Post's Theory of Depression States That Early Experience May Make

question 10

Multiple Choice

Post's theory of depression states that early experience may make the brain more sensitive to future stressors and to recurrence of depressive episodes. This theory is often referred to as

• A) Kindling theory
• B) Dysregulation theory
• C) Anger turned inward theory
• D) Learned helplessness theory

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

An indication of the extent to which the demand or supply of a product alters following a variation in its price.

Substitutes

Products or services that can be used in place of each other, where the increase in price of one leads to an increase in demand for the other.

Complements

Items or services used together, where the use of one increases the demand for the other.

Consumer Surplus

The variance between the aggregate amount consumers intend and can afford to pay for a good or service and the total they actually do pay.