Which of the following is an operational definition for depression?1 pointThe number of individuals in a rural high school diagnosed with major depressive disorderSelf-reported symptoms of depressionInterviews with clinicians about clinical depression The relationship between depression and social isolation

Depression is classified as what type of mental disorder?Group of answer choicesPsychotic disorderAnxiety disorderPersonality disorderMood disorder

Depressive disorders are characterized by sadness severe enough or persistent enough to interfere with function and often by decreased interest or pleasure in activities.

Major depression is characterized by all of the following EXCEPTdisturbances of sleep patterns.suicidal thoughts.talkativeness.diminished pleasure.

In your textbook you learned that adolescents who struggle with Depression are:Group of answer choicessad, but never annoyed or angry.more likely to be girls than boys.not responsive to therapies for Depression.rarely lonely.

What might you notice in a person who has a new onset of depression?A decline in performing activities of daily livingAsking for a second helping at dinnerRefusal to drink any liquids with mealsAn increase in activity