Sandra Is Suffering from Major Depression

question 88

Multiple Choice

Sandra is suffering from major depression. She is convinced that she will always be unhappy and her life will never change. Which of the three elements of the depressive explanatory style does this illustrate?

• A) globalizing
• B) internalizing
• C) stabilizing
• D) unstabilizing

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