1-56While There Is Much Support for Some Elements of Beck's

question 43

Multiple Choice

1-56.While there is much support for some elements of Beck's cognitive theory,

• A)treatments based on his view of depression are not effective.
• B)findings supporting it as a causal hypothesis are limited.
• C)it does not account for the known biological aspects of depression.
• D)is does not account for sex differences in depression.

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