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What Is the Essence of the Self-Regulatory Perseveration Theory of Depression

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What is the essence of the self-regulatory perseveration theory of depression? According to this theory, what can be done to break the cycle of depression? Give a hypothetical example.


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Control Group

In an experimental study, group of subjects whose experience resembles that of the experimental group in all ways except that they do not receive the key manipulation.

Wait List Control

A research method where participants are assigned to a waiting list and receive the intervention after the active treatment group, used as a control condition in studies.

Obsessive-Compulsive

Pertaining to a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to repetitive behaviors (compulsions).

Human Laboratory Studies

Research conducted in a controlled lab setting with human participants to study various aspects of human behavior, physiology, and psychology.

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