Diagnoses in the DSM-IV-TR system are made when a person shows a certain number of symptoms from a list of symptoms. What term is used to describe this approach to diagnosis?

Melancholia is a term for

a. dysthymia. b. neurotic depression. c. a severe type of depression. d. normal sadness unrelated to clinical depression.

Which of the following is true regarding ethnicities and social networks of older adults?

A) Compared to White Americans, older African Americans tend to have less warm relationships with their siblings and lower rates of co-residence with their children. B) Fictive kin may be an important source of emotional support for elders of all ethnic groups. C) Older White Americans have more extensive social networks than any ethnic group in the United States. D) In African American groups, friends rarely acquire the status of a close sibling or other relative.