Activity - search words
Identify the keywords in the following search questions by clicking on them:
- What
equips
some
families
to
cope
better
with
adolescents
who
have
severe disabilities?
- What
support groups
are
available
for
young carers
of
people
with
multiple sclerosis (MS)?
- Is
cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
more
effective
than
drug therapy
for
treating
anxiety?
- How
effective
are
community
based
interventions
in
reducing
substance misuse
in
young people?
When identifying key words, there's never a wrong or right way to approach it, however, it's good practice to start simple and decide what are the 'important' words in a question.
For example, in the first question of this exercise, you might begin with a search for 'severe disabilities'. If you had too many results, you might search for "adolescents severe disabilities". This would refine or narrow the search and return more specific results.
To make the results even more specific you could search "families adolescents severe disabilities". At this stage, you will be much closer to finding the information you need.
Remember that you can also use equivalent words. Looking at the first question, for example, you might search 'family' rather than families, 'young people' rather than adolescents and 'disability' rather than disabilities.
Don't be afraid to try out search words and their equivalents.