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Dev Has Been Depressed for Over 20 Years

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Dev has been depressed for over 20 years.Although he has managed to continue functioning at home and work throughout his struggle,he is always burdened with a feeling of sadness and lack of pleasure with events in his life.What is Dev's diagnosis?


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Visual Images

Mental representations of objects, scenes, or events that are not currently being viewed but recalled or imagined.

Absolute Thresholds

The minimum intensity of stimulus that can be detected by the sensory systems at least 50% of the time.

Signal Detection Theory

Signal Detection Theory is a means to quantify the ability to discern between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Personal Expectations

Refers to individual beliefs about the likelihood of achieving future outcomes or events, deeply influencing personal goals, behavior, and achievement.

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