Health Psychology (A Level)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Distinguish acute and chronic pain (2 marks)
• 2Outline the gate control theory (2 marks)
• 3Explain what opens/closes the gate (4 marks)
• 4Measuring pain in children (4 marks)
• 5Describe psychological pain management (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — reductionism vs holism (4 marks)

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• 1Identify a consulting style (2 marks)
• 2Identify a misuse of services (2 marks)
• 3Explain non-verbal communication (4 marks)
• 4Explain Savage u0026 Armstrong (4 marks)
• 5Describe practitioner skills (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — application (4 marks)

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• 1Define adherence (2 marks)
• 2Identify a measure of adherence (2 marks)
• 3Explain rational non-adherence (4 marks)
• 4Explain the funhaler study (4 marks)
• 5Describe ways of measuring adherence (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — free will vs determinism (4 marks)

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• 1State the stages of the GAS (2 marks)
• 2Outline the SRRS (2 marks)
• 3Explain workplace stress (Johansson) (4 marks)
• 4Explain Stress Inoculation Training (4 marks)
• 5Describe ways of measuring stress (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — idiographic vs nomothetic (4 marks)

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• 1State Health Belief Model components (2 marks)
• 2Outline a fear-appeal finding (2 marks)
• 3Explain the Theory of Planned Behaviour (4 marks)
• 4Explain a media campaign (Cowpe) (4 marks)
• 5Describe the Health Belief Model (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — the knowledge–behaviour gap (4 marks)

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