LAQs – Paper 2

Potential Exam Questions

Abnormal

1. Discuss how biological and sociocultural influence one anxiety, affective or eating
disorder.

2. Discuss cultural and ethical considerations in diagnosis.

3. Compare and contrast one biomedical and one individual approach to treatment.

4. Examine the concepts of normality and abnormality.

5. Describe the symptoms and prevalence of one psychological disorder.

Discuss cultural and/or gender variations in the prevalence of one psychological

disorder.

6. Discuss how
• biological, or
• cognitive, or
• socio-cultural
factors influence psychological disorders.

7. To what extent do biological, cognitive and sociocultural factors influence abnormal

behavior?

8. With reference to research examine the concepts of normality and abnormality.

9. Discuss the validity and reliability of diagnosis.

10. Describe symptoms and prevalence of one disorder from two of the following groups:

• anxiety disorders
• affective disorders
• eating disorders

11. Anaylse etiologies of one disorder from two of the following groups:

• anxiety disorders
• affective disorders
• eating disorder

12. Discuss cultural and gender variations in prevalence of disorders.

13. Examine biomedical, individual and group approaches to treatment.

14. Evaluate the use of biomedical, individual and group approaches to the treatment of one
disorder.

15. Discuss the use of eclectic approaches to treatment.

16. Discuss the relationship between etiology and therapeutic approach in relation to one
disorder.

17. Discuss the interaction of biological, cognitive and sociocultural factors in abnormal
behavior.

18. Describe symptoms and prevalence of one psychological disorders.

Evaluate the use of one approach to the treatment of the disorder.

19. Discuss how biological factors influence one psychological disorder.

20. Discuss how cognitive factors influence one psychological disorder.

21. Discuss how sociocultural factors influence one psychological disorder.

22. Evaluate the use of biomedical or individual or group approaches to the treatment for
one psychological disorder.

23. Compare and contrast symptoms of one disorder from two of the following groups:

• anxiety disorders
• affective disorders
• eating disorder

24. Contrast symptoms of one disorder from two of the following groups:

• anxiety disorders
• affective disorders
• eating disorders

25. Compare and contrast the use of biomedical, individual and group approaches of one
disorder from two of the following groups:

• anxiety disorders
• affective disorders
• eating disorders