The Cognitive Approach to Explaining the Etiology of Depressive Disorders

question 228

Multiple Choice

The cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of depressive disorders maintains that people who are more likely to develop depressive disorders tend to do all of the following EXCEPT

• A)attribute their setbacks to personal flaws instead of to situational factors.
• B)ruminate about, or dwell on, their depression.
• C)misinterpret harmless situations as threatening.
• D)have a pessimistic explanatory style.

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production or business activity, such as materials and labor.

Income Statement

A fiscal report displaying a business's incoming funds, outgoings, and profit for a designated time frame.

Relevant Range

The span of activity level within which the assumptions about variable and fixed cost behaviors hold true.

High-low Method

A technique used in managerial accounting to estimate fixed and variable costs by analyzing the highest and lowest levels of activity and the associated costs.