Cruz tends to be a generally unhappy person.He rarely smiles or gets excited about anything.He can remember only a few times in his life when he felt genuinely happy.He says that he is not depressed,that this is just the way he is.A clinical psychologist would probably diagnose Cruz with:

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Dysthymia is a type of chronic depression where individuals experience low mood and lack of pleasure in activities almost every day for a period of at least 2 years. Cruz's description of rarely experiencing happiness and not being depressed, but simply having a generally unhappy demeanor, fits with the symptoms of dysthymia. Hypomania and cyclothymia both involve mood swings, which Cruz does not seem to exhibit. "A psychological disorder 'not otherwise specified'" is not a specific diagnosis and is not appropriate in this scenario.

Cruz Tends to Be a Generally Unhappy Person