What Is the Most Important Characteristic Used to Distinguish Dysthymia

question 146

Multiple Choice

What is the most important characteristic used to distinguish dysthymia from major depression?

• A) The types of symptoms the person has.
• B) The length of time the person has had the symptoms.
• C) Whether or not there are occasional brief periods of normal moods during the disorder.
• D) How severe the symptoms are.

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Definitions:

Creativity

The ability to generate original ideas or solutions to problems by thinking outside of conventional boundaries.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals reduce their effort when working in a group compared to when they work alone.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The overestimation of internal factors and underestimation of external factors driving individual behaviour.

Representativeness Bias

Basing a decision on similarity to other situations.