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3.2 Theories/Explanations

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Question 30

How does bipolar depression differ from unipolar depression?

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A

Bipolar depression involves low mood only, without any episodes of high mood.

B

Bipolar depression includes manic periods of very elevated mood and energy.

C

Bipolar depression lasts for only a few days and has a clear cause.

D

Bipolar depression is diagnosed using the American manual rather than the ICD.

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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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