Regarding Depression, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 718

Multiple Choice

Regarding depression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Life stresses trigger many mood disorders, especially for people who have personality traits and thinking patterns that make them more vulnerable to depression.
• B) Although psychological causes are important in many cases of depression, biological factors seem to play a larger role for the more severe (major)mood disorders.
• C) Psychoanalytic theory holds that negative, distorted, or self-defeating thoughts underlie depression.
• D) Behavioral theories view depression as being caused by learned helplessness.

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