Define mood. 

Identify symptoms associated with exercise addiction.

Suggest the nature of exercises that are more likely to reduce depressive symptoms.

a state of emotional or affective arousal of varying, not permanent, duration;

chronic/repetitive/stereotyped pattern of regular exercise regardless of any negative consequences;

increased priority of exercise;

negative mood / irritable with withdrawal;

a need to exercise more for the same psychological reward;

subjective awareness of compulsion to exercise;

enjoyable / non-competitive;

social environments;

involves rhythmic exercise;

closed / predictive environments;

moderate intensity;

No issues.

Candidates struggled to identify the diversity of symptoms of exercise addiction, and many provided limited responses.

Some candidates gave a description of how exercise reduces depression and did not suggest the nature of exercises that would reduce depression.