1 (a) Identify one substance (tobacco or alcohol or food or drugs) and describe psychological theories and evidence which explain why people start and continue to abuse that substance. (10).
(b) Evaluate theories and evidence which explain why people start and continue to abuse that substance. (16).
(c) Using your psychological knowledge suggest ways in which either (a) people can be discouraged from beginning to abuse a substance or (b) people can be encouraged to give up the abused substance. (8) (Deadline 30th September 2002).
2 (a) Describe some psychological evidence that is relevant to our understanding of the sources and causes of stress. (10)
(b) Evaluate this evidence. (16).
(c) Based on the above evidence, suggest a psychological programme to reduce the stress of A Level examinations. Give reasons for your answer. (8) (Deadline 7th October 2002).
3 (a) Outline one technique used by psychologists to control pain. (6)
(b) Evaluate the ethics of carrying out a study to measure the effectiveness of a psychological technique to control pain. (10) (Deadline 28th October 2002)
4 (a) Describe some psychological evidence about patient practitioner relationships. (10)
(b) Evaluate this evidence. (16)
(c) Based on the above evidence, suggest one way that health workers can improve the attendance of men at a heart check-up clinic. Give reasons for your answer. (8) (Deadline 4th November 2002)
5 (a) Review a number of studies which suggest why people don’t comply with medical requests. (10)
(b) Evaluate these studies (16)
(c) Based on the evidence you have presented above, suggest ways in which patient’s adherence to a prescribed treatment can be improved. (6) (Deadline 18th November 2002)
6 (a) Describe what psychologists have learned about health promotion. (10)
(b) Evaluate this evidence. (16)
(c) Using your knowledge of health promotion, suggest a programme that would encourage children to eat more fruit. (8) (Deadline 25th November 2002).
7 (a) Describe what psychologists have discovered about lifestyles and health behaviour. (10)
(b) Evaluate this evidence (16)
(c) Using your psychological knowledge suggest ways in which people can be encouraged to improve their lifestyle and health behaviour. (8) (Deadline 7th January 2003)
8 (a) What do psychologists understand by the term ‘accident proneness’? (6)
(b) Compare and contrast personality explanations of accidents with other psychological explanations. (10) (Deadline 13th January 2003)