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Question 24

According to social rank theory, what is the function of depressive symptoms such as low mood and loss of motivation?

[1]
A

They draw sympathetic people in so that they help the person fight to win back their lost status.

B

They result from irrational beliefs that follow an activating event.

C

They stop the person competing, so they accept a lower rank and avoid further defeat.

D

They are caused by an overactive dopamine system in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.

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3.2 Theories/Explanations Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /3.2 Theories/Explanations

144 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 3.2.1 Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, 3.2.2 Key statistics of schizophrenia, 3.2.3 Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, 3.2.4 Brain structure and function in schizophrenia; criticisms, 3.2.5 Social drift theory of schizophrenia, 3.2.6 Schizophrenia research study: Daniel et al. (1991), 3.2.7 Clinical characteristics of clinical depression, 3.2.8 Key statistics of clinical depression, 3.2.9 Social rank theory of clinical depression, 3.2.10 ABC Model of clinical depression, and 3.2.11 Clinical Depression research study: Tandoc et al. (2015). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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