Which of the following is NOT true of possible causes or contributors to mood disorders?

a. The idea that depression-prone people lack adequate social skills suggests that depression-prone people will lack friends, good jobs, and other reinforcers.
b. Depressed people tend to be pessimistic and irritable, so they breed rejection from those around them.
c. There is most likely a brain damage or malformation in the frontal lobe region of the brain.
d. Stress can affect treatment and relapses of mood disorders.


C

Psychology

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Psychology

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