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Mental health problem — AQA GCSE Psychology Definition

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GCSE Psychology · key term

Mental health problem

Definition

A psychological difficulty that significantly affects a person's thoughts, emotions or behaviour and can interfere with everyday life.

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AQA GCSE Psychology · 8182

Paper 2

Significant mental health problems can affect more than someone's feelings. They may interfere with relationships, everyday activities and physical wellbeing. Individual effects are consequences for the person experiencing the problem; social effects are consequences for other people, services and society more widely.
Revise: Impact of Mental Health Problems

AQA Psychology past papers

Exam tips

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When discussing crime, do not imply that everyone with a mental health problem is violent. An association does not establish that mental illness causes crime.

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