What hormone is chronically elevated in the depressed client?
a. testosterone c. cortisol
b. anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) d. norepinephrine
C
The depressed client often has a chronically elevated level of cortisol, which can affect the mood centers of the brain in the limbic system, namely the hippocampus. This chronic hypercortisolemia (increased blood level of cortisol) can result in damage to these sensitive neurons and has been linked to depression.
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The development sample should be drawn from a convenient population
A) True B) False