Mental Health
Health Problems
Prevention & Treatment
Paper 1 Review
Miscellaneous
100
What is one mental health disorder (that can be used in the IB exam)?
Depression (or major depressive disorder)
Others are: PTSD, OCD, anxiety disorders or eating disorders
100
What is one health problem (that can be used in an IB exam)?
- Substance misuse or abuse
- Obesity
- Social media addiction
100
What is one biological treatment for depression?
- SSRIs for depression
- Sleep, diet or exericse
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
100
How many questions do you answer in Paper 1?
5
(2 SAQs, 2 ASAQs, 1 essay)
100
What part of the brain is most associated with decision-making and impulse control?
PFC
200
What is one biological explanation for depression?
- The monoamine or serotonin hypotheses
- Genetics (5-HTT gene)
200
You might be asked to discuss one social psychology theory of health. What theory is that?
Social learning theory
200
What are two psychological treatments for depression?
For depression:
- CBT
- Psychoanalysis
200
True or false: you're guaranteed one essay question on health and well-being in Paper 1?
False
There are two questions from the four contexts - so two contexts won't have questions.
200
What type of learning is Ivan Pavlov most famous for?
Classical conditioning
300
What's one environmental factor that can influence depression?
- ACEs
- Diet
- Sleep
- Exercise
- Culture
- Acculturation
300
What are two ways you can discuss "prevalence and health."
- Changes and differences
You can explain changes in the prevalence in one group and/or explain differences in the prevalence between groups.
300
What's one treatment for substance abuse?
- Contingency management
- Brain stimulation (transcranial magnetic stimulation)
300
True or False: The A-SAQ (applied SAQ) might ask you to apply an approach topic to a situation or scenario related to health and well-being.
True.
300
What are the four contexts in IB Psychology?
- Human relationships
- Learning and cognition
- Health and well-being
- Human development
400
What's one cognitive model of depression?
- Beck's cognitive theory of depression
- Response styles theory (rumination)
400
There are three possible exam topics in "Health problems." Two of them are prevalence and social learning. What's the third?
Stress
400
Two "talk therapies" have dominated Western clinical psychology over the past 100 years. What are they?
CBT and Psychoanalysis
400
What are the Big Six concepts?
Responsibility
Change
Prevalence
Bias
Measurement
Causality
400
What term refers to a mental shortcut people use to make quick judgments, sometimes leading to errors?
Heuristic
(Half points for saying "system one thinking")
500
What's one specific "cultural difference" in depression?
- Approaches to treatment (Traditional Chinese Medicine compared to Western approaches)
- Prevalence rates - they're lower in East Asia compared to the West
500
Substance abuse can be explained using one or more of the three stages in the addiction cycle. What are those three stages?
500
What are two specific strategies used in CBT?
- Cognitive restructuring
- Exposure therapy
500
How many marks is the Paper 1 essay worth?
15
500
What psychological concept describes the discomfort you feel when your beliefs and actions don’t match?
Cognitive dissonance