A college wellbeing adviser keeps the following record about a student, Kian.
| Source | Record |
|---|---|
| Kian | 'It started after I fell out with my closest friend.' |
| Kian | 'I have felt low for most of every day for the last 18 days.' |
| Attendance record | Five lessons missed and one assignment not submitted in that time |
| Kian | 'I was picked to perform at the college concert, but it made no difference to how I feel.' |
| Kian | 'I used to love guitar group, but I don't enjoy it any more.' |
The adviser concludes, 'Kian's low mood has a clear cause, so it is everyday sadness rather than clinical depression.'
Explain why the adviser's conclusion does not follow from the record. Use two observations other than the falling out in your answer.
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.