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2.3 Mental health

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Question 36

Read the following information.

Whenever Sofia leaves home, she has the thought that she may have left the oven on and caused a fire. She goes back to check the oven four or five times. Each time, she feels relieved and the house is safe.

Use the cognitive explanation of OCD to explain why Sofia keeps checking.

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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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