The Rate of Severe Depression

question 100

Multiple Choice

The rate of severe depression:

• A) follows no developmental pattern.
• B) declines between young adulthood and old age.
• C) increases between young adulthood and old age.
• D) declines between young adulthood and middle age, and then rises dramatically in old age.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain, involved in high-level functions such as thought, language, and consciousness.

Medulla

The inner region of an organ or tissue, especially the medulla oblongata, which is a part of the brainstem controlling vital body functions such as breathing and heart rate.

General Adaptation Syndrome

According to Hans Selye, a series of physiological reactions to stress occurring in three phases: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Resistance Phase

The second stage of the general adaptation syndrome, where the body adapts to and resists stress, but at a high cost to its energy resources.