If We Ultimately Find That People with Unipolar Depression Have

question 59

Multiple Choice

If we ultimately find that people with unipolar depression have certain biochemical characteristics, certain cognitive characteristics, and certain life stressors, then we will have evidence that:

• A) a single factor causes depression.
• B) different factors cause depression in different people.
• C) an interaction between factors causes depression.
• D) different factors are related to the cause, course, and treatment of depression.

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Mastery

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