Which Approach to Understanding Depression Focuses on Whether People Believe

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which approach to understanding depression focuses on whether people believe that events are stable or transient, global (affecting all aspects of their lives) or isolated, and caused by internal or external factors?

• A) the hopelessness and helplessness theory
• B) the "you're okay, but I'm not" theory
• C) the attribution theory
• D) the negative cognitive triad theory

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