Hello. I am studying abnormal psychology right now. Please answer these two questions and explanations. 1. If a client s

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Hello. I am studying abnormal psychology right now. Please
answer these two questions and explanations.
1. If a client shows chronic depression for over two years,
but the symptom severity rises to a level of major depressive
episode, they should receive a diagnosis of:
a. Persistent depressive disorder, with “severe symptoms”
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b. Persistent depressive disorder
c. Persistent depressive disorder, with “major depression”
specifier
d. Major depressive disorder
2. “Where do you ‘draw the line’ between typical depression
and depression that pertains to a disorder?” asked the student.
“How severe does a person’s depression have to be in order to
warrant a diagnosis?” The student’s question describes:
a. A comorbidity issue
b. Threshold problems
c. Problems with diagnostic reliability
d. Conflicts of competing classification systems