4. Psychological Disorders (7 marks)

Scenario:Jodie is a 31-year old woman who comes to you for treatment. She states that the reason she is there is to get her anger under control, and that in her last several relationships with men, she has been guilty of hitting her boyfriends and/or throwing things at them. She states that she doesn't know why she does this because she 'really loved all of them.' During the course of your conversation, you discover that she has been married and divorced three times, and in the last year, has had 4 'serious' relationships. Also, she tells you that she has had two past suicide attempts (pill overdoses) in response to 'bad breakups' with various boyfriends and husbands. Jodie is also both a compulsive shopper and compulsive eater. She states that she mostly engages in these kinds of behavior when her relationships are 'getting bad.'

She tells you that when she is in a relationship, it's very intense and that her whole world looks brighter, yet when the relationship begins to crumble, she goes through periods of intense depression and suicidal thoughts.

Question 4a:Based on your understanding of the term "abnormal behavior", discuss whether you agree or disagree if Jodie's behavior could be defined as such and why. (3 marks)

Question 4b:Using the DSM-V, summarize the psychological disorder that Jodie seems to present symptoms of. (2 marks)

Question 4c:Discuss two (2) examples of how the[KN1]biopsychosocial approach would be used to develop an appropriate treatment plan for Jodie. (2 marks)

5. Stress & Health (10 marks)

Scenario:Liz and Beth are commercial sex workers. They were both dark skinned beauties who decided to bleach their skin. The first few months of chemical application appeared to have provided the desired effects, however after six months of continuous use, their skin began to strip, not unlike that of croaking lizards, shedding their skin. The stripping was not confined to hands and legs but had now spread to areas of the body considered to be prime assets in their line of work. Liz has an internal locus of control coping style while Beth tends to have an external locus of control coping style. How will they cope? What a stress!!! Raddam!!!!!!

Question 5A. Explain the difference between an internal locus of control and an external locus of control(2 marks).

Question #5B.Describe, using specific examples, how Liz is likely to think about the current stressor as she seeks to cope (4 marks).

Question #5C.Describe, using specific examples, the thought processes that Beth may engage in as she seeks to cope with the current stressful situation (4 marks).

6. Social Psychology (8 marks)

Scenario:Tweeters are more likely to share a tweet if it already has a high number of retweets, especially if the people they follow have also made retweets of the same posts.

6a: Identify and provide an explanation of the type of conformity that best represents this action. (2 marks)

6b: Provide a social media example of how this type of conformity can be harmful. (2 marks)

Scenario:Atasha is shy and quiet, but she is an avid twitter user. She does not use her own photograph and her handle is a random name. On twitter, Atasha feels at ease sharing and commenting on tweets, even when her comments are controversial. She says, "social media is the best thing to ever happen to me, nobody knows who I am?".

6c: Identify and provide an explanation of the social psychology concept that Atasha's behaviour and comment BEST represents.(3 marks)

6d: Provide one (1) social media example of a negative implication of this type of behaviour. (1 mark)

[KN1]Discuss 2 examples ....