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,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONSOCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2024
PYC4802
Psychopathology
Marks 100
Duration 3 hours
(TAKE HOME EXAMINATION)
, Question 1
i. Describe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria in the APA
(2013). (10 marks)
ii. Explain two causes of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) using the guidelines
provided by Franco (2021), and illustrate how C-PTSD differs
from PTSD. (10 marks)
iii. Briefly discuss any two factors that increase resilience amidst stressful events. The discussion
should include how South Africans protect themselves from or cope with PTSD. (5 marks)
(25 marks)
Question 2
i. Discuss the connection between co-dependency in adulthood and perceived interpersonal
conflict in the family of origin, as described in the article by Knudson
and Terrell (2012). (15 marks)
ii. List the DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorder. (10 marks)
(25 marks)
Question 3
i. List the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. (10 marks)
, ii. The presentation of grief tends to share very similar features to those of a major depressive
episode (MDE). Critically discuss this statement by differentiating between grief and
depression. (15 marks)
(25 marks)
Question 4
i. Define the concept, child abuse, taking into consideration its sub-types as outlined in the APA
(2013). (5 marks)
ii. Explain how the four interacting dimensions within the ecological framework for human
development listed below can be used to understand the occurrence of child abuse. As
you do so, acknowledge the version of Bronfenbrenner’s framework that you have used.
(a) Individual factors
(b) Process factors
(c) Contextual factors
(d) Time factors (20 marks)
(25 marks)
[TOTAL: 100 marks]
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