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Eight months ago, Joel was caught in a building fire at work. Since then, the smell of smoke makes him feel as though he is back inside the building. He now takes a longer route to avoid passing his old workplace, and he no longer goes to the cinema because he cannot relax in a dark crowded room. He jumps at small noises and has had to reduce his hours at his new job.
Joel's doctor thinks he may have PTSD and plans to assess him using the ICD.
Discuss the difficulties the doctor may face in making an accurate diagnosis of PTSD for Joel.
103 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 2.3 Mental health, covering 2.3.1 Incidence of mental health problems over time, 2.3.2 Characteristics of mental health, 2.3.3 Cultural variations in beliefs, 2.3.4 Challenges of modern living, 2.3.5 Recognition and social stigma, 2.3.6 Individual effects of mental health problems, 2.3.7 Social effects of mental health problems, 2.3.8 Diagnosing OCD, 2.3.9 Explanations of OCD, 2.3.10 Therapy for OCD, 2.3.11 Kearns's CBT study, 2.3.12 Diagnosing PTSD, 2.3.13 Explanations of PTSD, 2.3.14 Therapy for PTSD, and 2.3.15 Eftekhari's exposure therapy study. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.