A-AS Level (CIE) Psychology: Specimen Questions with Answers 249 - 251 of 299
Question 249
Explanation
Somnambulism- Repeated sleep walking that occurs during non-rapid eye movement sleep and so it is not acting out of a dream. The person is difficult to waken and does not recall the experience
Stuttering- Disturbance in the fluency and time patterning of speech (for example, sound and syllable repetitions or prolongations)
Question 250
Write in Brief
One Liner▾List out the characteristics of Breathing-related sleeping disorder (Marks 4)
Explanation
Characteristics of Breathing-related disorder are as follows:
- Disturbed sleep
Daytime fatigue resulting from hypoventilation (labored breathing)
Sleep apnea (Suspended breathing)
Question 251
Write in Short
Short Answer▾List out the basic principles of Cognitive therapy by Aaron Beck (Marks 6)
Explanation
Basic principles of Cognitive therapy are as follows
- Arbitrary inferences- Refers to making conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence
Selective abstraction- Consists of forming conclusions based on an isolated detail of an event. In this process other information is ignored and the significance of the total context is missed
Overgeneralization- Process of holding extreme beliefs on the basis of a single incident and applying them inappropriately to dissimilar events or settings
Magnification and minimization- Consists of perceiving a case or situation in a greater or lesser light than it truly deserves
Personalization-Tendency for individuals to relate external events to themselves, even when there is no basis for making this connection
Labeling and mislabeling- Involve portraying one’s identity on the basis of imperfections and mistakes made in the past and allowing them to define one’s true identity
Dichotomous thinking-Involves categorizing experiences in either-or-extremes. With such polarized thinking, events are labeled in black or white terms