Research with the McGill Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ)has Shown a Strong

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Multiple Choice

Research with the McGill Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ) has shown a strong association between self-criticism and depression but a weaker association between dependency and depression. Why?

• A)Self-criticism and dependency are negatively correlated.
• B)Self-criticism accounts for a significant proportion of the variance in dependency.
• C)The scale does not distinguish adaptive from maladaptive dependency.
• D)In most cases, dependency is a protective factor for depression despite its negative implications for other life tasks.

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