After years of suffering, you convinced your cousin to seek professional help for her depression. Because you have a background in psychology, she asked you to accompany her to the clinic, where she is diagnosed with double depression
Based on this description, which of these is the most likely description of your cousin's symptoms?
a) Her symptoms are twice as severe as the symptoms in a typical case.
b) The symptoms tend to last twice as long as the symptoms in a typical case.
c) Her depression is a result of a combination of family stressors and biological changes related to pregnancy.
d) She has a chronic form of depression with occasional major depressive episodes, so she is depressed all the time.
d
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A. biopsychosocial B. wellness C. social ecology D. illness
__________ are formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it more likely to be remembered.
A. Algorithms B. Schemas C. Mnemonics D. Heuristics
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a. conditioned response. b. conditioned stimulus. c. unconditioned stimulus. d. unconditioned response.
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A. dorsomedial thalamus; prefrontal B. dorsomedial thalamus; temporal C. lateral hypothalamus; prefrontal D. lateral hypothalamus; temporal