-2
2.5
E
16
12
4
F
14
13
1
G
18
14
4
H
20
15
5
8.5
I
16
11
5
8.5
J
15
13
2
2.5
\end{tabular}
- Sum of positive ranks = 42.5;
Sum of negative ranks = 2.5
- T=2. 5
Look for other reasonable marking points.
\end{tabular}
(4)