John Is in the Middle of a Major Depressive Episode

question 84

Multiple Choice

John is in the middle of a major depressive episode.His friend,Sophie,has never experienced depression and she is trying to be supportive of John.If you were to show both John and Sophie photos of people with sad or angry expressions on their face,

• A)structural activation studies would most likely indicate that John has a stronger and more sustained reaction in his amygdala than Sophie.
• B)functional activation studies would most likely indicate that Sophie has a stronger and more sustained reaction in her amygdala than John.
• C)functional activation studies would most likely indicate that John has a stronger and more sustained reaction in his amygdala than Sophie.
• D)Based on this information,both Sophie and John would probably have the same amount of activity in their amygdalas.

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