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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Definitions:

Mechanistic Model

Model that views human development as a series of predictable responses to stimuli.

Organismic Model

A perspective in psychology and biology that views living organisms as integrated entities responding adaptively to their environment.

Human Development

The comprehensive process of human growth and change, from infancy through adulthood, encompassing physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.

Developmental Issue

Problems or challenges that interfere with the normal progress of development in areas such as physical, emotional, or cognitive growth.