Which one of these characteristics of clinical depression helps to distinguish it from normal sadness?

a. altered brain chemistry
b. caused by an identifiable precipitant
c. occurs only in people who suffered early losses
d. accompanied by a cluster of signs and symptoms, including cognitive features


Answer: d.

Psychology

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A. perception B. transduction C. adaptation D. sensation

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Jacqueline is having difficulties with relationships. Her psychotherapist tells her that the goal of her therapy sessions will be to try to uncover unconscious conflicts she has about her relationships. Jacqueline's therapist most likely takes the ____ approach to psychology.?

a. ?psychodynamic b. ?cognitive c. ?behavioral d. ?relational

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Post hoc comparisons are used in one-way ANOVA to compare all the possible

a. pairs of sample variances from different levels of a factor to determine which are significantly different from each other. b. pairs of sample means from different levels of a factor to determine which are significantly different from each other. c. variances to each other. d. pairs of sample means from different factors to determine whether they are significantly different from each other.

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The term attention refers to:

a. a state of objective awareness b. a state of subjective awareness c. the internal processes that people use to set priorities for external behavior d. the internal processes that people use to set priorities for mental functioning

Psychology