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Psychopathology past papers 2019 1. With reference to the DSM 5, critically discuss the utility of diagnostic labels when treating psychological disorders. 2. How important is thinking style, in predisposing an individual to depression? 3. Critically discuss interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder with reference to their theoretical bases and treatment effectiveness. 2018 1. How has mental illness been conceptualised throughout history and how have theoretical developments impacted treatment interventions? 2. Unpleasant intrusive thoughts are one symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder, yet intrusive thoughts are also common within non-pathological experience. What mechanisms are responsible for the escalation of intrusive thoughts to clinical levels? What implications does this have for treatment? 3. Compare and contrast the development, maintenance and treatments of anorexia nervosa with those of bulimia nervosa, with reference to cognitive formulations. 4. Critically discuss interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder with reference to their theoretical bases and treatment effectiveness. 2017 1. With reference to the controversies surrounding the DSM 5, critically discuss the validity and utility of classification systems in mental disorders. 2. To what extent are obsessions and compulsions part of normal experience, and what mechanisms or processes might explain their escalation to pathological levels? 2014 1. Critically discuss the pros and cons of using diagnostic classifications systems in mental health. Outline some of the criticisms levelled at DSM 5 within your answer. 2013 2. What factors might influence whether or not Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ensues following a traumatic event? 3. Compare and contrast anorexia nervosa with bulimia nervosa with reference to their development, maintenance factors and prognosis. 2012 1. With reference to the development of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM), critically discuss the pros and cons of diagnosis in clinical psychology. 2. What psychological factors make an individual vulnerable to depressive relapse? 3. What pre-trauma and peri-trauma variables might predict whether or not a rape victim will suffer post-traumatic stress disorder?...