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2.3 Mental health

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Question 35

According to the cognitive explanation, what turns an intrusive thought into an obsession? Shade one box.

[1]
A

Having the thought more often than other people do.

B

Inheriting a gene that produces the thought.

C

Interpreting the thought as significant or dangerous.

D

Performing a compulsion every time before the unwanted thought appears.

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2.3 Mental health Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /2.3 Mental health

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.

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