Based on Demographic Data Alone, Which Person Is MOST Likely

question 104

Multiple Choice

Based on demographic data alone, which person is MOST likely to develop severe unipolar depression?

• A) A teenage boy who lives with his wealthy parents
• B) A woman who lives in poverty
• C) An elderly man who lives in a low-income area
• D) A man who lives alone in his upper-middle-income home

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Definitions:

Jon Kabat-Zinn

A professor emeritus of medicine and the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Founder

An individual who establishes and initiates something, such as a business, organization, or institution.

Marsha Linehan

An American psychologist known for developing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is used to treat borderline personality disorder and other mental health disorders.

Expanded Behavior Therapy

A broad approach to behavioral therapy that incorporates cognitive, affective, and physiological techniques.