Aging is not, by itself, a cause of major depressive disorder (NIMH, 2009). Rather than simply focusing on advancing age, it may be that some of the psychosocial changes that accompany aging (Yang, 2007) prompt depressive episodes. Which of the following best illustrates this concept?
a) Loss of a good friend
b) Circumstance of giving up driving
c) Victim of a natural disaster
d) All of the above
Answer: d
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a. a sample and a population b. a statistic and a parameter c. a parameter and a population d. descriptive statistics and inferential statistics
Providing participants with information not actually related to their input is called ______.
A. bogus feedback B. overestimation C. underestimation D. minimal group paradigm
What have researchers discovered with regard to the size of the discrepancy between the actual and the ideal selves in both adolescents and emerging adults? The discrepancy is related to ____
a. strong ego values b. heightened ambition and determination c. low achievement d. depressed moods
Which of the following sets of symptoms are characteristics of people who are diagnosed with cyclothymic disorder?
A. Extreme mania alternating with mild depression lasting for several years B. Mild mania alternating with moderate depression lasting for several years C. Extreme mania alternating with moderate depression lasting for short periods of time D. Mild mania alternating with mild depression lasting for short periods of time