There Are Several Factors Related to Unipolar Depression-Reduced Positive Reinforcers

question 53

Multiple Choice

There are several factors related to unipolar depression-reduced positive reinforcers, gene abnormalities, and life stress, to name a few. How do these factors relate to depression? The MOST recent research shows that:

• A) all of these factors working together appear to be responsible for causing and maintaining depression.
• B) most of these factors don't appear to cause or maintain depression but are simply correlated with depressive symptoms.
• C) some factors may cause depression, while other factors may maintain depression.
• D) depression should in fact usually be considered a disease, rather than a psychological disorder.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

A statistical term describing events that cannot occur at the same time, indicating no overlap in outcomes.

Joint Probability

The likelihood of two events happening at the same time.

Conditional Probability

The probability associated with an event under the condition that a separate event has already transpired.

P(A And B)

The probability that events A and B both occur in a probabilistic experiment.