A Teacher Who Knows That You Are Taking a Course

question 63

Multiple Choice

A teacher who knows that you are taking a course in abnormal psychology, and because she is concerned about a student who seems depressed, asks you whether her student is likely to outgrow his current problems. What should you tell her?

• A) Children are resilient and usually outgrow their depression.
• B) Children who have experienced childhood depression are six times more likely kill themselves 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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