It is, in fact, possible for a person to meet the diagnostic criteria for both dysthymia and major depressive disorder simultaneously. When this happens, the appropriate diagnosis would be __________

a. major dysthymic disorder
b. double depression dysthymic disorder
c. major depressive disorder, complex features
d. depressothymic disorder

Answer: B

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When our mental activity undergoes a change in quality or pattern, this is called a(n) _____.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Compare and contrast clinical diagnoses and actuarial diagnoses

What will be an ideal response?

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