A clinician reviews an adult's ongoing symptoms at an appointment. Each symptom has been present nearly every day and was still present on the day of the appointment.
| Symptom | Duration |
|---|---|
| Depressed mood | 18 days |
| Reduced concentration | 17 days |
| Hopelessness about the future | 16 days |
| Disrupted sleep | 15 days |
| Reduced energy and fatigue | 14 days |
| Appetite change | 12 days |
| Loss of interest or pleasure | 10 days |
Using the information in the table, explain whether this adult meets the ICD-11 number, duration and affective-symptom requirements for clinical depression.
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.