A survey reports that adults aged sixteen to twenty-four report common mental health problems more often than older adults do. A college tutor uses this finding to decide whether Aisha, who is 18, has a mental health problem.
State one piece of information about Aisha that the tutor would need before making this decision.
Explain why the survey finding cannot replace this information when the tutor is deciding about Aisha.
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.