One Difficulty with a Purely Attributional Explanation of Depression Is

question 111

Multiple Choice

One difficulty with a purely attributional explanation of depression is that negative attributions

• A) are more characteristic of men than of women.
• B) may be a consequence rather than a cause of depression.
• C) do not coincide with actual episodes of depression.
• D) are more clearly associated with mania than with depression.

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