Which of the Following Is True About Depression

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about depression?

• A) prevalence rates are higher in women than men
• B) prevalence rates are lower in the unmarried than the married
• C) it decreases the risk of mortality from physical illness and suicide
• D) it is an early predictor of dementia
• E) prevalence rates increase with age

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Definitions:

Self-awareness

Conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.

Perception

The process by which individuals interpret and organize sensory information to produce a meaningful experience of the world.

Hawthorne Experiment

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Informal Organization

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