Last Year,Debbie Experienced a Three-Month Period of Depressed Mood,feelings of Worthlessness,difficulty

question 96

Multiple Choice

Last year,Debbie experienced a three-month period of depressed mood,feelings of worthlessness,difficulty concentrating,recurrent thoughts of death,sleep difficulties,and loss of energy.Four weeks ago,she began to experience the same severe symptoms.What is Debbie's most likely diagnosis?

• A) major depressive disorder, recurrent
• B) dysphoric mania
• C) dysthymia, recurrent
• D) major depressive disorder, chronic

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Definitions:

Language

is the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.

Right Hemisphere

Refers to the right half of the brain, associated with spatial abilities, face recognition, visual imagery, and the processing of music.

Broca's

Refers to Broca's area, a region in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere of the brain linked to speech production and language processing.

Wernicke's

Referring to Wernicke's area, a region in the brain's left hemisphere involved in language comprehension.