psychology exam discussion post/ psych help

Housestark22

allso what format do u guys use for the ten marker my teacher has said IDEAS but i cant remember what it stands for

unidentifed

Housestark22 I don't really have a format but I recommend just planning for 5-10 mins and using paragraphs. Make sure to always link to the scenario or research and throw in definitions to show your assessor you have a good understanding of the content

twinklehello

Housestark22 i was also taught IDEAS
I- identify concepts
D- define
E-explain
A- apply and analyze
Basically pretend you're writing for your parents to read this- they are smart but have no idea what psych terms mean. For example, don't just say, glutamate has an excitatory effect- say what excitatory means

unidentifed

sasushi Thank u so much ur a lifesaver i didnt even know that

unidentifed

Housestark22 Basically breathing retraining the process of identifying unhealthy breathing habits and replacing them with correct ones, (its kind of like CBT but breathing version) . Self efficacy is belief in the ability to perform behaviour needed to reach a goal and is a psychological risk factor. Someone that has poor self efficacy is usually doubting themselves and always perceives that they would receive the worst outcome. For example on a past paper there was a scenario of a women having trouble at work and she thought that it would never resolve, hence she has poor self efficacy.

Also you are not alone, literally don't know what to do today as well but my teacher recommended to go over notes and mistakes on past trials

twinklehello

unidentifed yeah right now I'm staring at my past papers because i have no idea what to do

Housestark22

unidentifed THANK U SM 🙂
ye ye im doing mind maps and going over definitions, i feel like im more distress than eustress this is not goodins lmao

unidentifed

twinklehello yeah im going over research methods rn because 2021 was majorly that

sasushi

yeah i literally have no idea what to do, and have no motivation or energy left, so I'm just scrolling on atarnotes 💀 💀 💀

twinklehello

sasushi wait whats the difference b/w major stress and catastrophe

unidentifed

twinklehello catastrophe is an unpredictable, uncontrollable event that affects the community on a wide scale like a tsunami while a major stressor is an event that is extraordinarily stressful for all individuals that experience it like victims to a crime

twinklehello

unidentifed ohh thank u

yellowdog23

What stage in Selye’s G.A. Syndrome is everyone at with their psychology exam revision?

unidentifed

yellowdog23 Probably nearing the end of resistance 😭

twinklehello

yellowdog23 end of resistance i have a headache 🤕

BriMT

Housestark22

I didn't study at all the day before my exam. Just chilling and trying to get into that challenge appraisal mindset. If you haven't exercised so far today that could be a good idea to help you out (beta endorphins, stress hormone use etc. + easier sleep later).

yellowdog23

BriMT Would it be more beneficial to continue study and preparation or relax and exercise?

BriMT

yellowdog23

My advice:
At this point if you are studying it should be very targeted towards a gap you have identified.

I definitely do not recommend trying to get a much study as possible done today — you want energy tomorrow, not to spend today already racing. If you do feel that you have a specific gap I would designate a time (e.g. 5pm) that you still to be finished by.

If you've been doing practice exam questions etc. in the lead up getting good sleep etc. is likely to help you a lot more than a bit of extra study at this point.

Hope this helps 🙂

Also if anyone disagrees, has questions etc. I'm open to hearing that too

jakstar2468

Any tips on the 10 mark question? Being doing heaps of practice but would love a formula if any are willing to provide last min tips?

BriMT

unidentifed

yellowdog23

twinklehello

BriMT do you think redoing old practice questions I got wrong is effective or no?

BriMT

twinklehello

If your preference is to study then I think doing past practice questions can be an effective way of doing that. I would, however, try to make sure you're doing it in a chill way and not make it your whole day.

Edit: like, try to do it in a chill/hype "yeah I got that exam, I've been making improvements and get to use tomorrow to show how much I've learned and pull my marks up" mindset

jakstar2468

Hello, what time allocation are you guys recommending

butterfly13579

sasushi

twinklehello

BriMT for each section of the paper?

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