A Teacher Is Concerned About a Student Who Seems Depressed

question 106

Multiple Choice

A teacher is concerned about a student who seems depressed.She asks the school psychologist whether her student is likely to outgrow his current problems.How would the school psychologist respond?

• A)Children are resilient and usually outgrow their depression.
• B)Children who have experienced childhood depression are six times more likely to commit suicide as young adults.
• C)What looks like depression in young children is almost always a form of age-appropriate behavior.
• D)Depression in young girls may get worse with age,but with young boys,it usually gets better.

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