According to Dalrymple’s The Frivolity of Evil, which of the following accurately describes the distinction between depression and unhappiness?

a. Unhappiness is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, just like depression, so there really is no difference.
b. Unhappiness is generally caused by bad choices in life, whereas depression is viewed as a medical condition that is independent of the manner in which one lives.
c. Unhappy people are victims of their unbalanced brain chemistry and thus treated with pharmaceuticals, whereas people diagnosed with depression are told by doctors that they have largely their own poor lifestyle choices to blame for their misery.
d. Noneoftheabove.


Answer: b. Unhappiness is generally caused by bad choices in life, whereas depression is viewed as a medical condition that is independent of the manner in which one lives.

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