The Term "Nervous Breakdown

question 191

Multiple Choice

The term "nervous breakdown"

• A)refers to very severe psychotic behavior episodes.
• B)is a legal, not a psychological, term.
• C)has no formal psychological meaning.
• D)refers to a severe, but transient, depression.

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how the quantity demanded of a good or service changes in response to a change in consumers' income.

Price Elasticity of Supply

An economic measure of how much the quantity supplied of a good changes in response to a change in price.

Equilibrium Values

The set of prices or quantities in a market or economic model where supply equals demand, and no incentive exists for change.

Cyclical Industries

Industries in which sales tend to magnify cyclical changes in gross domestic product and national income.