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Information Ethics And Legal Issues Question Paper

Information Ethics And Legal Issues

Course:Bachelor Of Library And Information Science

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

BLIS 211:
INFORMATION ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES

DATE: WEDNESDAY 8TH APRIL 2009 TIME: 8.00 A.M. – 10.00 A.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer ANY three Questions

1.
Discuss briefly three legislations in the laws of Kenya that affect the provision of
legal information services in Kenya.

Q. 2 Why is the provision of legal information considered as a specialized service?

Q.3
Why is adherence to a professional code of ethics important for law librarians and
Information workers.

Q. 4 Discuss five areas where law information specialists can exploit the use of
information communication technologies. (ICT)

Q. 5 What factors can be considered in collection development for a law library.

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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
EDUCATION IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

EGC 512:
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

DATE: TIME

INSTRUCTIONS
• Instructions Write your registration number on every booklet you use.
• Begin your answer to each question on a new page and number it clearly.
• Answer question No. 1 and any other Two questions.

1.
a)
Briefly explain the biopsychological model of health and illness. (6 marks)
b)
Distinguish between acute and chronic pain and give an example of each. (6 marks)
c)
Explain the relationship between the mind and body in Health Psychology. (4 marks)
d)
List and explain four health behaviours in Health psychology. (8 marks)
e)
List and explain three aims of Health psychology. (6 marks)
2.
a)
Early theories of pain described in within a biochemical framework as an automatic response to an external harmful factor. Describe the view each of the following early theorists hold about pain:
Descartes
Von Frey
Goldscheider
(9 marks)
b)
How did the later theories of pain differ with those early theories of pain? (4 marks)
c)
Describe the main focus of the cognitive Behaviour Therapy in treating patients with chronic pain and explain three techniques used by this therapy.(7 marks)
3.
a)
Define the concept of “adherence” in Health psychology and state four health recommended practices as proposed by Ogden (2004). (3 marks)
b)
State and explain three aspects of the reciprocal Determinism model proposed by Bandura (2001) to explain human beings’ capacity to use their cognition for self regulation. (6 marks)
c)
Prochaska et al (1994) proposed the Transtheoretical Model in which they assumed that people progress as well as regress through spiraling stages in making changes in behaviour. State and explain each of the five stages giving your own example in each case. (10 marks)
4.
a)
Define the concept of ‘stress’ in Health Psychology and differentiate between enstress and distress. (3 marks)
b)
State and explain the three components of the General Adaptation syndrome model of explaining stress proposed by Hans Selye. (6 marks)
c)
‘People are not disturbed by things or situations, but the meaning they give them: Explain and illustrate your response with two examples how this statement summarizes Lazarus view of stress.
d)
List and explain four methods you as a therapist can use for stress management. (8 marks)

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