Following a Bitter Disagreement About the Direction Their Business Should

question 30

Multiple Choice

Following a bitter disagreement about the direction their business should take,Darius and his best friend dissolve their partnership and are currently not on speaking terms.Disappointed and disillusioned,Darius tells his sister he thinks he might be depressed.He knows that she had similar problems after a car accident a year ago,so he isn't surprised when she encourages him to try therapy.Darius says he would prefer to wait it out,because he believes that the symptoms will go away in time.Upset,his sister insists that the problem won't go away unless he gets treatment.Is she right?

• A) Yes.Over time,untreated psychological disorders tend to grow worse rather than become better.
• B) Yes.Depression in particular rarely gets better without treatment.
• C) No.Research shows that the rate of spontaneous remission is as high as that of the success reports by therapists.
• D) No,unless the depression has a genetic basis.

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