Bob Is Depressed and Because of His Depressed Mood,Bob's Friends,who

question 262

Multiple Choice

Bob is depressed and because of his depressed mood,Bob's friends,who usually enjoying spending time with him,start to avoid him because they find that they feel somewhat depressed and anxious when they are with him.Because of this loss of social contact,Bob's depressive symptoms begin to worsen.This example is most consistent with:

• A)Lewinsohn's learning theory of depression.
• B)Beck's depressive cognitive triad.
• C)Seligman's learned helplessness theory.
• D)Beck's depressive attributional pattern.

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