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Stress: AQA A‑Level Psychology questions

Every AQA A-Level Psychology exam question on 4.3.7 Stress, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q20

    June 2025 · Paper 3

    8 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2025 Paper 3, question 20: Describe and evaluate the role of social support in coping with stress. [8 marks]

  2. Q21

    June 2025 · Paper 3

    16 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2025 Paper 3, question 21: Discuss individual differences in stress. [16 marks]

  3. Q34

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.3.7 Stress4.2.3.2 Data handling and analysis
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 34: Studies into the effectiveness of drug therapy in the treatment of stress sometimes combine the results of a number of different studies. Suggest one of the fol

  4. Q35

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 35: Which one of the following is TRUE of the sympathomedullary pathway? Write the correct letter in your answer book. [1 mark] A Action of the pathway involves the

  5. Q36

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    2 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 36: Outline one limitation of the use of drug therapy in the treatment of stress. [2 marks]

  6. Q37

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    4 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 37: Using an example of each, explain the difference between instrumental support and emotional support. [4 marks]

  7. Q38

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    16 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 38: Keira goes to Dr Bib because she feels anxious, cries a lot and has not slept properly for weeks. Sometimes she feels her heart pounding and thinks she will fai

  8. Q23

    June 2023 · Paper 3

    4 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2023 Paper 3, question 23: For each description in Table 5, choose a term from Table 6 which best represents that description. For each description, write the correct letter alongside the

  9. Q24

    June 2023 · Paper 3

    4 marks4.3.7 Stress4.2.3.1 Scientific processes
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    June 2023 Paper 3, question 24: In a study into the effectiveness of a new drug therapy for stress, researchers gave one group of patients the new drug and another group of patients a placebo

  10. Q25

    June 2023 · Paper 3

    16 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2023 Paper 3, question 25: Carrie is so stressed that she lies awake at night listening to her heart pounding. She works in a large, noisy warehouse sorting packages that come along a con

  11. Q25

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 25: Which of the following describes what happens when skin conductance is used to indicate that a person is stressed? Write the correct letter in your answer book.

  12. Q26

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 26: Which of the following statements about the hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system is correct? Write the correct letter in your answer book. [1 mark] A It

  13. Q27

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    6 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 27: Outline life changes as a source of stress and outline one limitation of life changes as a source of stress. [6 marks]

  14. Q28

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    4 marks4.3.7 Stress4.2.3.2 Data handling and analysis
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 28: Explain why the data in Table 3 does not enable the researchers to draw proper conclusions about the effectiveness of therapy for the two groups. What should th

  15. Q29

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    4 marks4.3.7 Stress4.2.3.2 Data handling and analysis
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 29: In this study, the mood scores were assumed to be an interval level of measurement because the test of mood was standardised. Explain how you could convert the

  16. Q30

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    8 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 30: Evaluate drug therapy as a way of managing stress. [8 marks]

  17. Q22

    November 2021 · Paper 3

    2 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    November 2021 Paper 3, question 22: What terms are used by psychologists to describe A and B below? A A stage-based process of adapting to a stressor which can end with damage to the immune system

  18. Q23

    November 2021 · Paper 3

    6 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    November 2021 Paper 3, question 23: Evaluate personality type as an explanation for stress. [6 marks]

  19. Q24

    November 2021 · Paper 3

    16 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    November 2021 Paper 3, question 24: Discuss gender differences and the role of social support in coping with stress. Refer to Oscar and Beth in your answer. [16 marks]

  20. Q26

    November 2020 · Paper 3

    4 marks4.3.7 Stress
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    November 2020 Paper 3, question 26: Briefly outline and evaluate one study of immunosuppression. [4 marks]
All 22 questions on Stress, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 3, Q20 (8 marks): Describe and evaluate the role of social support in coping with stress. [8 marks]
  2. June 2025, Paper 3, Q21 (16 marks): Discuss individual differences in stress. [16 marks]
  3. June 2024, Paper 3, Q34 (1 mark): Studies into the effectiveness of drug therapy in the treatment of stress sometimes combine the results of a number of different studies. Suggest one of the fol
  4. June 2024, Paper 3, Q35 (1 mark): Which one of the following is TRUE of the sympathomedullary pathway? Write the correct letter in your answer book. [1 mark] A Action of the pathway involves the
  5. June 2024, Paper 3, Q36 (2 marks): Outline one limitation of the use of drug therapy in the treatment of stress. [2 marks]
  6. June 2024, Paper 3, Q37 (4 marks): Using an example of each, explain the difference between instrumental support and emotional support. [4 marks]
  7. June 2024, Paper 3, Q38 (16 marks): Keira goes to Dr Bib because she feels anxious, cries a lot and has not slept properly for weeks. Sometimes she feels her heart pounding and thinks she will fai
  8. June 2023, Paper 3, Q23 (4 marks): For each description in Table 5, choose a term from Table 6 which best represents that description. For each description, write the correct letter alongside the
  9. June 2023, Paper 3, Q24 (4 marks): In a study into the effectiveness of a new drug therapy for stress, researchers gave one group of patients the new drug and another group of patients a placebo
  10. June 2023, Paper 3, Q25 (16 marks): Carrie is so stressed that she lies awake at night listening to her heart pounding. She works in a large, noisy warehouse sorting packages that come along a con
  11. June 2022, Paper 3, Q25 (1 mark): Which of the following describes what happens when skin conductance is used to indicate that a person is stressed? Write the correct letter in your answer book.
  12. June 2022, Paper 3, Q26 (1 mark): Which of the following statements about the hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system is correct? Write the correct letter in your answer book. [1 mark] A It
  13. June 2022, Paper 3, Q27 (6 marks): Outline life changes as a source of stress and outline one limitation of life changes as a source of stress. [6 marks]
  14. June 2022, Paper 3, Q28 (4 marks): Explain why the data in Table 3 does not enable the researchers to draw proper conclusions about the effectiveness of therapy for the two groups. What should th
  15. June 2022, Paper 3, Q29 (4 marks): In this study, the mood scores were assumed to be an interval level of measurement because the test of mood was standardised. Explain how you could convert the
  16. June 2022, Paper 3, Q30 (8 marks): Evaluate drug therapy as a way of managing stress. [8 marks]
  17. November 2021, Paper 3, Q22 (2 marks): What terms are used by psychologists to describe A and B below? A A stage-based process of adapting to a stressor which can end with damage to the immune system
  18. November 2021, Paper 3, Q23 (6 marks): Evaluate personality type as an explanation for stress. [6 marks]
  19. November 2021, Paper 3, Q24 (16 marks): Discuss gender differences and the role of social support in coping with stress. Refer to Oscar and Beth in your answer. [16 marks]
  20. November 2020, Paper 3, Q26 (4 marks): Briefly outline and evaluate one study of immunosuppression. [4 marks]
  21. November 2020, Paper 3, Q27 (4 marks): Nadine has a busy job and is very stressed most of the time. When she thinks about work at night she feels her heart pounding very fast. She often feels anxious
  22. November 2020, Paper 3, Q28 (16 marks): Outline one or more self-report measure(s) of stress. Compare self-report measure(s) of stress with physiological measures of stress. [16 marks]

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