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PYC4802 EXAM PACK 2023
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- Psychopathology (PYC4802)
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- University Of South Africa (Unisa)
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, UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
OCT/NOV Examination 2022
PYC4802
Psychopathology
100 Marks
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions:
MyExams: The timed online examination will take place on myExams. To access the exam,
log in to myExams and navigate to the PYC4802 exam. You will open,
download, and submit your paper online. You must be online for the full duration
of the examination.
Link: Once you have accessed the exam site, click on the “PYC4802 exam” link
Navigate: You will see the exam question paper.
Content: The timed online examination session consists of 04 essay-type questions.
Submitting the paper: You must press the submit button to submit the paper. Press the
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OCT/Nov 2022
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, PYC4802
OCT/Nov 2022
Question 01
“South Africa is regarded as having “a culture of violence”. Taking this into
account, critically discuss the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and
its characteristics. In addition, discuss factors that would influence the assessment of
PTSD in light of wider contextual considerations. (25 marks)
Question 02
“Co-dependency illustrates how substance use impacts on the wider family
system”. Considering the above, discuss the characteristics of a co-dependent family
member in a family system with a substance-related and addictive disorder.
(25 marks)
Question 03
Define a depressive disorder according to the DSM-5. (10 marks)
And
Brookfield (2011) shares an autoethnography on how to manage major depressive
disorder using learning tasks within the cognitive-behavioural perspective. Discuss the
following three learning tasks, which he has identified in this regard, and infuse the
cognitive-behavioural perspective’s assumptions of maladaptive behaviour in your
answer:
1. Overcoming shame
2. Ideological detoxification
3. Normalising despair (15 marks)
Question 04
According to Schumm et al. (2005), childhood experiences of abuse may heighten the
effects of experiences of stress later in life (i.e., during adulthood). Critically discuss
the following 5 ways through which this might happen:
i. Sensitivity to stress
ii. Vulnerability to stress
iii. Stress interpretation
iv. Self-fulfilling tendencies
v. Diminished resources (25 marks)
Total: 100
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