Your text has a section on depression that highlights the point that:

a. true clinical depression has a biological cause, and clinicians need to first rule out social causes before making a diagnosis
b. repeatedly focusing on the causes, consequences and symptoms of one's negative emotions can increase the odds that one will become depressed
c. during the teen years boys tend to develop more depression than girls
d. depression is the primary cause of alcohol and drug addiction in teens, and the depression needs to be treated before the addiction to have a high chance of full recovery without relapses

Ans: b. repeatedly focusing on the causes, consequences and symptoms of one's negative emotions can increase the odds that one will become depressed

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