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HELP Specialist Option

:eek: Hi all. i did great on my core studies however the specialist option really destroyed my grade so i would love you help on how to answer the questions that as us how to describe versus evaluate what psychologists have found out ( a particular topic).

Example
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PTSD
In 1987 the passenger ferry The Herald of Free Enterprise sank just outside the
harbour at Zeebrugge in Belgium. 188 people died. After one year 53% of the
survivors were assessed as moderately to severely depressed and 90% were
diagnosed as suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
(a) Describe what psychologists have found out about abnormal affect due to trauma. [8]
(b) Evaluate what psychologists have found out about abnormal affect due to trauma. [10]
(c) Giving reasons for your answer, suggest ways of coping with post traumatic stress disorder.
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