Beth and Ravi volunteer at a local museum. They submit a joint suggestion for a weekend display, but both receive the same message saying that it has not been selected.
| Volunteer | Thought after reading the message | Response over the following month |
|---|---|---|
| Beth | “I am disappointed, but not every suggestion can be selected. I can improve it and try again.” | She asks for feedback and begins revising the suggestion. |
| Ravi | “My suggestion had to be selected. This proves that I fail at everything.” | His mood remains low and he stops attending volunteering sessions. |
State two ways in which the ABC model accounts for Beth and Ravi’s different responses to the message.
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.