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Question 5 (7 marks) Conscious sedation, which induces an altered state of consciousness, is a technique used to suppress pain during dental treatment. If deemed the most appropria
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a. Why do dentists need to use an external cue(s) to determine if a patient is in an altered state of consciousness? 1 mark
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b. Using conscious sedation, a dentist can still determine a patient’s psychological state by communicating with them. Identify four indicators of change in the patient’s psycholog
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c. Research into the use of conscious sedation was undertaken in a university’s dental outpatients’ hospital. Outline how researchers could use one physiological measure to determi
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Question 6 (6 marks) When Annabelle started to get a reduced number of shifts at her retail job, she felt quite stressed. She often called her colleague to complain about what she
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a. Identify three typical characteristics of a mentally healthy person and describe how Annabelle demonstrates each one. 3 marks Characteristic 1 Description Characteristic 2 Chara
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b. Explain how Annabelle used a strategy with context-specific effectiveness to manage one external factor that affected her mental health. 3 marks 27 2022 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM d o n o
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Question 7 (10 marks) Eloise is a five-year-old girl who developed a mouse phobia after one crawled on her and woke her from her sleep six months ago. Now, she cannot tolerate bein
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a. Using the language of operant conditioning, outline how Eloise’s phobia was perpetuated. 2 marks
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b. Explain how a specific environmental trigger contributed to the development of Eloise’s phobia. 2 marks
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c. Explain how one evidence-based social intervention could be used to improve Eloise’s resilience when dealing with her specific phobia. 3 marks
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d. Explain how one biological factor may act as both a risk factor and a protective factor in the development of Eloise’s phobia. 3 marks 2022 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 28 DO NOT W R I T E N
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