Describe how one biological treatment can influence behaviour, using one relevant example.

With reference to one example, explain how a psychological treatment can change patterns of thinking.

Explain why the effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) used to treat depression may vary between individuals. Give one relevant example.

Using one example, describe how the effectiveness of a psychological treatment can be demonstrated after treatment has ended.

Context: Health and well-being

A clinic supports people whose health problem involves a habit they find difficult to stop. Clients report discomfort when they try to stop and find that familiar daily routines draw them back to the habit. The clinic wants to help clients maintain change outside their appointments.

Suggest a treatment strategy the clinic could use, explaining how it would address these difficulties. Refer to one health problem you have studied.

Context: Health and well-being

A person receiving help for a mental health disorder makes a minor mistake at work and concludes that they are incapable of doing anything well. They begin avoiding tasks they previously enjoyed, leaving fewer opportunities to experience success. Their therapist wants to help them change this pattern.

Apply your knowledge of one psychological treatment to show how the therapist could help. Refer to one mental health disorder you have studied.

Context: Health and well-being

A person receiving a biological treatment for a mental health disorder notices little improvement early in treatment. Unwanted effects make it harder to follow the agreed treatment plan. At a review appointment, the person asks whether this means the treatment cannot work.

Analyse the factors that could affect the effectiveness of the biological treatment in this situation. Refer to one mental health disorder you have studied.

Context: Health and well-being

A community service introduces a treatment programme for a health problem. Although clients can begin the programme, some cannot afford to continue, and others return to home or work environments that make the recommended changes difficult to maintain. The service wants the programme to produce lasting benefits across the community.

Explain how these circumstances could affect the effectiveness of a treatment strategy for one health problem you have studied.

In the context of health and well-being, examine what the effectiveness of one or more biological treatments can reveal about causality in mental health disorders.