Nadiya attends an evening digital skills course and is later diagnosed with a mental health problem. The table shows how other people responded to her and information about her.
| Stage | Response by other people | Information about Nadiya |
|---|---|---|
| Before diagnosis | Other learners described Nadiya as unreliable when she missed classes and removed her from their weekly study-group messages. | Nadiya first asked for professional help 18 weeks after her symptoms began. |
| After diagnosis | The course organiser learned of Nadiya's diagnosis and removed her from a group project without reviewing her previous work. | In the four weeks after this, Nadiya attended 10 of 16 classes. In the four weeks before it, she attended 15 of 16 classes. |
Before the next four weeks of the course, the other learners apologise and invite Nadiya back into their weekly study group. The organiser's decision about the group project stays the same.
Explain how stigma and discrimination could account for the information about Nadiya. Then suggest how the restored peer support could affect Nadiya's willingness to seek help and whether her attendance in the next four weeks is likely to be closer to 10 or 15 classes.
69 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.1 Key Concepts, covering 3.1.1 Defining mental health and prevalence, 3.1.2 Incidence of mental health problems over time, 3.1.3 Effects of stigma and discrimination, and 3.1.4 Effects on wider society. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.