Last Week, May Was Exceptionally Excited and Rushed Around Buying

question 73

Multiple Choice

Last week, May was exceptionally excited and rushed around buying unneeded items and making wild plans-none of which was ever completed.This week, May is extremely depressed and has talked about committing suicide.A psychologist is likely to diagnose:

• A)double depression
• B)dysthymia
• C)schizophrenia
• D)bipolar disorder

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Definitions:

Internal Attributions

The inference that a person's behavior is caused by their personality, disposition, or character rather than external factors.

Consistency

The quality of achieving a level of performance which does not vary greatly in quality over time.

Distinctiveness

refers to the feature or quality that makes a person or thing unique or different from others.

Consensus

a general agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of whom exercises some degree of influence.