Question 1: Explain the relationship between obsessions and compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Question 2: The Strange Situation is used to characterise infant attachment styles and involves an infant being momentarily left alone in an unfamiliar room full of toys by their primary caregiver. Contrast the reactions of the infant with regards to their caregiver leaving the room, as well as their reunion, for infants whose attachments styles could be classified as:
i) secure,
ii) avoidant
iii) an anxious-ambivalent
Question 3: A paper was recently published by Stonefield et al., (2022) with some interesting and statistically significant findings demonstrating that children South Korea perform better on memory tasks than Lithuanian children. However, the sample size consisted of a small sample of children from each group and the memory tasks tested their memory for digit span only. Could you show me a paragraph critiquing these findings as you would if you were writing them as part of a review. Consider what the impacts of the methodological draw-backs might be, and what should be done to rectify them in future studies.
Question 4: Kate is an intern working for a small local newspaper. Her boss, Tim, puts her in charge of printing for the first time, but instead of printing the pages in the correct order, Kate messes it up, resulting in the wastage of hundreds of sheets of paper and ink. Tim gets extremely upset with Kate, and proceeds to yell at her, and belittle her for being so stupid. He forces her to stay at work with him overnight until the printing is completed properly. What type of personality relevant to Health Psychology is Tim exhibiting and what impact is this likely to have on the emotional and physical health of both Kate and himself?
Question 5: Wendy has just been appointed President of her Sailing club. Describe the differences and similarities in how Wendy might view this role if she was from an individualist culture versus a collectivist culture.
Question 6: A psychologist is providing therapy to a client from a different culture. What should this psychologist do to be culturally competent?