Brandon Has Been Experiencing the "Blues" for Over 2 Years

question 6

Multiple Choice

Brandon has been experiencing the "blues" for over 2 years. He still goes to work, engages in social relationships, and is physically healthy, but he frequently is troubled with issues pertaining to his competency and self-worth. Each day is a struggle to overcome his tendency to feel "stuck in a rut." Brandon could probably be diagnosed with:

• A)a dissociative fugue.
• B)dysthymia.
• C)generalized anxiety disorder.
• D)unipolar depressive disorder.

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Definitions:

Inbreeding

The mating of closely related individuals, which can increase the chance of offspring inheriting identical copies of genes from both parents, potentially leading to a greater risk of recessive genetic disorders.

Deleterious Alleles

Deleterious alleles are variants of genes that negatively affect the fitness or survival of an individual carrying them.

Homozygosity

The state of having two identical alleles at a particular gene locus, leading to the expression of a specific trait.

Fixing Beneficial Allele

The process by which a beneficial genetic variation becomes established, or fixed, in a population, often leading to evolutionary advantages.