A local health partnership compared its records from two years. The anonymous surveys used the same symptom questions and sampling method in both years.
| Measure | Earlier year | Later year |
|---|---|---|
| New cases identified by the anonymous symptom survey, per 1,000 adults | 18 | 19 |
| New cases recorded by health services, per 1,000 adults | 8 | 16 |
| Adults who said they would discuss mental health symptoms with a doctor | 34% | 67% |
| Questions about mood and anxiety during routine appointments | Not routinely asked | Routinely asked |
| Classification used by doctors | Some reported experiences did not fit a named condition | More reported experiences fitted a named condition |
Explain why the number of new cases recorded by health services may have risen more sharply than the number identified by the anonymous symptom survey.
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.