GCSE Psychology - Psychological Problems #1

Mental health problems are experienced at some point by:

• 10% of the population

• 25% of the population

• 50% of the population

• 65% of the population

Which of the following statements is true?

• More women are treated for mental health problems than men, but the gap is shrinking

• More women are treated for mental health problems than men, and the gap is widening

• More men are treated for mental health problems than women, but the gap is shrinking

• Equal numbers of men and women are treated for mental health problems

Mental health problems are understood to:

• Improve communication

• Damage relationships

• Make the sufferer focus on other people

• Strengthen the sufferer's immune system

An individual is seen to have a mental health problem if they:

• Cannot cope with life

• Have no friends

• Are different from others

• Feel unhappy

A major feature of clinical depression is that the sufferer:

• Has hallucinations

• Has obsessive thoughts

• Is irrationally afraid

• Experiences lack of pleasure or interest

Switching between depression and mania is a description of:

• Unipolar depression

• Sadness

• Double depression

• Bipolar depression

Neurotransitters are:

• Electrical messengers

• Electrical and chemical messengers

• Chemical messengers

• Only found in depressed people

Which of the following is closely associated with depression?

• Low levels of serotonin

• High levels of serotonin

• High levels of tryptophan

• A high protein diet

The cognitive approach says depression is due to:

• Genes

• Faulty or distorted thinking

• Serotonin levels

• Lack of tryptophan

A mental 'package' of pessimistic information is knows as:

• A negative schema

• An attribution

• Learned helplessness

• Faulty thinking