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Psychology VCE Units 3 & 4 Practice Question 6a – Maintaining wellbeing

Q6a Psychology Maintaining wellbeing Unit 4 - AOS 2

A large manufacturing plant has experienced significant layoffs due to automation. Many employees are now facing long-term unemployment and struggling with financial insecurity. A psychologist is brought in to advise on strategies to support the mental wellbeing of the remaining employees and those who have been laid off.

Question 6a

4 marks

a. Analyse how the prolonged stress associated with job insecurity and unemployment could impact the social and emotional wellbeing of both the remaining and laid-off employees.

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This is a free VCE Units 3 & 4 Psychology practice question worth 4 marks, testing your understanding of Maintaining wellbeing. It falls under What influences mental wellbeing? in Unit 4: How is mental wellbeing supported and maintained?. Submit your answer above to receive instant AI-powered marking and personalised feedback.

Subject
Psychology – Victorian Certificate of Education Units 3 & 4
Unit 4
How is mental wellbeing supported and maintained?
Area of Study 2
What influences mental wellbeing?
Key Knowledge
Maintaining wellbeing

Unit 4 Overview

In this unit students explore the demand for sleep and the influences of sleep on mental wellbeing. They consider how changes to a person’s sleep-wake cycle can affect psychological functioning. Students explore the concept of mental wellbeing, including social and emotional wellbeing as a multidimensional and holistic framework. They apply a biopsychosocial approach to specific phobia, exploring how biological, psychological and social factors are involved in its development and management. A student-designed scientific investigation involving the generation of primary data related to mental processes and mental wellbeing is undertaken in either Unit 3 or Unit 4 or across both Units 3 and 4, and is assessed in Outcome 3 of this unit.

What influences mental wellbeing?

In this area of study students explore mental wellbeing in terms of social and emotional wellbeing, levels of functioning, and resilience to cope with and manage change. They consider mental wellbeing as a continuum influenced by internal and external factors. Students apply a biopsychosocial approach to specific phobia, investigating biological, psychological and social factors in its development and management. Students also consider the importance of cultural determinants as integral to the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Key Knowledge Detail

**Maintenance of mental wellbeing**

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