Layla Has Been Struggling with Depressive Symptoms for Several Months

question 42

Multiple Choice

Layla has been struggling with depressive symptoms for several months. Her coworkers and her supervisor have all noticed that even though she makes it to work, she is often distracted, is not social, does not get her work done on time, and makes an unusually high number of errors. Based on what your textbook presents, we could say Layla has a high level of ________ at work.

• A) psychoticism
• B) diathesis
• C) presenteeism
• D) absenteeism

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Definitions:

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A class of cold-blooded vertebrates that live both in water (as larvae or tadpoles) and on land (as adults), including frogs, toads, and salamanders.

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Oxygen-poor

A condition or environment where the concentration of oxygen is significantly lower than the average.

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