IPT Recognizes That Those Life Events Most Likely to Precipitate

question 64

Multiple Choice

IPT recognizes that those life events most likely to precipitate depression and related disorders are those:

• A)for which patients have little or no control or responsibility.
• B)that are caused primarily by patients.
• C)that result from poor social skills.
• D)for which patients share responsibility.

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Theory

A theory that explains the diversity of life on Earth and the processes by which organisms change over generations through mechanisms such as natural selection and genetic drift.

Social Exclusion

The process or state where individuals or groups are systematically blocked from rights, opportunities, and resources that are normally available to members of a society.

Evolutionary Theory

A theory that explains psychological traits as adaptations shaped by natural selection to solve problems of survival and reproduction.

Natural Selection

The process in evolutionary biology where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, driving evolution.