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Summarize the Various Theoretical Perspectives on Mood Disorders

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Summarize the various theoretical perspectives on mood disorders.


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Formal Operational

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals gain the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory during which children from ages 2 to 7 engage in symbolic play and struggle with taking the perspective of others.

Postformal

A stage of cognitive development beyond formal operational thought, where individuals can understand and integrate conflicting ideas, abstract reasoning, and situational flexibility.

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