A-AS Level (CIE) Psychology: Specimen Questions with Answers 266 - 268 of 299

Question 266

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Define prompting (Marks 2)

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Prompting can be defined as follows

  • Prompts are used to increase the likelihood that a person will engage in the correct behavior at the correct time
  • They are used during discrimination training to help the person engage in the correct behavior in the presence of discriminative stimulus (SD)
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Question 267

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Describe the characteristics of Catatonia Associated with Another Mental Disorder (Catatonia Specified) (4 Marks)

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Stupor (No psychomotor activity) , Cataplexy (Passive induction of posture held against gravity) , Waxy flexibility (Slight, even resistance to positioning by examiner) , Mutism (No or very little, verbal response, exclude if known aphasia) , Negativism (Opposition or no response to instructions or external stimuli) , Posturing (Spontaneous and active maintenance of a posture against gravity) - Any appropriate response

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Define Dialectical behavioral therapy (Marks 4)

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Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) - Promising treatment for borderline personality disorder that involves exposing the client to stressors in a controlled situation, as well as helping the client regulate emotions and cope with stressors that might trigger suicidal behavior.

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