Which Statement Concerning Psychopathology in Adulthood Is True

question 151

Multiple Choice

Which statement concerning psychopathology in adulthood is true?

• A)Treatments for depression in adulthood are highly ineffective.
• B)The elderly are highly likely to be overdiagnosed with depression.
• C)Depression symptoms in older adulthood are so different from young adulthood that different DSM criteria are used in its detection.
• D)A major challenge in treating older individuals with depression is getting them to seek treatment.

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Definitions:

Relatedness

The state or fact of being connected or related to something else, often used in psychology to describe the feeling of being emotionally connected to others.

Monozygotic Twins

Twins that develop from a single fertilized egg, making them genetically identical.

Evolutionary Process

The gradual change in organisms over time through mechanisms like natural selection and genetic mutation, leading to the diversity of life.

Trait Evolution

The process by which heritable characteristics change over generations within a population.