The Association Between Stress and Mood Disorders Is Inconsistent but It

question 157

Multiple Choice

The association between stress and mood disorders is inconsistent but it is clear that

• A) stress has little effect on responses to treatment.
• B) stress affects the likelihood of relapse.
• C) people do not vary in their initial vulnerability to mood disorders.
• D) most highly-stressed people get depressed.

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Definitions:

Parametric Tests

Statistical tests that assume the underlying data distributions fit certain parameters, such as being normally distributed.

Errors In Assumptions

Mistakes or misjudgments made regarding the foundational conditions or premises upon which statistical analyses or models are based.

Nonparametric Techniques

Statistical methods that do not assume a specific distribution for the data and are often used for data that does not meet the assumptions necessary for parametric tests.

Population Distribution

The spread of characteristics (e.g., values or categories) within a population.