After failing to receive an expected job promotion, Joe has been in a continuous state of exaggerated sadness for several months. His self-image is very negative and he has lost all interest in others. He is probably suffering from

a. an existential crisis.
b. paradoxical anxiety.
c. psychosomatic depression.
d. a depressive disorder.


D

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