A psychologist asks a depressed patient about his personality traits,ability to deal with stress,and his social support.The psychologist is focusing on ____ factors in depression.

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The psychologist is focusing on psychosocial factors, which refer to how social and environmental factors interact with psychological processes to affect the onset and course of depression. Personality traits, ability to deal with stress, and social support are all important psychosocial factors that can impact depression. Choice A (unconscious) and B (psychodynamic) refer more to underlying unconscious processes, while choice C (psychopathic) is not relevant to this scenario.

A Psychologist Asks a Depressed Patient About His Personality Traits,ability