Jason Has Periods When He Feels Extremely Despondent for No

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Multiple Choice

Jason has periods when he feels extremely despondent for no apparent reason. During these periods, he finds it very difficult to be productive in his college classes or at his job. Jason's symptoms are characteristics of the DSM-5 category of:

• A)anxiety disorders.
• B)dissociative disorders.
• C)depressive disorders.
• D)schizophrenia.

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