Lloyd Lloyd Is Experiencing Symptoms Consistent with Major Depressive Disorder. in in Particular

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Lloyd is experiencing symptoms consistent with major depressive disorder. In particular, he has a very negative way of looking at the world. He sees himself as a failure who will never be happy or successful because he has no skills. This extreme pessimism has caused him to lose friends and his work has suffered. Lloyd's family has convinced him that he needs to seek treatment, and Lloyd has agreed. He hates how he feels but doesn't know what to do to change things on his own.
-If Lloyd's symptoms of depression go away prior to any treatment,what is this recovery called

• A) refractory period 
• B) placebo effect 
• C) spontaneous remission 
• D) independent recovery

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Definitions:

All-Or-None Law

The principle that the strength of a response of a nerve cell or muscle fiber is not dependent upon the strength of the stimulus. If a stimulus is above a certain threshold, a nerve or muscle fiber will fire.

Action Potential

A momentary change in electrical potential on the surface of a cell, especially a nerve or muscle cell, that occurs when it is stimulated, leading to the transmission of an electrical impulse.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron (nerve cell) to another, influencing a variety of physiological functions and behaviors.

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that travel along the axon of a neuron, signaling the transmission of information.