Amira has clinical depression and starts taking an SSRI anti-depressant. She records her mood each day using a scale from 0, meaning very low mood, to 10, meaning very high mood. Her average ratings are shown in the table.
| Time | Average mood rating |
|---|---|
| Week before starting the SSRI | 2.0 |
| After taking the SSRI for one week | 2.2 |
| After taking the SSRI for four weeks | 6.1 |
Using the data and your knowledge of drug treatments, explain how the SSRI may have produced this pattern in Amira's mood ratings.
38 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.3 Application: The development of treatments, covering 3.3.1 Anti-psychotics and anti-depressants, 3.3.2 Psychotherapy, and 3.3.3 Neuropsychology for study. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.