The Account That Claims That Depression Results When People Expect

question 498

Multiple Choice

The account that claims that depression results when people expect that bad events will occur and there is nothing they can do to prevent or cope with them is known as

• A)negative mood state
• B)dysthymia
• C)depressive attributional pattern
• D)learned helplessness

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Definitions:

Emotion

A complex psychological state that involves a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response.

Bodily Changes

Physiological or physical alterations in the body that can occur due to various factors including emotion, health conditions, or environmental influences.

Thalamus

A structure in the brain that relays sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex, playing a key role in consciousness and sleep.

Amygdala

A part of the brain involved in processing emotions, fear, and pleasure responses.