An Integrative Approach to the Case Study of Hailey at the Start

question 8

Multiple Choice

An integrative approach to the case study of Hailey at the start of the Chapter

• A)would focus on how maternal postpartum depression factors combine with peer social stressors in triggering depression.
• B)would focus on how genetic factors interact with atypical synthesis of neurotransmitters to produce depression.
• C)would infer biological,psychological and social factors from Hailey's developmental history and describe how these factors have interacted over time to produce depression.
• D)would infer multiple biological and social factors from Hailey's history and then describe how these factors have dynamically and reciprocally interacted over time.
• E)would look at Hailey's history of thoughts,feelings and behaviors and integrate these in an account of how and when her depression emerged.

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Definitions:

Convergent Thinking

A cognitive process in which a person has the goal of finding a single, correct answer to a problem, as opposed to divergent thinking which involves generating multiple solutions.

Routine Problem Solving

A type of problem-solving that relies on past experiences and practiced strategies to efficiently address familiar issues.

Creative Solution

An innovative or imaginative resolution to a problem that is not obvious and often involves seeing the situation in a new way.

Formal Concepts

Abstract ideas or principles that are defined by clear, consistent rules or characteristics.